Table 1.
miRNAs and their targets in plants
| miRNA | Consensus (18 nt) | Known targetsa,b |
|---|---|---|
| miR156 | GACAGAAGAGAGTGAGCA | SPL transcription factors |
| miR159 | TTGGATTGAAGGGAGCTC | MYB transcription factors, NOZZLE (NZL) |
| miR160 | GCCTGGCTCCCTGTATGC | ARF transcription factors |
| miR162 | CGATAAACCTCTGCATCC | DCL1 |
| miR164 | GGAGAAGCAGGGCACGTG | NAC transcription factors |
| miR166 | CGGACCAGGCTTCATTCC | HDZip transcription factors |
| miR167 | GAAGCTGCCAGCATGATC | ARF transcription factors, IAA-ALANINE RESISTANT 3 (IAR3) |
| miR168 | CGCTTGGTGCAGGTCGGG | AGO1 |
| mir169 | AGCCAAGGATGACTTGCC | CCAAT-HAP2 transcription factors |
| mir171 | TTGAGCCGTGCCAATATC | GRAS transcription factors |
| miR172 | GAATCTTGATGATGCTGC | AP2 transcription factors |
| miR319 | TGGACTGAAGGGAGCTCC | TCP transcription factors |
| miR390 | AGCTCAGGAGGGATAGCG | TAS RNA |
| miR393 | CCAAAGGGATCGCATTGA | TIR1 proteins, F-BOX proteins |
| miR394 | TGGCATTCTGTCCACCTC | F-BOX proteins |
| miR395 | TGAAGTGTTTGGGGGAAC | ATP sulfurylases, sulfate transporters |
| miR396 | TCCACAGCTTTCTTGAAC | GRF transcription factors, MMG4.7, FLUORESCENT IN BLUE LIGHT (FLU) |
| miR397 | CATTGAGTGCAGCGTTGA | Laccases |
| miR398 | GTGTTCTCAGGTCACCCC | Cu/Zn SODs, CytC oxidase protein subunit, Copper chaperone (CCS) |
| miR399 | GCCAAAGGAGATTTGCCC | Ubiquitin conjugating E2 enzyme |
| miR408 | TGCACTGCCTCTTCCCTG | Blue copper proteins, Laccases, P-TYPE ATPase (PAA2), PAC1 (Proteasome component) |
| miR827 | TAGATGACCATCAGCAAA | SPX proteins |
aTarget genes were grouped according to their functions.
bNew targets experimentally validated in this study are indiacted in bold.