ssc-mir-23a: Ssc-mir-23a is a microRNA (miRNA) that has been identified in several studies. It is one of the differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs in M pig, with 199, 127, 140, and 37 DE miRNAs identified in different comparisons [PMC4890935]. The ssc-mir-23a promoter has been used to construct luciferase reporters for functional studies [PMC9219974]. It has been found to be one of the dominant expressed miRNAs in the F3 library and is expressed in various pig tissues [PMC3901342] [PMC3427155]. The sequence for ssc-mir-23a described in the miRBase database has been found multiple times [PMC3555835]. It is one of the most abundant miRNAs in porcine kidney and shows differential expression patterns across different populations [PMC3555835]. Variants of ssc-mir-23a have been associated with regulatory pathways and have shown significant associations with putative mRNA targets [PMC8097994]. Additionally, ssc-mir-23a has been found to be highly expressed in the anterior pituitary gland [PMC4489742]. References: [PMC4890935] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890935/ [PMC9219974] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9219974/ [PMC3901342] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901342/ [PMC3427155] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3427155/ [PM3555835] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PM3555835/ [PM8097994] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PM8097994/ [PMC4489742] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489742/