title: One billion years of Myb.
abstract: The v-myb oncogene of the avian myeloblastosis virus has led to the discovery of a large and growing family of myb-related genes in a wide variety of eukaryotes including animals, plants, fungi and slime molds. The Myb-related proteins contain a highly conserved sequence, often present in multiple tandem repeats which constitute a DNA-binding domain. These proteins generally function in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation, often by coregulating gene expression along with DNA-binding proteins of other classes. This review focuses on the evolution of the myb gene family and the role of these genes in development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305-5324, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lipsick
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015513:Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009857:Oncogenes
chemical_list: D015513:Oncogene Proteins