CsMYB73 Transcription Factor

Regulates Theanine Accumulation

Directly binds promoters of CsGGT2 and CsGGT4, activating the hydrolase while suppressing the synthetase to precisely control theanine accumulation at the transcriptional level.

Chang, Manman · Sun, Ying · Maoyin, Fu · Jingyu, Ma · Gao, Yang · Chen, Qi · Liu, Linlin · Zhang, Zhaoliang · Wan, Xiaochun · Sun, Jun

Horticulture Research 2024

Advantages

CsGGT4 exhibits higher theanine synthesis catalytic efficiency than CsGGT2

CsMYB73 directly binds CsGGT2 and CsGGT4 promoters

CsMYB73 activates CsGGT2 and suppresses CsGGT4

CsMYB73 negatively correlates with theanine accumulation