dloadMirtarbase {TimiRGeN} | R Documentation

## dloadMirtarbase

### Description

Downloads most recent version (8.0) of functional targets from the miRTarBase database http://mirtarbase.cuhk.edu.cn/php/download.php . Species specific miR-mRNA interactions which do not have 'weak' evidence are used.

### Usage

    dloadMirtarbase(MAE, species)

### Arguments

`MAE` | MultiAssayExperiment which will store the downloaded mirtarbase data. It is recommended to use the MAE which was used in the mirMrnaInt function.
`species` | Species of interest e.g. "hsa" or "mmu".

### Value

Dataframe of species specific miR-mRNA interactions with strong functional evidence. Output will be stored as an assay in the input MAE.

### Examples

    MAE <- MultiAssayExperiment()

    MAE <- dloadMirtarbase(MAE, "mmu")

[Package TimiRGeN version 1.2.0 Index]