Scores From Prediction Databases?

[jennylsmith]

Hello,

Thanks for creating such a comprehensive database of miRNA-mRNA interactions. I was wondering if you could add some documentation regarding the scores for the prediction databases? I read your original manuscript, and I found the line, "All predicted databases have a primary score for target site strength, which is calculated depending on the particular computational method." Does this mean each score is imported from the respective prediction databases? So that a score from a hit in PicTar would not be comparable to a score from miRanda for the same miRNA-mRNA pair? Or does multiMiR calculate its own confidence score?

Thanks,

Jenny