Table 2.

Predicted targets of five high differential expression miRNAs in pupariation of Bactrocera dorsalis.

miRNA	miRNA sequences	Number of target genes	P-value	log2 FC	Predicted target genes
Bdo-novel-mir-24	CGGUCCGUCAUA UGGCAAUCUAAC	15	0.0252	1.1064	LOC105221956, LOC105222217, LOC105230394, LOC105232269, transcription initiation factor TFIID subunit 7, protein dachsous, neurogenic protein mastermind, putative inorganic phosphate cotransporter, protein phosphatase 1B isoform X1, lysyl oxidase homolog 2A, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 4, voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-3, laminin subunit alpha, serine proteases 1/2-like, protein unc-80 homolog
Bdo-novel-mir-55	CAUCUGGUAGA CUUUUGGUCCGGC	20	0.0098	–3.0224	LOC105224189, LOC105233383, cleavage stimulation factor subunit 2, alpha-tubulin N-acetyltransferase 1-like, importin subunit beta, protein Skeletor, isoforms B/C, collagen alpha-1(IV) chain, serine protease gd-like, alpha-mannosidase 2, serine/threonine-protein kinase AtPK2/AtPK19, nuclear pore complex protein Nup160 homolog, serine proteinase stubble isoform X1, mitochondrial ribonuclease P protein 1, protein toll-like, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1-8-like, probable chitinase 3, putative inositol monophosphatase 3, GTPase-activating protein CdGAPr, collagen alpha-1(V) chain-like, sodium-dependent nutrient amino acid transporter 1
Bdo-novel-mir-44	ACCAACGACC AUACCACGCUGA	6	0.0491	1.3237	Collagen alpha-1(IV) chain, glycoprotein-N-acetylgalactosamine 3-beta-galactosyltransferase 1, transmembrane channel-like protein 7, dyslexia-associated protein KIAA0319-like protein, lysosomal aspartic protease-like, protein krueppel-like
let-7a-3p	CUAUACAACG UGCUAGCUUUCU	1	1.02E-08	3.3517	Lysosomal aspartic protease-like
miR-981	UUCGUUGUCGAC GAAACCUGCA	3	0.0490	–1.2101	LOC105226582, PP2C-like domain-containing protein CG9801, cytochrome P450 4g1-like

log₂FC, log₂ fold change.