Table 7. Functional targets of the microRNA families in the aphid-specific set of genes (retrieved from the existing literature).

Micro-RNA	Target Gene family
mir156 [93]	SPL2, SPL3, SPL4, SPL10
mir157 [93]	SPL family members, including SPL3,4, and 5
mir159 [94], [95]	MYB 107, MYB 116, MYB33, MYB65, TCP2, TCP3, TCP4, TCP10, TCP24
mir160 [93]	ARF family members (ARF10, ARF16, ARF17)
mir163 [96]	SAMT family members. miR163, is highly expressed in A. thaliana diploids but down-regulated in A. thaliana autotetraploids and repressed in A. arenosa and A. suecica.
mir165 [97]	HD-ZIPIII family members including PHV, PHB, REV, ATHB-8, and ATHB-15
mir166 [97]	HD-ZIPIII family members including PHV, PHB, REV, ATHB-8, and ATHB-15
mir167 [93]	ARF family members ARF6 and ARF8.
mir169 [93]	HAP2 family members
mir172 [94]	several genes containing AP2 domains
mir319 [97], [98]	TCP family members.
mir395 [97]	APS and AST family members.
mir397 [97], [99]	targets several Laccase family members
mir403 [99]	AGO2 and AGO3
mir472 [100]	Several CC-NBS-LRR family members.
mir859 [92]	Several F-box family members.

Most, but not all were affected by the aphid treatment.