osa-miR171i-3p: Osa-mir171i-3p is a microRNA that has been studied in relation to its target genes and their expression levels. In a study, the expression levels of several target genes were authenticated for different miRNAs, including osa-mir171i-3p [PMC8472271]. The study observed the expected opposing expression relationships between miRNAs and their target genes, including osa-mir171i-3p and its target gene MSH3 [PMC8472271]. Another gene of interest is XPC, which is predicted to be a target gene of gma-miR167i and is involved in DNA damage recognition during global genomic repair [PMC8472271]. The study suggests that gma-miR167i, osa-mir171i-3p, and mtr-miR395a may play important roles in the DNA repair process in rice [PMC8472271]. The expression levels of gma-miR167i, osa-mir171i-3p, and mtr-miR395a show contrasting patterns compared to their predicted target genes XPC, MSH3, and RAD51B [PMC8472271]. The relative transcript levels of several miRNAs were found to be similar to the sequencing results, including osa-mir171i-3p. However, some miRNAs showed contrasting expression patterns compared to the sequencing results [PMC8472271]. Additionally, the study confirmed a 3 nt shift for osa-mir171-i3p and found a higher expression level for this microRNA [PMC4570225].