Table 3.
The functional involvement of conserved miRNAs in selected beverage-, fiber-, and other-crops.
| Plant species | miRNA | Target genes | Functional involvement | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERAGE CROPS | ||||
| Coffee (Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora) | miR167 | Auxin response factor | Development, stress response | Chaves et al., 2015 |
| miR159e | Medium chain reductase/dehydrogenases | Development, stress response | Loss-Morais et al., 2014 | |
| miR393 | Transport inhibitor-like protein, DNA-binding proteins, GRR1-like protein | Chitin, cold, salt stress, and water deprivation | Akter et al., 2014 | |
| miR171 | GRAS family transcription factors | Development, metabolism | Chaves et al., 2015 | |
| miR390 | TAS3 | Development, cellular signaling pathways | ||
| Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) | miR156 | SBP/SPL transcription factors | Plant growth, development | Zhu and Luo, 2013 |
| Cold Stress response | ||||
| miR171 | GRAS family transcription factors | Development, stress response | ||
| miR397 | Laccase | Stress responses | ||
| miR399 | Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme | Stress responses | ||
| miR408 | Plastocyanin-like | Cold stress | Zhang et al., 2014 | |
| NON-FOOD CROPS | ||||
| Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) | miR156 | SBP/SPL transcription factors | Development, stress response | Wang and Zhang, 2015 |
| miR172 | AP2, SPL3 | Flower development, phase change | ||
| miR319 | MYB protein | Controlled leaf development | ||
| miR396 | Callose synthase | Cotton fiber development | Zhang et al., 2007 | |
| miR167a | ARF transcription factors | Salt stress tolerance | Yin et al., 2012 | |
| miR395 | APS1 | Wang et al., 2013 | ||
| miR397a/b | Laccase | |||
| miR399a | UBC24 enzyme | |||
| Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) | miR156 | SPL | Development, stress response | Guo et al., 2011 |
| miR160/167 | ARF transcription factors | Development, stress response | Frazier et al., 2010 | |
| miR164 | NAC transcription factors | Lateral root development | ||
| miR169 | NFY | Development, drought | ||
| miR171 | GRAS domain transcription factors | Development, growth | ||
| miR172 | AP2, SPL3 | Development, stress response | ||
| MiR319 | MYB protein | Development | ||
| miR393 | ARF and AFB | Development, stress response | ||
| miR166 | Leucine-rich (LRR) repeat family | Disease resistance | Guo et al., 2011 | |
| miR399 | 4-Coumarate-coenzyme A ligase | Stress response | ||
| miR408 | Response to wounding and topping | Tang et al., 2012 | ||