Research Article

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

Table 2

Number of targets genes in enriched KEGG pathways for the six up-regulated and the six down-regulated genes.
(a) Six upregulated miRNAs

Enriched KEGG pathwaysSelected dysregulated miRNAs
mmu-miR-139-3pmmu-miR-197mmu-miR-210mmu-miR-294mmu-miR-467fmmu-miR-574-5p

Metabolic pathways37278324728
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction71123
Insulin signaling pathway91411
Pathways in cancer162215
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton61613
Apoptosis48
MAPK signaling pathway1613
Pancreatic cancer28

(b) Six downregulated miRNAs

Enriched KEGG pathwaysSelected dysregulated miRNAs
mmu-miR-1896mmu-miR-1906mmu-miR-346mmu-miR-466f-5pmmu-miR-483mmu-miR-99a

Metabolic pathways544023777
Pathways in cancer141042
Cell cycle322
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction1395
TGF-beta signaling pathway632
Calcium signaling pathway1211
Chemokine signaling pathway112
Glycerophospholipid metabolism73
Leukocyte transendothelial migration89
Melanogenesis32
Progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation52

Note: number of target genes for particular miRNA that are enriched in particular KEGG pathway.