Table 2 Information of plant miRNAs and their targets in Carya cathayensis

cca-miR27

contig06943

cca-miR38

contig23321

LOM1

contig24104

LOM3

miR156

Juvenile-to-adult transition

Squamosa promoter-binding protein, putative (SBP)

[43]

contig03115

SPL9

contig20796

SPL10

miR160

Flower organs development

Auxin response factors (ARF)

[44]

miR166

Leaf polarity; shoot apical meristem and lateral organ formation

Class III homeodomain leucine zipper protein (HD-ZIP III)

[27, 28]

contig26884

HD-ZIP III

miR167

Reproductive development, fertility of anthers

ARF

[32]

miR168

miRNA pathway regulation

Argonaute 1(AGO1)

[45]

contig19324

AGO1

miR169

Juvenile-to-adult transition

Nuclear Factor Y, Subunit A1 (NF-YA 1)

[46]

contig23375

NF-YA1

miR171

Flower development

Lost Meristems (LOM)

[30]

contig04244

LOM1

contig09385

LOM3

contig23998

LOM3

miR172

Juvenile-to-adult transition

Apetala2 (AP2)

[1]

contig05419

TOE2

contig05202

TOE1

miR319

Flower development

TCP Domain Protein(TCP)

[47]

miR390

Developmental timing and patterning

TAS3 transcripts

[48]