Figure 1

<p>Identification and analysis of <i>Arabidopsis</i> miRNAs and targets. (A) Flowchart for the prediction of miRNAs and their targets. (B) Validation of predicted targets for 13 non-conserved miRNAs. Positions of dominant 5′ RACE products (no. 5′ ends at position/total no. 5′ ends sequenced) are indicated by vertical arrows in the expanded regions. Predicted cleavage sites are indicated by a bolded nucleotide at position ten relative to the 5′ end of the miRNA or miRNA-variant. Positions of gene-specific primers are indicated with horizontal arrows above gene diagrams.