MYB transcription factors in Arabidopsis
2010
Dubos, Christian | Lepiniec, Loic | Stracke, Ralf | Grotewold, Erich | Weisshaar, Bernd | Martin, Cathie | Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech | Department of Biology, Genome Research ; Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University | Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology Center ; The Ohio State University [Columbus] (OSU) | Norwich ; John Innes Centre [Norwich] ; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
The MYB family of proteins is large, functionally diverse and represented in all eukaryotes. Most MYB proteins function as transcription factors with varying numbers of MYB domain repeats conferring their ability to bind DNA. In plants, the MYB family has selectively expanded, particularly through the large family of R2R3-MYB. Members of this family function in a variety of plant-specific processes, as evidenced by their extensive functional characterization in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). MYB proteins are key factors in regulatory networks controlling development, metabolism and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. The elucidation of MYB protein function and regulation that is possible in Arabidopsis will provide the foundation for predicting the contributions of MYB proteins to the biology of plants in general.
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