Research Article

Paternal Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure Modulates MicroRNA Expression Patterns in the Developing Mouse Embryo

Table 1

Expression levels of the six up- and down-regulated miRNAs in developing embryos derived from B[a]P exposed fathers, relative to unexposed controls.

miRNADirection2-cell8-cellBlastocyst# target genes(a)

mmu-miR-574-5pUp2.732.001.91531
mmu-miR-467fUp5.831.232.23972
mmu-miR-294Up3.221.741.19646
mmu-miR-210Up2.271.262.48127
mmu-miR-197Up1.912.411.80379
mmu-miR-139-3pUp4.332.561.93333

mmu-miR-99aDown−1.29−2.56−0.5664
mmu-miR-483Down−0.39−1.23−13.45107
mmu-miR-466f-5pDown−4.40−2.86−2.08318
mmu-miR-346Down−4.16−2.04−0.32453
mmu-miR-1906Down−4.63−1.38−1.03615
mmu-miR-1896Down−6.18−4.94−3.06638

Note: Log2-transformed ratio of B[a]P and control; (a) predicted targets.