Lignins: biosynthesis and biological functions in plants

Q Liu, L Luo, L Zheng - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Lignin is one of the main components of plant cell wall and it is a natural phenolic polymer
with high molecular weight, complex composition and structure. Lignin biosynthesis …

MYB transcription factors—master regulators of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and diverse developmental and stress responses

DS Pratyusha, DVL Sarada - Plant Cell Reports, 2022 - Springer
Phenylpropanoids, the largest class of natural products including flavonoids, anthocyanins,
monolignols and tannins perform multiple functions ranging from photosynthesis, nutrient …

MYB repressors as regulators of phenylpropanoid metabolism in plants

D Ma, CP Constabel - Trends in plant science, 2019 - cell.com
The phenylpropanoid pathway gives rise to lignin, flavonoids, and other metabolites and is
regulated by MYB transcription factors. Many R2R3-MYB transcriptional activators are …

Arabidopsis MYB4 plays dual roles in flavonoid biosynthesis

XC Wang, J Wu, ML Guan, CH Zhao, P Geng… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Flavonoids are major secondary metabolites derived from the plant phenylpropanoid
pathway that play important roles in plant development and also have benefits for human …

MYB transcription factors as regulators of phenylpropanoid metabolism in plants

J Liu, A Osbourn, P Ma - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Phenylpropanoid-derived compounds represent a diverse family of secondary metabolites
that originate from phenylalanine. These compounds have roles in plant growth and …

MYB transcription factors as regulators of secondary metabolism in plants

Y Cao, K Li, Y Li, X Zhao, L Wang - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
MYB transcription factors (TFs), as one of the largest gene families in plants, play important
roles in multiple biological processes, such as plant growth and development, cell …

Secondary cell walls: biosynthesis, patterned deposition and transcriptional regulation

R Zhong, ZH Ye - Plant and cell physiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Secondary walls are mainly composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses (xylan and
glucomannan) and lignin, and are deposited in some specialized cells, such as tracheary …

MYB20, MYB42, MYB43, and MYB85 regulate phenylalanine and lignin biosynthesis during secondary cell wall formation

P Geng, S Zhang, J Liu, C Zhao, J Wu, Y Cao… - Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Lignin is a phenylpropanoid-derived polymer that functions as a major component of cell
walls in plant vascular tissues. Biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acid Phe provides …

The R2R3-MYB transcription factor gene family in maize

H Du, BR Feng, SS Yang, YB Huang, YX Tang - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
MYB proteins comprise a large family of plant transcription factors, members of which
perform a variety of functions in plant biological processes. To date, no genome-wide …

NtMYB4 and NtCHS1 are critical factors in the regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis and are involved in salinity responsiveness

S Chen, F Wu, Y Li, Y Qian, X Pan, F Li… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
High levels of salinity induce serious oxidative damage in plants. Flavonoids, as
antioxidants, have important roles in reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging. In the …