Table 4.

Predicted miRNAs target genes with function related to response of heat stress in Sahiwal cattle

miRNA	Count	Target genes
bta-mir-1248	5	heat shock 70 kDa protein 6 (HSP70B’); heat shock 70 kDa protein 2; serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade H (heat shock protein 47), member 1, (collagen binding protein 1); HSPA (heat shock 70 kDa) binding protein, cytoplasmic cochaperone 1; heat shock transcription factor family member 5
bta-mir-2332	2	heat shock 70 kDa protein 12B; HSPB (heat shock 27 kDa) associated protein 1
bta-mir-2478	6	heat shock transcription factor family member 5 serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade H (heat shock protein 47), member 1, (collagen binding protein 1) heat shock 70 kDa protein 1B heat shock protein 90 kDa alpha (cytosolic), class A member 1 heat shock 70 kDa protein 6 heat shock transcription factor family member 5
bta-mir-1839	8	heat shock 105 kDa/110 kDa protein 1; serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade H (heat shock protein 47), member 1, (collagen binding protein 1); heat shock 70 kDa protein 5 (glucose-regulated protein, 78 kDa); heat shock 70 kDa protein 4; heat shock 70 kDa protein 12A; heat shock protein, alpha-crystallin-related, B6; cold shock domain containing E1, RNA-binding; heat shock 70 kDa protein 4-like
bta-mir-16a	4	cold shock domain containing E1, RNA-binding; HSPB (heat shock 27 kDa) associated protein 1; heat shock 70 kDa protein 4-like; AHA1 activator of heat shock 90 kDa protein ATPase homolog 2 (yeast)
bta-let-7b	0	NIL
bta-mir-142	2	heat shock protein 70 kDa family, member 13 (HSPA13) heat shock 70 kDa protein 4-like (HSPA4L)
bta-mir-425	7	heat shock 22 kDa protein 8; heat shock transcription factor 2 HSPA (heat shock 70 kDa) binding protein cytoplasmic cochaperone 1; cold shock domain containing C2, RNA-binding; heat shock transcription factor family member 5; heat shock 70 kDa protein 4; heat shock 27 kDa protein 3