MicroRNA-193b-3p regulates hepatocyte apoptosis in selenium-deficient broilers by targeting MAML1

Broiler selenium deficiency cause hepatocytes damage, including apoptosis. MicroRNA regulates various functions by regulating its target protein. A target protein of microRNA-193b-3p is mastermind-like protein 1. This suggests that selenium deficiency induce apoptosis in hepatocytes via regulation of microRNA-193b-3p, mastermind-like protein 1, and expression of apoptosis-related genes.154