Highlights•Most miRNAs are lineage-specific.•MIR genes evolve rapidly and show much
divergence.•MIR genes may keep originating from target genes.•miRNA–target pairs may co …

In the long evolutionary history, plant has evolved elaborate regulatory network to control
functional gene expression for surviving and thriving, such as transcription factor‐regulated …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of endogenous, non-coding RNAs, which is 20–24 nucleotide
long, regulate the expression of its target genes post-transcriptionally and play critical roles …

Highlights•Genomic data strongly support the emergence of miRNAs via genic inverted
repeats.•miRNAs acquire new functions via neofunctionalization and target site …

Twenty years have elapsed since the discovery of a microRNA (miRNA) gene in
Caenorhabditis elegans. Based on growing research progress, we are approaching the …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous approximate 22 nucleotide (nt) small non-coding
regulatory RNAs that play important roles in plants by targeting mRNAs for cleavage or …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are 21–23 nucleotide (nt) non-coding RNAs that play a key role in
regulating the expression of protein-coding genes at post-transcriptional levels in plants and …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, single‐stranded, noncoding RNAs that play a crucial role in
basic physiological and morphological processes and in response to various stresses in …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are essential non-coding riboregulators of gene expression in plants
and animals. In plants, miRNAs guide their effector protein named ARGONAUTE (AGO) to …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant new class of non-coding∼ 20–24 nt small RNAs. To
date, 872 miRNAs, belonging to 42 families, have been identified in 71 plant species by …