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MYB transcription factors and their role in Medicinal plants

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Transcription factors are multi-domain proteins that regulate gene expression in eukaryotic organisms. They are one of the largest families of proteins, which are structurally and functionally diverse. While there are transcription factors that are plant-specific, such as AP2/ERF, B3, NAC, SBP and WRKY, some transcription factors are present in both plants as well as other eukaryotic organisms. MYB transcription factors are widely distributed among all eukaryotes. In plants, the MYB transcription factors are involved in the regulation of numerous functions such as gene regulation in different metabolic pathways especially secondary metabolic pathways, regulation of different signalling pathways of plant hormones, regulation of genes involved in various developmental and morphological processes etc. Out of the thousands of MYB TFs that have been studied in plants, the majority of them have been studied in the model plants like Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa etc. The study of MYBs in other plants, especially medicinal plants, has been comparatively limited. But the increasing demand for medicinal plants for the production of biopharmaceuticals and important bioactive compounds has also increased the need to explore more number of these multifaceted transcription factors which play a significant role in the regulation of secondary metabolic pathways. These studies will ultimately contribute to medicinal plants’ research and increased production of secondary metabolites, either through transgenic plants or through synthetic biology approaches. This review compiles studies on MYB transcription factors that are involved in the regulation of diverse functions in medicinal plants.

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Thakur, S., Vasudev, P.G. MYB transcription factors and their role in Medicinal plants. Mol Biol Rep 49, 10995–11008 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-022-07825-z

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