Table 4 List of KEGG signaling pathways involving the five differentially expressed miRNAs predicted by their putative target genes.

From: Circulating miRNAs as molecular markers of occupational grain dust exposure

Pathway name

# predicted target genes

# genes

p value

FDR

Upregulated miRNAs

hsa-miR-574-3p (n = 12)

 Axon guidance

97

129

1.85E−08

3.59E−06

 Neurotrophin signaling pathway

93

129

1.00E−06

1.90E−04

 Endocytosis

128

187

1.18E−06

2.24E−04

 MAPK signaling pathway

178

272

1.27E−06

2.41E−04

 Pathways in cancer

207

330

1.41E−05

2.60E−03

 Long term potentiation

54

71

1.49E−05

2.75E−03

 ErbB signaling pathway

65

89

2.11E−05

3.85E−03

 Wnt signaling pathway

102

152

4.98E−05

8.96E−03

 T cell receptor signaling pathwaya

76

110

1.03E−04

1.84E−02

 Apoptosis

62

87

1.09E−04

1.92E−02

 Chemokine signaling pathway

122

189

1.37E−04

2.43E−02

 Non small cell lung cancer

41

54

1.71E−04

3.01E−02

hsa-miR-124-3p (n = 13)

 Pathways in cancer

295

330

7.16E−08

1.39E−05

 Adherens junction

73

76

8.44E−08

1.63E−05

 Axon guidance

121

129

1.20E−06

2.32E−04

 Endocytosis

170

187

3.32E−06

6.34E−04

 Fc gamma R mediated phagocytosisa

92

97

5.87E−06

1.12E−03

 Small cell lung cancer

80

84

1.52E−05

2.84E−03

 Gap junction

85

90

2.29E−05

4.25E−03

 Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis

122

134

6.88E−05

1.21E−02

 Regulation of actin cytoskeletona

187

212

1.22E−04

2.10E−02

 Neurotrophin signaling pathway

117

129

1.49E−04

2.57E−02

 Long term potentiation

67

71

1.94E−04

3.32E−02

 Wnt signaling pathway

136

152

2.24E−04

3.81E−02

 Chemokine signaling pathway

167

189

2.25E−04

3.83E−02

 Insulin signaling pathway

125

139

2.34E−04

3.98E−02

hsa-miR-18a-5p (n = 4)

 Pathways in cancer

313

330

1.81E−05

3.51E−03

 Chemokine signaling pathway

182

189

6.00E−05

1.16E−02

 Wnt signaling pathway

147

152

1.46E−04

2.78E−02

 Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis

130

134

2.10E−04

3.99E−02

Downregulated miRNAs

hsa-miR-146a-5p (n = 11)

 Pathways in cancer

293

330

1.81E−13

3.51E−11

 Adherens junction

73

76

8.44E−08

1.63E−05

 Wnt signaling pathway

135

152

6.04E−07

1.16E−04

 Small cell lung cancer

78

84

2.28E−06

4.31E−04

 MAPK signaling pathway

228

272

4.98E−06

9.37E−04

 Apoptosis

79

87

1.97E−05

3.64E−03

 ErbB signaling pathway

80

89

4.46E−05

8.03E−03

 Gap junction

80

90

1.16E−04

2.03E−02

 Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis

115

134

1.49E−04

2.59E−02

 Non-small cell lung cancer

50

54

2.07E−04

3.57E−02

 TGF beta signaling pathwaya

76

86

2.70E−04

4.62E−02

hsa-miR-19b-3p (n = 7)

 Pathways in cancer

287

330

4.34E−09

8.43E−07

 Wnt signaling pathway

134

152

1.24E−05

2.36E−03

 Endocytosis

162

187

1.70E−05

3.23E−03

 Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis

118

134

4.60E−05

8.65E−03

 Insulin signaling pathway

121

139

1.22E−04

2.23E−02

 Small cell lung cancer

76

84

1.35E−04

2.45E−02

 Adherens junction

69

76

2.12E−04

3.79E−02

  1. All five significantly differentially expressed miRNA target genes are enriched in pathways highlighted in italics.
  2. aPathway enriched only in one miRNA; KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes). The KEGG enrichment analyses is based on hypergeometric statistical tests, including Benjamini and Hochberg (FDR < 0.05) multiple test adjustment.