Table 1.
Non-exhaustive list of miRs that have been reported to inhibit or stimulate osteoblast differentiation in mouse or human
| miR | Species | Target | Effect | Ref. |
| MiR-206 | Mouse | Connexin 43 | Inhibitory | [129] |
| MiR-34 | Mouse | Satb 2 | Inhibitory | [130] |
| MiR-27a | Human | TNAP | Inhibitory | [131] |
| MiR-204 | Mouse | Runx 2 | Inhibitory | [132] |
| MiR-204/211 | Human | Runx 2 | Inhibitory | [143] |
| MiR-133 | Mouse | Runx 2 | Inhibitory | [133] |
| MiR-135 | Mouse | Smad 5 | Inhibitory | [133] |
| MiR-433 | Mouse | Runx 2 | Inhibitory | [134] |
| MiR-335 | Human | Runx 2 | Inhibitory | [142] |
| MiR-138 | Human | FAK | Inhibitory | [144] |
| MiR-2861 | Mouse | HDAC 5 | Stimulatory | [136] |
| MiR-335-5p | Mouse | Dkk 1 | Stimulatory | [137] |
| MiR-29a | Human | Dkk 1, Kremen 2 | Stimulatory | [138] |
MiRs: MicroRNAs; FAK: Focal adhesion kinase; HDAC 5: Histone deacetylase 5; TNAP: Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase; Dkk 1: Dickkopf-related protein 1; Runx 2: Runt-related 2; Satb2: Special AT-rich sequence binding protein 2; Smad5: Portmanteau of Sma in Drosophila and Mad in C. elegans.