Table 2.

Prediction of miRNA targets

miRNA	miRNA sequence 3′–5′	Target genes	Position of target 3′UTR	Seed match
miR-19a	AGUCAAAACGUAUCUAAACGUGU	DMT1	89–95	7mer-1A
miR-31	UCGAUACGGUCGUAGAACGGA	TfR1	527–533	8mer
miR133a	GUCGACCAACUUCCCCUGGUUU	Fn (light chain)	114–120	8mer
miR-141	GGUCGAAAUGGUCUGUCACAAU	TfR1	1,462–1,468	7mer-m8
miR-145	UCCCUAAGGACCCUUUUGACCUG	TfR1	1,027–1,033	7mer-1A
miR-149	CCCUCACUUCUCUGCCUCGGUCU	DMT1	35–41	7mer-m8
miR-182	UCACACUCAAGAUGGUAACGGUUU	TfR1	810–816	7mer-1A
miR-194	AGGUGUACCUCAACGACAAUGU	TfR1	1,439–1,435	7mer-1A
	AGGUGUACCUCAACGACAAUGU	FPN1	21–27	7mer-m8
miR-758	CCAAUCACCUGGUCCAGUGUUU	TfR1	1,323–1,329	7mer-m8

Underlined letters are the homological sequence of miRNAs to target genes. The homology of both RNAs concerns only 7-nucleotide sequence and not the whole sequence of miRNA as is observed in siRNAs