Table 7 miRNAs differentially expressed in milk and their function during development

miR-148

Growth and development of normal tissues

[52, 61]

miR-184

Development of central nervous system and regulates the balance between the neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation

[62–64]

let-7b

Neural stem cell differentiation and proliferation

[63]

let-7 s

During embryonic development regulates the timing of terminal differentiation

[65, 66]

miR-122

Liver-specific and key role in liver development

[67–69]

miR-22

Neural system and erythroid development and maturation

[70, 71]

miR-375

Highly expressed in hormone secreting organs (pancreas and pituitary gland) and regulate pancreas organogenesis

[72–74]

miR-204

Lens and retinal development

[75, 76]

miR-30

Kidney development by regulating Xenopus pronephros development

[77]