Table 2. Prediction of rice miRNA targets.
| MicroRNA | Target protein family | Target gene names (no. of mismatches) |
|---|---|---|
| miR-39 | GRAS domain proteins (SCARECROW-like) | Os.2406 (1), Os.20826 (1), Os.21578 (1), Os.31716 (1), Os.46878 (2) |
| miR-1 | Unknown protein | Os.19366 (3) |
| miR-4 | Similarity to Arabidopsis putative MAP3K α protein kinase | Os.27038 (3) |
| Similarity to Arabidopsis mucin-like protein | Os.23008 (3) | |
| MRP-like ABC transporter | AJ535074 (3) | |
| Unknown or hypothetical proteins | Os.1798 (3), Os.35458 (3), Os.38137 (3), AK062268 (3), AK062967 (3), AK068031 (3), AK100013 (3), AK100599 (3) | |
| miR-5 | Similarity to Arabidopsis trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase | Os.25244 (0) |
| miR-10 | Putative Cf2/Cf5 disease resistance protein | Os.24878 (3) |
| Unknown protein | Os.11923 (3) | |
| miR-13 | Similarity to Arabidopsis aluminum-induced-like protein | Os.9392 (3) |
| Putative protein | AK064680 (3) | |
| miR-15 | PDR-like ABC transporter | AJ535053 (0) |
Prediction was performed as described by Rhoades et al. (21). Rice genes are labeled by their UniGene numbers or accession numbers in GenBank. For each gene, the number of mismatches between the miRNA and the mRNA is tallied in parentheses.