Table 5.6 Nutrient deficiency responsive MIRNA families. Names marked in bold are most
studied/functionally validated and conserved MIR families along with their validated targets
(in bracket)
Stress
MIRNA family
Plant
References
P-deficiency
MIR399 (PHO2), MIR827
(NLA)
Arabidopsis,
Oryza sativa
Du et al. (2016), Bari et al.
(2006), Xu et al. (2013), and
Kant et al. (2011)
166, 169,396, 397,399,
159, 408, 1510, 482, 2109,
1512, 3508, 4416, 3522, 4376
Soybean
Xu et al. (2013)
156, 159, 166, 167, 164,
169, 395. 399, 171
Maize
Du et al. (2016)
399, 827, 163, 865, 391, 160
Arabidopsis
Lundmark et al. (2010)
159, 167, 399, 408, 1122, 1125,
1135, 1136, 1136, 408
Triticum
Zhao et al. (2013) and
Zualaga et al. (2017)
miR399, miR827, miR2111
Nicotiana
Huen et al. (2018)
N-deficiency 169 (NFYA), MIR827 (NLA)
Arabidopsis,
Maize
Zhao et al. (2011), Yang
et al. (2019), and Kant et al.
(2011)
164, 172, 398, 397, 827,
408, 169, 399, 528, 167, 395,
319, 160, 168
Maize
Xu et al. (2011)
169, 171, 395, 397, 398,
399, 408, 827, 857, 160, 780,
826, 842, and 846
Arabidopsis
Liang et al. (2012)
159, 159, 160, 164, 167,
399, 408, 1117 and 1120
Triticum
Sinha et al. (2015)
S-deficiency
395 (AtSULTR2;1, AtAPS4,
AtAPS1)
Arabidopsis
Jones-Rhoades and Bartel
(2004) and Kawashima et al.
(2009)
K-deficiency 444 (MADS box TFs)
Oryza sativa
Yan et al. (2014)
Cudeficiency
miR398, miR397, miR407,
miR857
A .thaliana
Yamasaki et al. (2007),
Abdel-Ghany and Pilon
(2008), and Shahbaz and
Pilon (2019)
Fedeficiency
miR159, miR169, miR172,
miR173, miR394
A .thaliana
Waters et al. (2012)
miR167, miR397, miR398,
miR408
Phaseolus
vulgaris
Valdes-Lopez et al. (2010)
B-deficiency miR393, miR160, miR3946,
miR159, miR782, miR3946,
miR7539, miR164, miR6260,
miR5929, miR6214, miR3946
and miR3446, miR5037
Citrus
sinensis
Lu et al. (2015)
Zndeficiency
miR171g-5p, miR397b-5p,
miR398a-5p, WmiR528-5p,
nov-miR1, nov-miR4,
nov-miR6, nov-miR23,
nov-miR26, nov-mi38
Oryza sativa
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studied/functionally validated and conserved MIR families along with their validated targets
(in bracket)
Stress
MIRNA family
Plant
References
P-deficiency
MIR399 (PHO2), MIR827
(NLA)
Arabidopsis,
Oryza sativa
Du et al. (2016), Bari et al.
(2006), Xu et al. (2013), and
Kant et al. (2011)
166, 169,396, 397,399,
159, 408, 1510, 482, 2109,
1512, 3508, 4416, 3522, 4376
Soybean
Xu et al. (2013)
156, 159, 166, 167, 164,
169, 395. 399, 171
Maize
Du et al. (2016)
399, 827, 163, 865, 391, 160
Arabidopsis
Lundmark et al. (2010)
159, 167, 399, 408, 1122, 1125,
1135, 1136, 1136, 408
Triticum
Zhao et al. (2013) and
Zualaga et al. (2017)
miR399, miR827, miR2111
Nicotiana
Huen et al. (2018)
N-deficiency 169 (NFYA), MIR827 (NLA)
Arabidopsis,
Maize
Zhao et al. (2011), Yang
et al. (2019), and Kant et al.
(2011)
164, 172, 398, 397, 827,
408, 169, 399, 528, 167, 395,
319, 160, 168
Maize
Xu et al. (2011)
169, 171, 395, 397, 398,
399, 408, 827, 857, 160, 780,
826, 842, and 846
Arabidopsis
Liang et al. (2012)
159, 159, 160, 164, 167,
399, 408, 1117 and 1120
Triticum
Sinha et al. (2015)
S-deficiency
395 (AtSULTR2;1, AtAPS4,
AtAPS1)
Arabidopsis
Jones-Rhoades and Bartel
(2004) and Kawashima et al.
(2009)
K-deficiency 444 (MADS box TFs)
Oryza sativa
Yan et al. (2014)
Cudeficiency
miR398, miR397, miR407,
miR857
A .thaliana
Yamasaki et al. (2007),
Abdel-Ghany and Pilon
(2008), and Shahbaz and
Pilon (2019)
Fedeficiency
miR159, miR169, miR172,
miR173, miR394
A .thaliana
Waters et al. (2012)
miR167, miR397, miR398,
miR408
Phaseolus
vulgaris
Valdes-Lopez et al. (2010)
B-deficiency miR393, miR160, miR3946,
miR159, miR782, miR3946,
miR7539, miR164, miR6260,
miR5929, miR6214, miR3946
and miR3446, miR5037
Citrus
sinensis
Lu et al. (2015)
Zndeficiency
miR171g-5p, miR397b-5p,
miR398a-5p, WmiR528-5p,
nov-miR1, nov-miR4,
nov-miR6, nov-miR23,
nov-miR26, nov-mi38
Oryza sativa
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