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Table 3 Characterization of predicted Physcomitrella miRNA targets. Sequences of predicted Physcomitrella targets can be found at Physcomitrella patens resource cosmoss [77].

From: Evidence for the rapid expansion of microRNA-mediated regulation in early land plant evolution

miRNA

Predicted Physcomitrella target

Gene annotation (Best hit identified by BLASTX)

Category

Comment

Hits significance

1–22

T_1-22

MUR3; Xyloglucan galactosyltransferase [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Cell wall

 

1,00E-40

1–39

T_1-39

Mucin-like protein [Oryza sativa (japonica cultivar-group)]

Cell wall

Water-holding

5,00E-36

1–63

T1_1-63

Putative protein kinase (Dsk1) [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

 

6,00E-70

 

T2_1-63

OJ000315_02.1; similar to protein phosphatase type 2C [Oryza sativa (japonica cultivar-group)]

Regulation

 

2,00E-16

 

T3_1-63

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase, cyclophilin type [Medicago truncatula]

Regulation/Defense

Cyclophilins are predicted targets in mammals

2,00E-11

2–28

T_2-28

No significant hit found.

   

2–42

T_2-42

Rhodanese like protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Defense/S-Metabolism

Detoxification; in Arabidopsis miR396b is predicted to target a rhodanese-like domain containing protein [78]

1,00E-50

2–88

T1_2-88

Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase-like protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

N-Metabolism

Serine metabolism; only needed in non-photosynthetic organs

0.0

 

T2_2-88

No significant hit found.

   

3–14

T1_3-14

Membrane protein-like [Oryza sativa (japonica cultivar-group)]

n.a.

 

3,00E-19

 

T2_3-14

No significant hit found.

   

3–36

T_3-36

No significant hit found.

   

3–79

T_3-79

Ferredoxin-nitrite reductase [Physcomitrella patens]

N-Metabolism

 

4,00E-168

3–91

T1_3-91

Kelch repeat-containing F-box family protein, putative, expressed [Oryza sativa (japonica cultivar-group)]

Regulation

F-Box proteins are predicted targets of miR393 and miR394 in Arabidopsis [78]

7,00E-57

 

T2_3-91

No significant hit found.

   

4–67

T_4-67

ThiJ/PfpI [Mycobacterium sp. KMS]

S-Metabolism

Thiamin biosynthesis

5,00E-36

5–21

T_5-21

Basic 2S albumin [Helianthus annuus]

Seed/Spore

Seed storage protein

6,00E-22

5–33

T_5-33

Conserved hypothetical protein [Medicago truncatula]

n.a.

 

7,00E-21

miR160-1, miR160-2

T_miR160-1/2

Aspartate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.1) [Pinus pinaster]

N-Metabolism

Several isoenzymes known from Arabidopsis, differential accumulation of mRNAS w.r.t. organ

3,00E-38

miR160-1, miR160-2, miR160-3, miR160-4

T_miR160-1/2/3/4

Auxin response factor 10 [Oryza sativa]

Regulation

Transcription factor

7,00E-131

miR160-2, miR160-3, miR160-4

T_miR160-2/3/4

No significant hit found.

   

miR160-3

T_miR160-3

Intracellular pathogenesis-related protein-like protein [Physcomitrella patens]

Defense

 

7,00E-68

miR166

T_miR166

Class III homeodomain-leucine zipper protein HB10 [Physcomitrella patens]

Regulation

Transcription factor

0.0

miR167

T1_miR167

Putative mitochondrial processing peptidase [Oryza sativa]

Protein localisation

Cleaves signal peptide in mitochondria

3,00E-148

 

T2_miR167

Delta-COP (coatomer delta subunit) [Zea mays]

Protein localisation

Vesicle transport, poplar miR168 is predicted to target vesicle coat protein complex COPI [79]

2,00E-63

miR171-1

T_miR171-1

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase-like [Oryza sativa]

Cell wall

 

6,00E-14

miR319-1

T_miR319-1

Nucleotide binding [Arabidopsis thaliana] & WD repeat protein-like [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

Putative transcription factor

2,00E-109 & 4,00E-93

miR408

T1_miR408

Protein carrier [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Protein localisation

Predicted targets for miR408: Peptide chain release factor; plantacyanin [59]

2,00E-39

 

T2_miR408

Copper ion binding/electron transporter [Arabidopsis thaliana] gb|AAB95306.1| putative phytocyanin [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Defense

Redox catalyst

2,00E-16

 

T3_miR408

Phytocyanin homolog [Pinus taeda]

Defense

Redox catalyst

1,00E-14

 

T4_miR408

Hypothetical protein P0592C05.16 [Oryza sativa]

n.a.

