Table 1 miRNAs identified by the NanoString nCounter miRNA expression assay in human cumulus granulosa cells. Forty-three of the miRNAs were differentially expressed with a fold change >2 and an FDR < 5%.

From: Characterization of the miRNA regulators of the human ovulatory cascade

miR

logFC CCM2 vs. CCGV

Average Expression CCGV

Average Expression CCM2

p-value

Adj. p-value

Putative granulosa cell function

References

hsa-let-7a-5p*

3.81363

3642.69

43742.2

0.000154

0.000256

Apoptosis, cumulus vs. mural

8, 50, 63

hsa-let-7b-5p

3.30288

2591.97

20276.4

0.000497

0.000693

hsa-let-7c

3.87105

506.408

6725.24

3.53E-06

2.91E-05

hsa-let-7d-5p

3.10472

376.498

2855.3

3.91E-05

0.000106

hsa-let-7e-5p

3.54614

491.637

5066.29

1.15E-05

4.41E-05

hsa-let-7f-5p*

2.66036

348.055

2230.98

0.000156

0.000256

hsa-let-7g-5p*

4.17388

1762.22

31204.5

1.99E-05

6.11E-05

hsa-let-7i-5p

3.2881

279.589

2871.92

7.02E-06

0.000036

hsa-miR-106a-5p/ miR-17-5p

1.89582

1418.37

4268.29

0.017636

0.019316

Bovine follicle development

64

hsa-miR-107

2.20654

289.935

1226.41

0.000389

0.00056

Bovine follicle development, Steroidogenesis

65, 66

hsa-miR-125a-5p

3.81061

2536.53

30936.3

9.05E-05

0.000189

Apoptosis

67

hsa-miR-125b-5p

5.00927

2516.64

70782.3

3.79E-06

2.91E-05

Bovine follicle development, Steroidogenesis, cumulus vs. mural

8, 65, 66

hsa-miR-130a-3p

3.27081

559.043

4177.33

5.68E-05

0.000131

Bovine follicle development, PCOS

66, 68

hsa-miR-132-3p

5.59724

290.378

15338.4

3.9E-09

8.96E-08

cumulus vs. mural, Steroidogenesis, PCOS, murine follicle development

8, 11, 68

hsa-miR-15a-5p

3.15798

1280.84

10868

0.000342

0.000507

Steroidogenesis

65

hsa-miR-15b-5p

2.42639

1952.83

8482.74

0.004694

0.005682

Steroidogenesis

65

hsa-miR-16-5p

3.5448

1493.38

16847.5

0.000103

0.000206

Bovine follicle development

8

hsa-miR-181a-5p

3.82643

404.396

5005.58

7.08E-06

0.000036

cumulus vs. mural, proliferation

8, 69

hsa-miR-191-5p*

2.80069

1557.66

10258.1

0.001191

0.001565

Bovine follicle development, cumulus vs. mural

8, 70

hsa-miR-19a-3p

3.09878

381.085

2980.11

4.71E-05

0.000114

Bovine follicle development, Steroidogenesis, PCOS

64,65,– 66, 68

hsa-miR-19b-3p

3.33449

1177.47

10517.6

0.000143

0.000253

Ovarian hyperstimulation

71

hsa-miR-20a-5p/ miR-20b-5p

3.85536

1094.21

16458.7

2.87E-05

8.26E-05

cumulus vs. mural

8

hsa-miR-21-5p*

8.54162

21.5677

6740.8

1.69E-11

7.79E-10

cumulus vs. mural, murine follicle development, apoptosis

8, 11, 40

hsa-miR-223-3p

2.58013

254.152

1404.38

0.000114

0.000216

cumulus vs. mural, Steroidogenesis, PCOS

8, 72

hsa-miR-22-3p*

1.75262

1807.13

4565.75

0.041854

0.044774

cumulus vs. mural, Steroidogenesis, PCOS

8, 72

hsa-miR-23b-3p

2.59206

281.984

1384.31

0.000117

0.000216

Bovine ovary

73

hsa-miR-25-3p

2.06898

1683.34

7156.33

0.013105

0.014703

Steroidogenesis

65

hsa-miR-29a-3p

4.94371

536.265

13587.1

5.05E-07

7.74E-06

Steroidogenesis

74

hsa-miR-29b-3p

3.91754

672.73

7187.08

0.000016

5.26E-05

Steroidogenesis, cumulus vs. mural

8, 65

hsa-miR-302d-3p

−0.25

1660.7

1305.76

0.710

0.710**

n/a

 

hsa-miR-34a-5p

3.09029

245.28

2018.34

8.49E-06

0.000036

Apoptosis

55, 75

hsa-miR-361-5p

3.15727

329.908

2675.28

1.59E-05

5.26E-05

Murine follicle development

11

hsa-miR-374a-5p

2.05355

841.464

2757.13

0.007376

0.008482

cumulus vs. mural,

8

hsa-miR-378e

−1.3021

3643.64

2397.74

0.13083

0.13678**

Steroidogenesis

76

hsa-miR-424-5p

4.68931

1405.72

27294.5

7.48E-06

0.000036

Age

17

hsa-miR-4454

3.79594

2852.29

62869.6

0.000325

0.000498

n/a

 

hsa-miR-450a-5p

2.70382

1349.62

8663.35

0.001472

0.001881

Bovine follicle development

66

hsa-miR-451a*

1.218

1669.72

3424.96

0.176

0.180**

cumulus vs. mural

8

hsa-miR-503

4.2726

750.23

13810.1

2.66E-06

2.91E-05

Bovine follicle development,

12, 68, 77

hsa-miR-508-3p

3.27969

208.958

2839.37

8.61E-06

0.000036

PCOS

16

hsa-miR-514a-3p

2.63133

282.897

2477.97

0.000185

0.000294

PCOS

16

hsa-miR-514b-5p

1.8413

431.937

1844.75

0.005467

0.006449

PCOS

72

hsa-miR-720

3.10848

1958.04

22615.3

0.001832

0.002277

PCOS, Age

16, 17

hsa-miR-93-5p

3.30979

620.555

5549.2

0.000045

0.000114

Proliferation, PCOS

78, 79

hsa-miR-99a-5p*

2.89148

1585.53

10215.6

0.000935

0.001266

cumulus vs. mural, Bovine follicle development

8, 70, 80

hsa-miR-99b-5p

2.74138

357.19

2252.67

7.72E-05

0.000169

Age, Bovine follicle development, PCOS

64, 67, 81

  1. *miRNA detected as one of the 10 most abundant in human cumulus cells8.
  2. **Differential expression between CCGV and CCM2 samples was not significant.