Table 5 Location in the genome, miRNA sequence and number of mapped reads for the 20 putative novel miRNAs identified in maize varieties

zma-miRX01

chr01|95866804: 95866892

AUGGAGUGGAUUGAGGGGGCU

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX02

chr01|224709986:224710116

AUCCGGUACAAACGAACAAGGCCU

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX03

chr10|5127325: 5127461

AGAGUGGACAGUUGACGCCGGCCC

22.0

21.4

21.6

21.9

zma-miRX04

chr10|12355028: 12355155

AAUACAUGUGGAUUGAGCUCAAUA

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX05

chr10|71614450: 71614580

AUCCGACAGAAACGAACAAGGCCU

24.8

24.4

24.7

25.2

zma-miRX06

chr10|120859137:120859262

UAUUCGAGAACGGAUGUAGUACAU

31.1

33.9

31.1

33.9

zma-miRX07

chr10|145006838:145006964

AUUAGGGUAGAACCGAACAAGCCU

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX08

chr02|30270820: 30270916

AAUACAUGUGGAUUGAGCUCAAUA

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX09

chr02|144495862:144495992

AUCCGACGCAAACGAACAAGGCCU

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX10

chr02|203809131:203809256

AGGGUAUUGAUAGGACUAUAAUCC

28.6

28.1

29.5

28.9

zma-miRX11

chr02|229799695:229799756

GGGGAUGUAGUUCAGAUGGUAGAA

29.7

30.1

29.5

29.7

zma-miRX12

chr03|162601521:162601594

UGUUUGGGAUUAUAAUCUGCC

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX13

chr03|178085743:178085863

AAAUACUGUAGAAGCCGCAGCCGC

–

17.2

–

–

zma-miRX14

chr04|100693925:100694040

AGAGUGGACAGUUGACGCCGGCCC

–

–

–

–

zma-miRX15

chr05|144731639:144731774

ACGAGAGAGGACGUCAGGGGACGA

–

–

–

–

zma-MIR16

chr05|174841383:174841471 chr05|174842606:174842694 chr05|174912223:174912311 chr05|174938499:174938587

CUGAGCAAAAAAACACGACUAAG

–

–

–

–

zma-MIR17

chr07|104640325:104640456

AUUCCGGAACAAACGAACACACCC

–

–

–

–

zma-MIR18

chr07|123915132:123915213

UUUGAGAUUCGUAGCUUUUAC

–

–

–

–

zma-MIR19

chr08|61110522: 61110652

AUCUGACACAAACGAACAAGGCCU

–

–

–

–

zma-MIR20

chr08|171925082:171925167

ACGGAUCAAAUCUAUGGUGAGAUU

35.1

36.2

34.7

35.1