Table 1 High confidence predicted target genes of cel-mir-228 and cel-mir-235 using PITA and TargetScan.

From: Profiling microRNAs through development of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus identifies nematode-specific miRNAs that suppress larval development

C. elegans gene

Cosmid ID

Known/proposed function (Wormbase)

miRNA: cel-mir-228

mboa-2 sterol O-acyltransferase

H19N07.4

Lipid metabolism

transketolase

Y39E4A.3

Mitochondrial enzyme; branched chain keto

dehydrogenase (BCKD) component; lifespan

syg-1 cell adhesion molecule

K02E10.8

Synapse formation

sek-1 map kinase kinase

R03G5.2

Innate immune response

glucosidase

T04A8.7

Development; apoptosis

inx-1 innexin

C16E9.4

Thermotaxis; defecation

dbt-1 transacylase

ZK669.4

Larval and embryonic development; BCKD

component

skpo-1 peroxidase

F49E12.1

Morphogenesis; innate immunity

tim-1 timeless

Y75B8A.22

Regulation of developmental timing

sulfotransferase

C18B2.2

unknown

ckr-2 neuropeptide receptor

Y39A3B.5

Digestive enzyme secretion; lipid storage; lifespan

eps-8 cell signaling adaptor

Y57G11C.24

Intestinal morphology

N/A

T26C5.2

unknown

miRNA: cel-mir-235

rbc-1 (RaBConnectin related)

F54E4.1

Re-association of vacuolar ATPase after

glucose starvation

N/A

F33D4.6

Lipid storage; larval development;

morphogenesis

zmp-2 zinc metalloprotease

H19M22.3

Molting; larval development; disease resistance

atf-2 cAMP-dependent

K08F8.2

transcription factor

Excretory cell development; negative regulator

of autophagy and apoptosis

ets-4 transcription factor

F22A3.1

Lipid catabolism; lifespan