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. 2018 Mar 3;10(3):110. doi: 10.3390/v10030110

Table 2.

Cellular miRNAs reported to target the host-dependency factors (HDFs) and modulate HIV-1 replication negatively or positively, and discussed in this review.

miRNA Target HDF/Cellular mRNA Effect on HIV-1 Replication Reference
1 miR-17-5p PCAF 3′UTR Reduction in HIV-1 infection in PBMCs and Jurkat cells Triboulet et al. 2007 [181]
2 miR-20a PCAF 3′UTR Reduction in HIV-1 infection in PBMCs and Jurkat cells Triboulet et al. 2007 [181]
3 miR-198 Cyclin T1 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Sung and Rice, 2009 [182]
4 miR-15a Pur-alpha 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Shen et al. 2012 [229]
5 miR-15b Pur-alpha 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Shen et al. 2012 [229]
6 miR-16 Pur-alpha 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Shen et al. 2012 [229]
7 miR-20a Pur-alpha 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Shen et al. 2012 [229]
8 miR-93 Pur-alpha 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Shen et al. 2012 [229]
9 miR-106b Pur-alpha 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Shen et al. 2012 [229]
10 miR-155 ADAM10 3′UTR, NUP153 3′UTR, LEDGF/p75 3′UTRTRIM32 3′UTR
SAMHD1
Reduction in HIV-1 late RT products and viral DNA integration in MDMs
Promotes reactivation of latent HIV-1 via NF-kB signaling in J-Lat 5A8 cells
Overexpression of miR-155 enhanced HIV-1 replication in astrocytes
Swaminathan et al. 2012 [232]
Ruelas et al. 2015 [233]
Pilakka-Kanthikeel et al. 2015 [235]
11 miR-27b Cyclin T1 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in resting CD4+ T-cells Chiang et al. 2012 [183]
12 miR-29b Cyclin T1 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in resting CD4+ T-cells Chiang et al. 2012 [183]
13 miR-150 Cyclin T1 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in resting CD4+ T-cells Chiang et al. 2012 [183]
14 miR-223 Cyclin T1 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in resting CD4+ T-cells Chiang et al. 2012 [183]
15 miR-1236 VprBP 3′UTR Impaired HIV-1 replication in monocytes Ma et al. 2014 [231]
16 miR-181a SAMHD1 Overexpression of miR-181a enhanced HIV-1 replication in astrocytes Pilakka-Kanthikeel et al. 2015 [235]
17 miR-132 MeCP2 Increased HIV-1 infection in Jurkat T-cells Chiang et al. 2013 [178]
18 Let-7c P21 3′UTR Increased HIV-1 replication in JLTRG-R5 and HeLa-CCR5 cells Farberov et al. 2015 [190]
19 miR-124a TASK1 3′UTR Increased HIV-1 replication in JLTRG-R5 and HeLa-CCR5 cells Farberov et al. 2015 [190]
20 miR-34a-5p TASK1 3′UTR Increased HIV-1 replication in JLTRG-R5 and HeLa-CCR5 cells Farberov et al. 2015 [190]
21 miR-34c-5p Several genes involved in TCR signaling and activation of naïve CD4+ T-cells Increased HIV-1 replication in Jurkat T-cells Amaral et al. 2017 [191]
22 miR-221 CD4 3′UTR Inhibition of HIV-1 entry in macrophages Lodge et al. 2017 [234]
23 miR-222 CD4 3′UTR Inhibition of HIV-1 entry in macrophages Lodge et al. 2017 [234]