Listed are segments of nine isolated pri-miRNAs that generate mature miRNAs that in our study were distinguished (downregulated) in schizophrenia. Distinguished instances of motifs. The motifs occur upstream of ssRNA-dsRNA junctions at starts of pre-miRNAs. >miR-30b UCUUUCCGAU UGAGUCUU GCCUCAUUUA >miR-26b AGAGAGGGUG UGAGACUU GUCCCAAAGU >miR-30a GCUGUUUGAA UGAGGCUU CAGUACUUUA >miR-7-1 UCAAAAUUGA UGAGCCUU UAGAAGGAUC >miR-9-1 CUCCACUCGU GUCCCUUC CCUCCUACUC >miR-9-3 CUGGACUGAC GUCACUUC CCCGCGGGGC >miR-7-3 ACAUUAUGGU GUCUCUUC CAGACUUCGG >miR-9-2 UGAAUCAGCU GUCACUUC UAUAGAAUGG >miR-30e CUGCCUUCCC GUCUCUUC UGCCUGCCCC The two patterns UGUUUCAAGAUG and UGUUCAAAGAUG are upstream at the same distance (108 bases) of pre-miR-30d and -7-2. They are of the form UGUUNNAAGAUG; no other instances of UGUUNNAAGAUG occur within 500 b upstream of any human isolated pre-miRNAs. **** The same motifs with all the bases from motif to junction. The number in the label (e.g. 111) is the number of bases between the motif and the junction. >miR-30a 111 UGAGGCUUCAGUACUUUACAGAAUCGUUGCCUGCACAUCUUGGAAACACUUGCUGGGAUUACUUCUUCAGGUUAACCCAACAGAAGGCUAAAGAAGGUAUAUUGCUGUUGACAGUGAG >miR-30b 98 UGAGUCUUGCCUCAUUUAUGUGAAUGCUGUGCCUGUUCUUUUUUUCAACAGAGUCUUACGUAAAGAACCGUACAAACUUAGUAAAGAGUUUAAGUCCUGCUUUAAA >miR-30e 447 GUCUCUUCUGCCUGCCCCUCUCCAAAGGUCACACUAGUUGUUUUUUCAGCACCUUGGGUGCAUAUAGCUCUUAAUUGUGAUUGUAAUAGACCUCUGUCCUUUAGAGCUCAUUGUUUUAAGCAUGCAGAUUGCAUGAUUCACUAGGUGCCACUUGGGAAAUUGUGGCAGAAUCUCACAGGAGCAAAGCUGUGCCUUGUUCUGCUUGCUUUGUUAUAUAAAACUUUAUUUUUAAUGAAUUAUUUCAUAGUAUAUUAUCCUUAGAAGCAGUCAUUCAGUGACAGCCAUUCUCCCCAUCCCAGCCUGUAUUAAUAACCAGUCAGAGAAAGUCUAGGAGAAGUGGGCAUCCUAAUGAACAUUUGUAAUUCUGACCCUGCAUGAGGGCCUUUGGAUUAGCAAGCCCUCUGUCACCUCCUUACUAGAGUAGGGUGUGCCUCACUGCGUCUCCGUUCUUUCUG >miR-26b 106 UGAGACUUGUCCCAAAGUCACACAGAACCUCAAGGGCUUGUGCUGACUCCAAGCCUGCAGAGUGGGCUCCUCCUCUAGGCUCCCCCGUGCUGUGCUCCCUCGCCCCACCCUGCC >miR-7-1 387 UGAGCCUUUAGAAGGAUCCGAAGAUCGGAUCAUUACCAUUACAGGAACACAGGACCAGAUACAGAAUGCACAGUAUUUGCUGCAGAACAGGUCAGUUUAAGUUUAGCUUUGUGUUAGCUUAUACAUACUAAAACCUUUAAAAAGCUUUUCUUCUCAAUUGAUUUUUUUCUUUUAGAAGCCAUGGUGUCUCAACCUUUUGGGGACCUAACUUCUAAACAUUCUAAUAGUUUGCCUUAAUUUUUCUUCUGCUUUCUUACUAAAAAUGAAGACAUUCAAUACUAAUCUUGCUGGAAGAAGCCUUAACCAAGCAAACUUCUCAUUUCUCUGGUGAAAACUGCUGCCAAAACCACUUGUUAAAAAUUGUACAGAGCCUGUAGAAAAUAUAGAAGAUUCAU >miR-7-3 391 GUCUCUUCCAGACUUCGGUGAGAAACCUUGUGCCAAGCAUUUUACAUACAUCAUAUCAUGCCAUCUUCAACCCUAGGACAUGGGUGUUACUGUGCCCAUGUGACAUUUGGGGAACCCAAGGCCCUGAGAAAGGCAGAAAAAUAACCCACGCAGGGACUCUCAGCCCACAAGUGAAGCUGUAAGUCAACCCCACCAGUCCAACUCCAAAUCCCAUGUCUCUGACGUGCCUGGGUGGGAGGUGGGCCCUUGGAGAUCAGACCCUGCUUCUCUCCAGGAGAACCGGGAAUGGAAAACAGGGAGGCAGCACAGAGGCAGGAAACUCAGGUGUCAUAGCUUGGCUCAGGUGAGAAGGAGGAGCUGGGCAGGGGUCUCAGACAUGGGGCAGAGGGUGGUGAAGAA >miR-9-1 102 GUCCCUUCCCUCCUACUCCCGCUGACGGGCGACCGGGAAGCUGCGGAGGUGCUGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCCGGGAGGCUGCGUGGAAGAGGCGGCGACAGCAGCCAGGAGGC >miR-9-2 461 GUCACUUCUAUAGAAUGGGAUUUUUUUUUCCUUCCUCCUUAACCUGCGCUGGAAAUUGCCGUUGGCUUUAUACAUCUCUAUAGAGAGAGGCUAAAGAGUCUUGCGUGAGAAAGAAGCAAUUUACAAUGCAAAUAGAGGCCUGUGAAGGGACGGAUGCUGCUGCUCACUCGUAACAGCUUGCUGCACCUUAAUAGCUGGUUUUAUUUUCUGAUAUUAAUAGAUGAAUUGUUGGCUAACGCUGCCGGAGAUUACUUGCUGAAAGGAAAAAGAAAAGUUCGGAAUAAACUCUGAAGGCAACAGAUCUCGUUUGGAUGUUUUAGCCGCGCACACACACAAACAGAAACCAGGUCAUAUUUACAUAAAAGGAGGAAUCUUAAGCGCGGCAAGUAUCCUGGACGACCACUCUUCGGUACUGCCAGAAAGGAUCAGGACCUGGAGUCUGGCAAGAGGAAGACAGAGGCCUGUGUGG >miR-9-3 386 GUCACUUCCCCGCGGGGCGAUUAGCCUGCGAGAGGAGGGCCGGCGGUCCAGUGCGCUGGGGGCGGCCGGGGCGCUCGAGGCUCUCUAAGCGCUCCGCGCGGGUGCCCUACGUGAGCCCCGGGACGCCGUCGAGGCAGGCCGGCAGCGCCGGUGCCAGGACGCACGGAACGGGGAGCAGGGGAGAAAUGCGCCGGGAGGGCGAGGGAGGAAGGGAACUGGGCGGGGGCUGCGGGCCUAGGUGGCGGGAGUCAGCGUGUGCGUGUGUCUGUCCAUCCCCUCUGGCUCUCCGCGUGCGCCCCAGGAUCCGGGCACGGCGUCCGCUCAGGCUCCCGCGCUCGGCAGGCAGCAGCACGUGGAGCCCACGGCGCGGCAGCGGCACUGGCUAAGG