Table 1

List of virus-encoded microRNAs and their possible functional roles.

Virus Name
Family
Number of microRNA precursors
Functional role

Epstein Barr virus
Herpesviridae
23
? Regulation of Tumor Suppression/Apoptosis
Herpes Simplex Virus 1
Herpesviridae
2
Regulation of Apoptosis
Human cytomegalovirus
Herpesviridae
11

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
Herpesviridae
13
Regulation of cell adhesion, migration, and angiogenesis
Mareks disease virus (Type 1 and 2)
Herpesviridae
25
Virus-induced transformation of chicken T cells
Mouse gammaherpesvirus 68
Herpesviridae
9
-
Rhesus lymphocryptovirus
Herpesviridae
16
-
Rhesus monkey rhadinovirus
Herpesviridae
7
? Regulation of immune response pathways
Simian virus 40
Polyomaviridae.
1
Cytotoxic T-cell escape
Human immunodeficiency virus 1
Retroviridae
2
? Regulation of latency

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