Encodes a MIXTA-like MYB gene NOECK (NOK). Loss of function mutations show an increased number of branchpoints in leaf trichomes suggesting a role in negative regulation of trichome branching.
Computational Description
myb domain protein 106 (MYB106); FUNCTIONS IN: DNA binding, sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity; INVOLVED IN: trichome branching, regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; EXPRESSED IN: 18 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 7 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: SANT, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001005), Homeodomain-like (InterPro:IPR009057), Myb, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR014778), Myb transcription factor (InterPro:IPR015495), Homeodomain-related (InterPro:IPR012287), HTH transcriptional regulator, Myb-type, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR017930); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: myb domain protein 16 (TAIR:AT5G15310.1); Has 8850 Blast hits to 8247 proteins in 477 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 708; Fungi - 505; Plants - 5831; Viruses - 3; Other Eukaryotes - 1803 (source: NCBI BLink).
