Table 1. Function of miRNAs validated by experiments in plants.
| miRNA | Conservation | Targets | Functions | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| miR156 | Conserved | SPL | Development | 102 |
| miR159 | Conserved | MYB, SGN-U567133 | Signaling pathway and development | 103,28 |
| miR160 | Conserved | ARF | Seed germination | 104 |
| miR163 | Non-conserved | PXMT1, FAMT | Metabolite biosynthesis | 105 |
| miR165/166 | Conserved | HD-ZIPIII | Leaf and vascular development | 106 |
| miR167 | Conserved | ARF | Signaling pathway, flower development | 107 |
| miR172 | Conserved | AP2 | Signaling pathway, flower development, stress response | 108 |
| miR173 | Non-conserved | TAS1, TAS2 | Uncharacterized | 109 |
| miR319 | Conserved | TCP | Flower development | 110 |
| miR390 | Conserved | TAS | Development | 111 |
| miR395 | Conserved | Sulfate transporter | Sulfate transport | 112 |
| miR396 | Conserved | GRF, bHLH74, HaWRKY6 | Leaf development, heat tolerance | 27,113,26 |
| miR400 | Non-conserved | PPR | Heat tolerance | 114 |
| miR408 | Conserved | Gene coding Copper ion binding protein | Copper homeostasis | 115 |
| miR444 | Non-conserved | MADS57 | Tillering development, nutrition accumulation | 115 |
| miR472 | Non-conserved | CNLs | Pathogen resistance | 116 |
| miR482 | Non-conserved | NBS-LRR | Pathogen resistance | 117 |
| miR820 | Non-conserved | DRM2 | Epigenetic silencing | 118 |
| miR824 | Non-conserved | AGL16 | Stomata development, plant flowering | 119 |
| miR828 | Non-conserved | MYB2 | Fiber development | 120 |
| miR842/846 | Non-conserved | Jacalin lectin | Vegetative storage | 121 |
| miR858 | Non-conserved | MYB2 | Fiber development | 120 |
| miR1512 | Non-conserved | Gene coding copine-like calmodulin-binding protein | Nodule development | 122 |
| miR1863 | Non-conserved | Os06g38480 | DNA methylation | 122 |
| miR4376 | Non-conserved | Ca2+-ATPase | Flower and fruit development | 123 |
| miR5200 | Non-conserved | FTL1/2 | Flowering initiation | 124 |
| miR6019 | Non-conserved | NB-LRR/LRR | Pathogen resistance | 125 |
| miR6020 | Non-conserved | NB-LRR/LRR | Pathogen resistance | 125 |
| miR7695 | Non-conserved | Nramp6 | Pathogen resistance | 126 |
Abbreviations: AGL16, agamous-like 16; AP2, apetala2-like transcription factor; ARF, auxin response factor; bHLH74, basic Helix-Loop-Helix 74; CNLs, coiled-coil nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat; DRM2, domains rearranged methyltransferase 2; FTL1/2, flowering locus T-like1/2; FAMT, farnesoic acid carboxyl methyltransferase; GRF, growth regulating factor; HD-ZIPIII, class III homeodomain-leucine zipper transcriptional factor; Nramp6, natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 6; NBS-LRR, nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat; PPR, pentatricopeptide repeat; SGN-U567133, encoding a protein with unknown function; SPL, squamosa-promoter binding protein-like; TAS, tasiRNA-generating; TCP, teosinte branched1/cycloidea/proliferating cell factor.