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Background  Myc-like regulatory factors carrying the basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) domain belong to a large superfamily of transcriptional factors (TFs) present in all eukaryotic kingdoms. In plants, the representatives of this superfamily regulate diverse biological processes including growth and development as well as response to various stresses. As members of the regulatory MBW complexes, they participate in biosynthesis of flavonoids. In wheat, only one member ( TaMyc1 ) of the Myc-like TFs family has been studied, while structural and functional organization of further members remained uncharacterized. From two Myc-subfamilies described recently in the genomes of Triticeae tribe species, we investigated thoroughly the members of the subfamily I which includes the  TaMyc1  gene.    Results  Comparison of the promoter regions of the  Myc  subfamily I members in wheat suggested their division into two groups (likely homoeologous sets):  TaMyc-1  ( TaMyc-A1 / TaMyc1 ,  TaMyc-B1 ,  TaMyc-D1 ) and  TaMyc-2  ( TaMyc-A2  and  TaMyc-D2 ). It was demonstrated that the  TaMyc-D1  copy has lost its functionality due to the frame shift mutation. The study of functional features of the other four copies suggested some of them to be involved in the biosynthesis of anthocyanins. In particular,  TaMyc-B1  is assumed to be a co-regulator of the gene  TaC1-A1  (encoding R2R3-Myb factor) in the MBW regulatory complex activating anthocyanin synthesis in wheat coleoptile. The mRNA levels of the  TaMyc-A1 ,  TaMyc-B1 ,  TaMyc-A2  and  TaMyc-D2  genes increased significantly in wheat seedlings exposed to osmotic stress. Salinity stress induced expression of  TaMyc-B1  and  TaMyc-A2 , while  TaMyc-A1  was repressed.    Conclusions  The features of the structural and functional organization of the members of subfamily I of Myc-like TFs in wheat were determined. Myc-like co-regulator ( TaMyc-B1 ) of anthocyanin synthesis in wheat coleoptile was described for the first time. The Myc-encoding genes presumably involved in response to drought and salinity were determined in wheat. The results obtained are important for further manipulations with  Myc  genes, aimed on increasing wheat adaptability.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12870-019-1639-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Myc-like transcriptional factors in wheat: structural and functional organization of the subfamily I members