Synonymous Codon Usage Bias of MYB Transcription Factors in Plants
Previous studies showed that the plant MYB(V-myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog) transcription factor played an important role in response to adversity stress,but very limited reports on sugarcane MYB transcription factors were found.During the investigation of synonymous codon usage in maize,sorghum and rice MYB family transcription factor genes,we found highly conserved in protein sequence and similarity in codon usage for MYB transcription factor among the three different but related plant species though some codon usage being different.In addition,the bias of codon usage was affected by base composition of the gene in some degree.The results presented in the present study not only provide the basis for the further functional prediction of MYB transcription factor gene family in sugarcane,but also for the interaction analysis between different members of the MYB family.