Table 4.

Top 20 target genes associated with stress responses.

Locus ID	miRNA	Rate	Description
At5g43760	miR854	0.88	A member of the 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase family involved in the biosynthesis of VLCFA
At5g47250	miR472	0.79	Disease resistance protein
At3g20710	miR859	0.79	F-box/Kelch-repeat protein
At2g36890*	miR847	0.60	Myb-like transcription factor MYB38
At4g28310	miR837-5p	0.60	Unknown protein
At5g41410	miR414	0.55	Homeodomain protein required for ovule identity
At2g25980	miR846	0.53	Jacalin lectin family protein
At5g57590	miR396	0.52	Mutant complemented by E coli Bio A gene encoding 7,8-diaminopelargonic acid aminotransferase
At1g49750	miR854	0.47	Leucine-rich repeat family protein
At5g39710	miR400	0.47	Similar to pentatricopeptide (PPR) repeat-containing protein
At3g13690	miR419	0.47	Protein kinase family protein
At3g18980	miR859	0.45	F-box family protein
At5g43730	miR472	0.45	Disease resistance protein
At2g32760	miR414	0.43	Unknown protein
At1g74840*	miR863-5p	0.43	Myb family transcription factor
At1g80340	miR835-5p	0.42	Encodes a protein with gibberellin 3 β-hydroxylase activity
At1g26210	miR414	0.41	unknown protein
At2g17830	miR859	0.41	F-box family protein
At4g14680	miR395	0.40	ATP sulfurylase
At5g61480	miR870	0.38	Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane protein kinase

The targets were predicted with the expression dataset of stress treatments. The rate indicates the fraction of runs in which the gene was predicted as a positive in 200 runs. * indicates the gene reported to be involved in the stress responses.