Table 3.

Molecular functions that are associated with milk production and metabolism and that are predicted to be regulated by milk miRNAs with differential levels across production systems.

Molecular Function	Biomarker				No. of Target Genes	p-Value
	bta-miR-103	bta-miR-155	bta-miR-532	bta-miR-7863
Transferase	x	x	x	x	279	1.4 × 10−20
Activator	x	x		x	64	1.3 × 10−8
Ion channel	x			x	65	3.0 × 10−8
Serine/threonine-protein kinase	x	x	x	x	55	7.1 × 10−8
Developmental protein	x	x		x	64	3.0 × 10−6
Glycosyltransferase				x	31	2.5 × 10−3
Hydrolase	x		x	x	182	2.8 × 10−3
Growth factor				x	17	9.0 × 10−3
Protein phosphatase			x	x	19	1.3 × 10−2
Guanine-nucleotide releasing factor		x		x	16	1.6 × 10−2
Calcium channel				x	8	4.0 × 10−2
Potassium channel				x	12	4.8 × 10−2

x implies molecular functions associated.