Table 2.
Predicted targets of Cd-responsive miRNAs and their function annotations
| MiR ID | Targets | Target function |
| miR162a | DCL1 | miRNA processing |
| miR528 | OsDCL1 | miRNA processing |
| miR168b/a | ARGONAUTE protein | miRNA processing; plant development |
| miR166i/e/m/k/g | HD-Zip transcription factors | Lateral root development and leaf polarity |
| miR171g/b/a | Scarecrow-like transcription factors | Floral development |
| miR390 | Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein kinases | Signal transduction; stimulus response |
| miR396d | Growth regulating factor transcription factors, rhodenase-like proteins, kinesin-like protein B | Flower and leaf development |
| miR156l/k/a | Squamosa-promoter-binding protein transcription factors | Plant phase transition; shoot development |
| miR444b.1 | MADS-box transcription factors | Unknown |
| miR1432 | EF-hand proteins | Signal transduction |