c-MYB oncogene-like genes encoding three MYB repeats occur in all major plant lineages

Since the identification of the first plant MYB-like protein, the Zea mays factor C1, the number of MYB-related genes described has greatly increased. All of the more than 150 plant MYB-like proteins known so far contain either two or only one sequence-related helix-turn-helix motif in their DNA-binding domain. Animal c-MYB genes contain three such helix-turn-helix motif-encoding repeats (R1R2R3 class genes). It has therefore been concluded that R2R3-MYB genes are the plant equivalents of c-MYB and that there are significant differences in the basic structure of MYB genes of plants and animals. Here, we describe expressed R1R2R3-MYB genes from Physcomitrella patients++ and Arabidopsis thaliana, designated PpMYB3R-1 and AtMYB3R-1. The amino acid sequences of their DNA-binding domains show high similarity to those of animal MYB factors, and less similarity to R2R3-MYB proteins from plants. In addition, R1R2R3-MYB genes were identified in different plant evolutionary lineages including mosses, ferns and monocots. Our data show that a DNA-binding domain consisting of three MYB repeats existed before the divergence of the animal and plant lineages. R1R2R3-MYB genes may have a conserved function in eukaryotes, and R2R3-MYB genes may predominantly regulate plant-specific processes which evolved during plant speciation.     

拟南芥R2R3-MYB类转录因子在环境胁迫中的作用

MYB转录因子是植物转录因子中最大的家族之一,以含有保守的MYB结构域为共同特征,分为三个亚族（R1／2-MYB、R2R3-MYB和R1R2R3-MYB）,其中含有两个MYB结构域的R2R3-MYB成员最多,广泛参与植物次生代谢调控、细胞形态发生、胁迫应答、分生组织形成及细胞周期控制等。近年来,R2R3-MYB在植物逆境胁迫中的作用引起了广泛关注,本文综述了拟南芥R2R3-MYB蛋白在环境胁迫响应中作用的研究进展。     

杨树MYB转录因子家族基因应答盐胁迫表达特性分析

MYB转录因子家族是植物中数量最多的转录因子家族之一,在植物次生代谢调节、信号转导和抗逆等生物过程起重要作用。根据MYB转录因子结构域组成差异可分4个亚家族：即1R-MYB（MYB-relaed）、R2R3-MYB、3R-MYB和4R-MYB。其中,R2R3-MYB亚家族数量最多,可进一步分为22个亚组;利用生物信息学分析杨树MYB转录因子蛋白序列的保守结构域、系统发生、基因组定位、氨基酸组成和理化性质等;参照拟南芥MYB转录因子功能,预测杨树MYB转录因子功能;基于84K杨转录组测序和RT-qPCR分析,从301个杨树MYB转录因子基因中筛选出69个应答盐胁迫基因（P≤0.05）。其中,上调表达基因32个,下调表达基因37个。该研究可为进一步研究杨树MYB家族基因功能提供参考依据。