 

9,00E-11

 

T5_miR408

Putative blue copper binding protein [Oryza sativa]

Defense

Redox catalyst

1,00E-11

miR414

T1_miR414

TIF3H1; translation initiation factor [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

 

4,00E-131

 

T2_miR414

Hypothetical protein OSJNBb0016H12.28 [Oryza sativa]

n.a.

 

3,00E-85

 

T3_miR414

Protein disulfide isomerase-like PDI-M [Physcomitrella patens]

Regulation

PDI is a regulator of chloroplast translational activation [80]

4,00E-67

 

T4_miR414

Putative heterotrimeric G protein beta subunit [Physcomitrella patens]

Regulation

Signal transduction

2,00E-66

 

T5_miR414

RNA binding [Arabidopsis thaliana] & Pre-mRNA splicing factor cwc22, putative, expressed [Oryza sativa (japonica cultivar-group)]

Regulation

Splicing/Cell cycle

2,00E-58 & 4,00E-56

 

T6_miR414

AC069474_30 nascent polypeptide associated complex (NAC) alpha chain, putative [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

Translation, protein targeting

3,00E-40

 

T7_miR414

Hypothetical protein P0665A11.10 [Oryza sativa]

n.a.

 

3,00E-25

 

T8_miR414

ELM2; AT-rich interaction region; Homeodomain-related [Medicago truncatula] & putative MYB family transcription factor [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

Transcription factor (MYB)

3,00E-24 & 5,00E-23

 

T9_miR414

No significant hit found.

   
 

T10_miR414

No significant hit found.

   
 

T11_miR414

No significant hit found.

   
 

T12_miR414

No significant hit found.

   

miR418

T_miR418

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase, cyclophilin type [Medicago truncatula]

Regulation/Defense

Cyclophilins are predicted targets in mammals

1,00E-91

miR419

T_miR419

Dreg-2 like protein [Oryza sativa] & phospho-glycolate phosphatase [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

Signal transduction phosphatase

8,00E-82 & 2,00E-79

miR473-2

T1_miR473-2

Protein translocase/protein transporter [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Protein localisation

 

8,00E-38

 

T2_miR473-2

PSAG_ARATH Photosystem I reaction center subunit V, chloroplast precursor (PSI-G) [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Photo-synthesis

 

2,00E-32

 

T3_miR473-2

No significant hit found.

   

miR477

T1_miR477

Peptidylprolyl isomerase D (cyclophilin D) [Rattus norvegicus]

Regulation/Defense

Cyclophilins are predicted targets in mammals

6,00E-43

 

T2_miR477

Transcription factor/zinc ion binding CONSTANS-like [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

Transcription Factor

1,00E-22

 

T3_miR477

Transcription factor/zinc ion binding CONSTANS-like [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

Transcription factor

2,00E-20

 

T4_miR477

Putative cyclophilin-40 [Oryza sativa]

Regulation/Defense

Cyclophilins are predicted targets in mammals

4,00E-16

 

T5_miR477

No significant hit found.

   
 

T6_miR477

No significant hit found.

   

miR473-1, miR477

T_miR473-1/miR477

No significant hit found.

   

miR533-2

T_miR533-2

Hydrolase-like protein [Oryza sativa] & chloroplast Phyllo [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Metabolism/Regulation

Phylloquinone biosynthesis; homology to lysophospholipase region of PHYLLO locus.

5,00E-16 & 2,00E-14

miR534-1

T1_miR534-1

Inorganic pyrophosphatase [Nitrosospira multiformis]

Metabolism

 

4,00E-21

 

T2_miR534-1

BTB/POZ domain protein (BLADE-ON-PETIOLE 2) [Arabidopsis thaliana]

Regulation

Leaf and floral patterning

7,00E-11

  1. Experimentally verified targets are underlined, n.a.: no category assignment.