Expression and Regulation Profile of Mature MicroRNA in the Pig: Relevance to Xenotransplantation

Table 3

miRNAs in other pig tissues.

miRNA	Tissue	Function	Reference
miR-7	Pituitary		[15]
miR-760; miR-1296; miR-137; miR-362	Pituitary		[37]
miR-153; miR-205	Mature testis		[4]
miR-196; miR-; miR-485-3p	Immature testis		[4]
miR-21-5p	Ovary, testis		[17]
miR-9; miR-30a	Head region	miR-9 regulates proliferation and migration of human neural progenitor cells	[3, 58]
miR-17; miR-106a	Neurons and brain	It is involved in neurons differentiation and brain development by regulating APP	[13, 59]
miR-29c	Adult cortex, cerebellum	It is an effective biomarker of radiation-induced brain response	[60, 61]
miR-320	Lung		[62]
miR-375	Stomach and lymph nodes		[62]
miR-23a; miR-125b; miR-23b; miR-126; miR-200b-3p	Kidney		[1]
miR-122-5p	Liver	It plays a role in cholesterol, fatty acid, and lipid metabolism	[37, 63, 64]
miR-200b; miR-214	Teeth	miR-200b is key in tooth development	[65, 66]