Table 3

Conservation of miRNAs in cotton and other plants

Embryophyte

Eudicots

Monocots

miRNA

Moss

Thale-cress

Cottonwood

Grape

Cotton

Rice

Sorghum

Maize

156/157

3

12

11

9

H,P,M,S

12

5

11

159

3

6

3

H,N,M,T

6

2

4

160

9

3

8

6

H,M,T

6

5

6

162

2

3

1

H,P,M,S

2

1

164

3

6

4

H,N,P,M,T

6

3

4

165/166

13

9

17

8

H,N,P,M,T,S

14

7

13

167

1

4

8

5

H,N,P,M,T

10

7

9

168

2

2

1

H,N,M,T

2

1

2

169

14

32

25

H

17

9

11

170/171

2

4

14

9

H,P,M

9

6

11

172

5

9

4

H,N,P,M,T,S

4

5

5

319

5

3

9

5

H

2

1

4

390

3

2

4

1

H,P,M,T

1

393

2

4

2

H,P,M

2

1

1

394

2

2

3

P

1

2

2

396

2

7

4

H,P

6

3

4

397

2

3

2

H,M

2

398

3

3

3

P,M

2

399

6

12

9

H,P

11

9

6

408

2

1

1

1

H,M

1

1

479

1

1

P

472/482

1

4

1

H,P,S

530

2

H

1

535

4

5

H,M

1

827

1

1

H,P,S

3

828

1

2

H,T

894

1

H

H, homology; P, precursors detected; M, microarrays; N, Northern validated; T, targets identified; S, miRNA* sequenced. Numbers represent the number of precursor loci deposited in miRBase 13.0. Moss, Physcomitrella patens (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. in B. S. G.; thale-cress, Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.; grape, Vitis vinifera L.; black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray) Brayshaw; cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L.; rice, Oryza sativa L.; sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench; and maize, Zea mays L.

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