Table 1.

Avian virus encoded miRNAs and proposed functions highlighted in this review.

Virus	pre-miRs	mature miRs	miRNAs with proposed function	Target	Proposed function
MDV-1	14	26	mdv1-mir-M3	Smad2	Anti-apoptotic [31].
			mdv1-mir-M4-5p	Pu.1, CEBPβ, HIVEP2, BCL2L13, PDCD6, GPM6B, RREB1, c-Myb, MAP3K7IP2	Mimics cellular mir-155 [32,33,34].
			mdv1-mir-M4-3p	UL28	Prevent lytic replication/promote latency [33]
				UL32	Prevent lytic replication/promote latency [33]
			mdv1-mir-M7-5p	ICP4 and ICP27	Establish and/or maintain latency [ 35]
			mdv1-mir-M2	R-LORF8	Lymphocyte growth [34]
			mdv1-mir-M3
			mdv1-mir-M4
			mdv1-mir-M12
MDV-2	18	36	mdv2-mir-M29	R-LORF2	Lymphocyte growth [34]
			mdv2-mir-M28
			mdv2-mir-M27
			mdv2-mir-M26
			mdv2-mir-M25
			mdv2-mir-M24
HVT	17	28
ILTV	7	10	iltv-mir-I5	ICP4	Establish and/or maintain latency [36]
DEV	24	33
ALV-J	1	2	E(XSR)miR		Potential role in oncogenesis