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. 2021 Nov 19;55(4):379–392. doi: 10.2478/raon-2021-0042

Table 1.

Summary of microRNAs and their roles in mitochondria

miR miR accession number Target genes Gene accession number Function Functional pathway Location Species References
miR-378 MI0000795 Crat ENSMUSG00000026853 Downregulation Mitochondrial oxidative metabolism Mitochondria in liver cells Mouse Carrer et al., 201259
miR-24 MI0000080 H2ax ENSMUSG00000049932 Downregulation Insulin pathway signaling Mitochondria liver cells in Human Jeong et al., 201761
miR-23b MI0000439 GLS ENSG00000115419 Downregulation Glutamine metabolism LMitochondria liver cells in Human Gao et al., 200960
SLC2A1 ENSG00000117394 Downregulation
miR-1291 MI0006353 CPT1C ESRRA ENSG00000169169 ENSG00000173153 Downregulation Downregulation Mitochondrial Mitochondria in Human Yamasaki et al., 2013; Chen et al.,
ASS1 ENSG00000130707 Downregulation metabolism renal cells 2020, Tu et al., 202063, 64, 65
GLUT1 ENSG00000117394 Downregulation
miR-138 MI0000455 PDK1 ENSG00000152256 Downregulation Glucose metabolism Mitochondria in cardiac cells Human Zhu et al., 201766
miR-150 MI0000920 MI0000479 Slc2a4 SLC2A1 ENSRNOG00000017226 ENSG00000117394 Downregulation Downregulation Metabolism Mitochondria in cardiac cells Rat Human Ju et al., 202067 Li et al., 201768
Slc2a4 ENSRNOG00000017226 Upregulation Mitochondria in
miR-199a MI0000941 Hk2 ENSRNOG00000006116 Upregulation Expression of muscle cells Rat Esteves et al., 2018, Yan et al., 2014, Guo
MI0000242 HK2 ENSG00000159399 Upregulation glucose transporters Mitochondria in liver cells Human et al., 20154, 69, 70
miR-532-5p MI0006154 SlcHk22 a4 ENSRNOGENSRNOG00000017226 00000006116 Upregulation Upregulation Expression glucose transporters of Mitochondria muscle cells in Rat Esteves et al., 201870
Mitochondrial Mitochondria in
miR-29a MI0000576 Slc16a1 ENSMUSG00000032902 Downregulation oxidative metabolism pancreatic betacells Mouse Pullen et al., 201171
miR-29b MI0000143 Slc16a1 ENSMUSG00000032902 Downregulation Mitochondrial oxidative metabolism Mitochondria in pancreatic betacells Mouse Pullen et al., 201171
Mitochondrial Mitochondria in
miR-124 MI0000716 Slc16a1 ENSMUSG00000032902 Downregulation oxidative pancreatic beta- Mouse Pullen et al., 201171
metabolism cells
CROT ENSANAG00000028065 Downregulation
CPT1A ENSANAG00000017356 Downregulation
HADHB ENSANAG00000027802 Downregulation
PRKAA1 ENSANAG00000032687 Downregulation
miR-33a/b a-MI0002684, b-MI0007603 ABCA1 ENSANAG00000033387 Downregulation Lipid metabolism Mitochondria in liver cells Monkey Rayner et al., 201172
SREBF1 ENSANAG00000021477 Upregulation
FASN ENSANAG00000032055 Upregulation
ACLY ENSANAG00000036009 Upregulation
ACACA ENSANAG00000035253 Upregulation
miR-143 MI0000916 Map2k5 ENSRNOG00000007926 Downregulation Adipogenesis Mitochondria in adipose cells Rat Chen et al., 201473
MI0000459 APOL6 ENSG00000221963 Downregulation Adpiogenesis Mitochondria in adipose cells Human Ye et al., 201374
miR-204 MI0000284 ACACB ENSG00000076555 Downregulation Lipid metabolism Mitochondria adipose cells in Human Civelek et al., 201375
miR-200 MI0000737 ZEBZEB1 2 ENSGENSG00000148516 00000169554 Upregulation Upregulation Lipid metabolism Mitochondria breast cells in Human Ahmad et al., 201176
miR-338 MI0000618 COXIV ENSRNOG00000007827 Downregulation Mitochondria oxidative metabolism Mitochondria in neural cells Rat Aschrafi et al., 200877
miR-181c MI0000924 COX1 ENSRNOG00000034234 Downregulation Mitochondria oxidative metabolism Mitochondria in cardiac cells Rat Das et al., 201288
miR-210 MI0000268 ISCU ENSG00000136003 Downregulation Mitochondria oxidative metabolism Mitochondria in placenta cells Human Colleoni et al., 2013; Qiao et al., 201381, 85
miR-15b MI0000843 Arl2 ENSRNOG00000021010 Downregulation ATP production Mitochondria in cardiac cells Rat Nishi et al., 201082
Bcl2 ENSRNOG00000002791 Downregulation
miR-16 MI0000844 Bcl2 ENSRNOG00000002791 Downregulation ATP production Mitochondria in cardiac cells Rat Nishi et al., 201082
Arl2 ENSRNOG00000021010 Downregulation
miR-195 MI0000939 Arl2 ENSRNOG00000021010 Downregulation ATP production Mitochondria in cardiac cells Rat Nishi et al., 201082
miR-29a-3p MI0000576 Foxa2 ENSMUSG00000037025 Upregulation Lipid metabolism Mitochondria liver cells in Mouse Kurtz et al., 201486
miR-19b MI0000074 MFN1 ENSG00000171109 Downregulation Apoptosis Mitochondria in bone cells Human Li et al., 201487
miR-101-3p MI0000103 ATP5B ENSG00000110955 Silencing Mitochondria metabolism Mitochondria heLa cells in Human Zheng et al., 201184