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Table 1 Classification and distribution of the five type MIR159/319 genes

From: Evolution of MIR159/319 microRNA genes and their post-transcriptional regulatory link to siRNA pathways

Type

Definition

Number of genes

Number of species

 

Da

seqb

strc

MIRd

cane

all

MIRd

cane

all

1

> 60

yes

yes

226

5

231

71

4

71

2

≤ 60

no

no

6

13

19

4

4

6

3

> 60

yes

no

4

0

4

3

0

3

4

> 60

no

yes

5

6

11

4

3

7

5

> 60

no

no

9

3

12

8

2

10

  1. a Distance (number of nucleotides) between miR159/319 and miR159/319* sequences
  2. b Whether two additional well-conserved sequences are present between miR159/319 and miR159/319*
  3. c Whether an extended stem structure without any branch is present.
  4. d Number of collected or identified stem-loops of MIR159/319 genes.
  5. e Number of candidate MIR159/319 genes