Table 1 Distinct sugarcane pri-miRNAs identified in this study

miR156^a

EST

TC110664

SsMIR156b/c

UGACAGAAGAGAGUGAGCAC

5'

0(0)

411

0.81

Yes

miR159^a

EST

TC79108

SsMIR159

UUUGGAUUGAAGGGAGCUCUG

3'

0(0)

265

0.78

Yes

miR167^a

EST

TC105794

SsMIR167

UGAAGCUGCCAGCAUGAUCUG

5'

0(0)

193

0.93

Yes

miR168^a

EST

TC97302

SsMIR168

UCGCUUGGUGCAGAUCGGGAC

5'

0(0)

104

0.86

Yes

miR169

EST

TC105581

SsMIR169

UAGCCAAGGAUGACUUGCCGG

5'

0(1)

148

0.92

Yes

miR396^a

EST

CA240723

SsMIR396

UUCCACAGCUUUCUUGAACUG

5'

0(0)

134

1.02

Yes

miR827

EST

CA215078

SsMIR827

UUAGAUGACCAUCAGCAAACA

3'

0(1)

140

1.01

Yes

miR408^a

EST

TC108481

SsMIR408a

CUGCACUGCCUCUUCCCUGGC

3'

0(1)

215

0.67

Yes

EST

TC74315

SsMIR408b

CUGCACUGCCUCUUCCCUGGC

3'

0(1)

283

0.80

Yes

miR437

EST

CA185316^c

SsMIR437a

AAAGUUAGAGAAGUUUGACUU

3'

0

195

1.36

Yes

EST

CA191146^c

SsMIR437b

AAAGUUAGACAAGUUUGACAU

3'

2

233

0.92

Yes

EST

CA300436^c

SsMIR437c

AAAGUUAGAGAAGUCUGACUU

3'

1

197

1.36

Yes

miR444

EST

CA186150

SsMIR444a

UGCAGUUGUUGCCUCAAGCUU

3'

0

105

1.31

Yes

EST

CA105916

SsMIR444b

UGCAGUUGUUGCCUCAAGCUU/UUGUGGCUUUCUUGCAAGUUG

3'

0

132

1.24

Yes

EST

TC110432

SsMIR444c

UGCAGUUGUUGUCUCAAGCUU/UGUUGUCUCAAGCUUGCUGCC

3'

0

152

1.20

Yes

miR528

EST

CA290495

SsMIR528

UGGAAGGGGCAUGCAGAGGAG

5'

0

94

0.86

Yes

miR1128

EST

CA222833^c

SsMIR1128

UACUACUCCCUCCGUCCCAAA

5'

1

275

1.17

No

miR1432

BAC

FJ348731

SsMIR1432

CUCAGGAAAGAUGACACCGAC

5'

1

118

1.15

Yes

miR319^b

EST

TC87836

SsMIR319

UUGGACUGAAGGGUGCUCCC

3'

0(0)

n.d.

n.d.

Yes