Table 2.
The top ten microRNAs of various tissue types determined by several different experimental approaches
| Tissue | miR-#1 | miR-#2 | miR-#3 | miR-#4 | miR-#5 | miR-#6 | miR-#7 | miR-#8 | miR-#9 | miR-#10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 M Skin [33] | 199a | 17 | 321 | 27 | 203 | 133b | 24 | let-7 | 127 | 205 |
| M Epidermis [31] | 16, 15b | 203 | 17–92 | 125b | 200, 141 | 34a | let-7c, 99b | 205 | 27b | 21 |
| H Skin [44] | let-7a/f/b/c | 143 | 203 | 451 | 21 | 26a | 24 | 378 | 103 | 126 |
| M Basal [43] | 205 | 690 | 720 | 24 | 23a/b | let-7f/a | 141 | 200 | 26a | 709 |
| M HF Outer root sheath [43] | 690 | 205 | 720 | 709 | 24 | let-7f/a | 23a/b | 16 | 17 | 26b |
| M HF Matrix [43] | 690 | 709 | 205 | 720 | 24 | 23a/b | 16 | 691 | let-7f/a/e | 17–92 |
| Danio skin [147] | 205 | let-7 | 23 | 203 | 98 | 22 | 199a | 27a | 204 | 125 |
| Lamprey skin [148] | 205 | let-7a | 200a | 184 | 200b | let-7c | 34 | 1c | 199a | 16 |
For most cases, the top ten microRNAs made up more than 50 % of all microRNAs within that tissue type
H human, M mouse, HF hair follicle