Table 4 Plant miRNAs in gene regulation: a cross-species comparison

miRNA-168a

miRNA-156a

miRNA-166a

Oryza sativa

2012

Human, Mouse, Rat, Calf, Hoarse, Sheep

HTS, qRT-PCR, NB, WB

Low-density lipoprotein receptor adaptor protein-1 (LDLRAP1)

[190]

miRNA1_GA_CONTIG1 miRNA2_GA_CONTIG1

miRNA3_GA_CONTIG1

miRNA4_GA_CONTIG1

miRNA5_GA_CONTIG1

miRNA6_GA_CONTIG1

Gmelina arborea

2013

Human genes

Bioinformatics analysis

Signal transduction and apoptosis regulation

[169]

08 predicted miRNA

Curcuma longa

2013

Human genes

Bioinformatics analysis

Diabetes mellitus type 2, cardiovascular disorders, alzheimer, cancer, thalassemia

[179]

miRNA-172

Brassica oleracea

2014

Mice

qRT-PCR

Not mentioned

[194]

miRNA-2911

Honeysuckle

2014

Mice

qRT-PCR, HTS, NB, florescent labelled tracing assay

Not mentioned

[204]

miRNA-29b, 200c

Milk derived

2014

Human, Mice

qRT-PCR

Not mentioned

[157]

miRNA-2911

Lonicera japonica

2015

Mice

qRT-PCR, HTS, NB, florescent labelled tracing assay

Influenza A virus

[121]

miRNA-375

Milk derived

2015

Mice

qRT-PCR, NB, HTS

Not mentioned

[221]

miRNA-168a

Moringa oleifera

2016

Human genes,

Bioinformatics analysis

Stress signalling, cell survival, cell growth, cell cycle and genome stability

[174]

miRNA-166a

miRNA-159

Brassica campestris

2016

Mice

HTS, qRT-PCR

Not mentioned

[222]

miRNA-159

Arabidopsis thaliana

2016

Mice

qRT-PCR

Breast cancer/transcription factor 7

[192]

miRNA-159

Glycine max

2016

Mice

qRT-PCR

Breast cancer/transcription factor 7

[192]

miRNA-159

Broccoli

2016

Mice

qRT-PCR

Breast cancer/transcription factor 7

[192]

miRNA-14

Curcuma longa

2016

Human

Bioinformatics analysis

Rheumatoid arthritis

[178]

miRNA-160 miRNA-2673

Brassica oleracea

2016

qRT-PCR

Not mentioned

[223]

miRNA-2910

Populous euphratica

2017

Human

Bioinformatics analysis

JAK-STAT pathway

[193]

44 potential miRNA found

Viscum album

2017

Human genes

Bioinformatics analysis

Cancer, cardiovascular diseases and neurological disorders

[177]

14 potential miRNA

Camptotheca acuminate

2017

Human genes

Bioinformatics analysis

Focal adhesion, lipolysis regulation and mTOR signalling

[180]

miRNA-156a

Cabbage, spinach and lattuce

2018

Human

qRT-PCR

Cardiovascular diseases

[224]

miRNA-414 and miRNA-869.1

Ocimam basilicum

2019

Human genes

Bioinformatics analysis

Rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetes mellitus, Gestational diabetes, Cataract, Alzheimer’s disease, Infant death syndrome, Infantile achalasia and Cantu syndrome

[167]

Bmn-miRNA-167h

Bmn-miRNA-168

Bmn-miRNA-396g

Bmn-miRNA-156

Bmn-miRNA-172d

Bmn-miRNA-171d-3p

Bmn-miRNA-399h-3p

Bmn-miRNA-399f

Bmn-miRNA-444b.1

Bmn-miRNA-403e

Bmn-miRNA-159

Bmn-miRNA-857

Bacapa monnieri

2019

Human genes

Bioinformatics analysis

Involvement in Nf-kB and MAPK pathway

[168]