eTM-lncRNA (endogenous Target mimic lncRNA)

The complimentary pairing between miRNAs and lncRNAs leads tothe development of endogenous target mimics (eTMs) in the cells
As per Wu et al( 2012) Rule for eTM lncRNA
i)No bulges allowed other than at 5′end 9th to12th position on miRNA sequence
ii) he bulge in eTMs should have onlythree nucleotides
iii) perfect nucleotide pairing essential at the 5′end 2ndto 8th position
iv) the total mismatches and G/U pairs within eTM andmiRNA pairing regions should be less than three except for the centralbulge