BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PLANT MYB TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS FAMILY
<i>MYB </i>genes are widely distributed in higher plants and comprise one of the largest transcription factors, which are characterized by the presence of a highly conserved MYB domain at their N-termini. Over the past decades, biochemical and molecular characterizations of MYB were extensively studied and were reported to be involved in many physiological and biochemical processes. This review describes the current knowledge of their structural characteristics, classification, multi-functionality, mechanism of combinational control, evolution, and function redundancy. It shows that the MYB transcription factors play a key role in plant development, such as secondary metabolism, hormone signal transduction, disease resistance, cell shape, organ development, etc. Furthermore, the expression of some members of the MYB family shows tissue-specificity