MYB — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS7A02G470700, designated TaMYB on bread wheat chromosome 7A, encodes a MYB-related protein with a SANT/Myb domain that localises to the nucleus and binds DNA, and is associated with transcription cis-regulatory region binding. This gene is associated with diverse biological processes including phosphoglyceride metabolism, antifungal innate immune response, fructan and brassinosteroid anabolism, photoprotection, photoperiodism, and pre-harvest sprouting. It has been linked to numerous agronomic traits such as grain iron and zinc content, grain protein content, test weight, biomass yield, grain yield per plant, harvest index, leaf chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, drought sensitivity, coleoptile length, stand establishment, plant vigor, and spike size. Additional associations include tiller number, abscisic acid content, sugar content, proline content, and cytoplasmic male sterility. Related genes in other species link the family to further developmental processes.