Fig. 4

Functional inference of dominant RncRNAs associated with miRNAs. a Potential miRNA binding sites identification for lncRNA11041 and lncRNA11205. b Model of functional roles of lncRNA and miRNAs, associated with target genes. c FPKM values of lncRNA11041 along the infection at different stages. d FPKM values of lncRNA11205 along the infection at different stages. e The relative expressions (REs) of lncRNA11041 by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) in non-inoculated control (CK) and infected samples (INF). f The REs of lncRNA11205 by qRT-PCR in CK and INF. g The REs of Laccase in rubber tree mesophyll protoplasts overexpressing lncRNA11041 (lnc11041+) and control (ctl). h The REs of ASP in rubber tree mesophyll protoplasts overexpressing lncRNA11205 (lnc11205+) and control (ctl). All the used miRNAs of rubber tree were listed in Additional file 1: Table S2. Values were presented as the mean ± SE of three independent experiments and * indicated significant differences (P < 0.05)