High-throughput deep sequencing reveals that microRNAs play important roles in salt tolerance of euhalophyte Salicornia europaea

Table 3 Conserved miRNA targets and their putative functions

miRNA family	Target genes	Target gene function	Conserved with ^a
miRNA family	Target genes	Target gene function	ath	osa
seu-miR156	Unigene3854	SBP-domain protein	+	+
seu-miR156	Unigene48452	SBP-domain protein	+	+
seu-miR159/319	Unigene43114	TCP transcription factor	+	+
seu-miR160	Unigene15333	Auxin response factor	+	+
seu-miR160	Unigene36580	Auxin response factor	+	+
seu-miR162	Unigene15364	Argonaute and Dicer protein		+
seu-miR164	Unigene18186	NAC transcription factor	+	+
seu-miR169	Unigene51126	NF-YA	+	+
seu-miR171	Unigene31557	Scarecrow-like protein 15	+	+
seu-miR394	Unigene56779	F-box protein	+	+
seu-miR396	Unigene14465	Growth-regulating factor	+	+
seu-miR396	Unigene6660	Growth-regulating factor	+	+
seu-miR397	Unigene16755	Laccase	+	+
seu-miR397	Unigene53694	Laccase	+	+
seu-miR399	Unigene7095	ABC transporter	+	+
seu-miR403	Unigene15373	AGO5	+

ISSN: 1471-2229