Figure 2.

The predicted stem-loop structures for the six novel miRNA precursors in Clonorchis sinensis. The mature miRNA sequences are shown in red and underlined. The actual size of each putative precursor was not identified experimentally and may be slightly shorter or longer than represented. There are two possible stem-loop structures for cis-miR-006 and three predicted stem-loop structures for cis-miR-019, the structures of these two precursors shown in this figure are the ones recommended by the software of Mfold.