Identification of conserved and novel microRNAs in Porphyridium purpureum via deep sequencing and bioinformatics

Table 4 Summary of target genes predicted in P. purpureum

	Conserved miRNAs			Novel miRNAs
Software	miRNA number	Target gene number	Translational inhibition/cleavage loci	miRNA number	Target gene number	Translational inhibition/cleavage loci
psRobot	177	5784	3950/2244	37	792	403/428
TargetFinder	181	12102	8270/2652	41	1661	1553/356
Total	186	14958		41	2184

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