Table 2 DNA and RNA viruses producing miRNAs and the numbers of miRNAs discovered for each
Virus family | Type | Number of encoded pre-miRNAs and miRNAs | References |
|---|---|---|---|
γ-Herpesvirus | DNA | 40 pre-miRNAs and 4 mature miRNAs | Pan et al. (2019), Najarro et al. (2015), Chen et al. (2017) |
β-Herpesvirus | DNA | 26 miRNAs related mainly to HCMV | |
α-Herpesvirus | DNA | 24 functional miRNAs | |
Papillomavirus | DNA | Four (two by HPV16, one by HPV38, and one by HPV68) | |
Hepadnavirus | DNA | only one | |
Adenovirus | DNA | encodes two miRNAs | |
Polyomavirus | DNA | one pre-miRNA at the 3′ end that encodes two mature miRNAs | |
Influenza Virus | RNA | encodes small viral leader miRNAs | |
Ebola Virus | RNA | seven mature miRNAs from four pre-miRNAs | |
HIV-1 | RNA | five putative pre-miRNAs |