[HTML][HTML] Gene transactivation and transrepression in myc-driven cancers

M Scafuro, L Capasso, V Carafa, L Altucci… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
MYC is a proto-oncogene regulating a large number of genes involved in a plethora of
cellular functions. Its deregulation results in activation of MYC gene expression and/or an …

[HTML][HTML] MYC deregulation in primary human cancers

M Kalkat, J De Melo, KA Hickman, C Lourenco… - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
MYC regulates a complex biological program by transcriptionally activating and repressing
its numerous target genes. As such, MYC is a master regulator of many processes, including …

[HTML][HTML] MYC—master regulator of the cancer epigenome and transcriptome

CJ Poole, J Van Riggelen - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Overexpression of MYC is a hallmark of many human cancers. The MYC oncogene has long
been thought to execute its neoplastic functions by acting as a classic transcription factor …

[HTML][HTML] MYC function and regulation in physiological perspective

RK Jha, F Kouzine, D Levens - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
MYC, a key member of the Myc-proto-oncogene family, is a universal transcription amplifier
that regulates almost every physiological process in a cell including cell cycle, proliferation …

The MYC enhancer-ome: long-range transcriptional regulation of MYC in cancer

O Lancho, D Herranz - Trends in cancer, 2018 - cell.com
MYC is one of the most important oncogenes in cancer. Indeed, MYC is upregulated in 50–
60% of all tumors. MYC overexpression can be achieved through a variety of mechanisms …

Genomic and proteomic analysis reveals a threshold level of MYC required for tumor maintenance

CM Shachaf, AJ Gentles, S Elchuri, D Sahoo, Y Soen… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
MYC overexpression has been implicated in the pathogenesis of most types of human
cancers. MYC is likely to contribute to tumorigenesis by its effects on global gene …

[HTML][HTML] The quest for targets executing MYC-dependent cell transformation

M Hartl - Frontiers in oncology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
MYC represents a transcription factor with oncogenic potential converting multiple cellular
signals into a broad transcriptional response, thereby controlling the expression of …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling the Master: Chromatin Dynamics at the MYC Promoter Integrate Developmental Signaling

O Zaytseva, LM Quinn - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
The transcription factor and cell growth regulator MYC is potently oncogenic and estimated
to contribute to most cancers. Decades of attempts to therapeutically target MYC directly …

Acting locally and globally: Myc's ever-expanding roles on chromatin

NV Varlakhanova, PS Knoepfler - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Myc regulates key cellular processes including cell cycle, differentiation, and apoptosis. It
has long been thought to direct these functions by acting solely as a classic transcription …

MYC in oncogenesis and as a target for cancer therapies

A Albihn, JI Johnsen, MA Henriksson - Advances in cancer research, 2010 - Elsevier
Abstract MYC proteins (c-MYC, MYCN, and MYCL) regulate processes involved in many if
not all aspects of cell fate. Therefore, it is not surprising that the MYC genes are deregulated …