TABLE 2.

The differentially expressed miRNAs with their potential target genes related to milk protein synthesis.

Group	miRNAs	log2 (fold change)	p value	padj	Targets
HP vs LP	let-7a-3p	0.90	0.0351	0.2489	BAMBI, COL4A5, DNAJC6
	miR-150	1.27	0.0401	0.2684	MYB
	miR-144	−1.84	0.0058	0.0985	MYB
	miR-16a	−0.94	0.0422	0.2706	MYB
	miR-2478	0.94	0.0008	0.0351	MYB
	miR-146a	−1.35	0.0002	0.0094	ALOX15, FABP3
	miR-146b	−1.61	4.15E-07	0.0001	ALOX15, FABP3
	miR-2478	0.94	0.0008	0.0351	ME3, MYB
	miR-2904	−0.84	0.0203	0.1910	DNAJC6
	miR-374a	−0.94	0.0053	0.0985	MYB, DUSP13
HD vs LD	miR-1	−2.94	0.0094	NA	PSPH
	miR-1296	0.81	0.0443	0.1589	CCNB2
	miR-141	−1.51	0.0001	0.0012	SMAD9, ITGA8, ATP6V0D2, MAD2L1
	miR-195	−1.00	0.0056	0.0329	CCNB2
	miR-16a	−1.05	0.0016	0.0113	CCNB2
	miR-1271	−1.36	0.0017	0.0123	COL2A1
	miR-152	−1.28	0.0005	0.0048	COL2A1
	miR-196b	−0.83	0.0172	0.0808	COL2A1
	miR-196a	−1.38	4.89E-06	0.0001	COL2A1
	miR-2887	2.08	0.0001	0.0018	ANGPT4
	miR-429	1.05	0.0002	0.0025	SPP1
	miR-505	0.99	0.0104	0.0529	ACSBG1
	miR-885	2.14	0.0355	NA	NR1D1
	miR-144	−3.43	0.0007	0.0060	ASF1B, SPP1, CDK1
	miR-146a	−1.97	0.0000	0.0001	FABP3
	miR-146b	−1.83	3.37E-08	4.04E-06	FABP4
	miR-185	−1.79	3.42E-06	0.0001	SPP1, FABP3
	miR-2478	1.56	0.0001	0.0014	KCNJ2
	miR-2904	1.31	0.0470	0.1612	PODN, SFRP1