The MYC oncogene — the grand orchestrator of cancer growth and immune evasion

R Dhanasekaran, A Deutzmann… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
The MYC proto-oncogenes encode a family of transcription factors that are among the most
commonly activated oncoproteins in human neoplasias. Indeed, MYC aberrations or …

Metabolomics in cancer research and emerging applications in clinical oncology

DR Schmidt, R Patel, DG Kirsch… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer has myriad effects on metabolism that include both rewiring of intracellular
metabolism to enable cancer cells to proliferate inappropriately and adapt to the tumor …

Targeting cancer stem cell pathways for cancer therapy

L Yang, P Shi, G Zhao, J Xu, W Peng, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Since cancer stem cells (CSCs) were first identified in leukemia in 1994, they have been
considered promising therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. These cells have self-renewal …

A probabilistic classification tool for genetic subtypes of diffuse large B cell lymphoma with therapeutic implications

GW Wright, JD Phelan, ZA Coulibaly, S Roulland… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
The development of precision medicine approaches for diffuse large B cell lymphoma
(DLBCL) is confounded by its pronounced genetic, phenotypic, and clinical heterogeneity …

Ribosomal proteins and human diseases: molecular mechanisms and targeted therapy

J Kang, N Brajanovski, KT Chan, J Xuan… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis are fundamental rate-limiting steps for cell
growth and proliferation. The ribosomal proteins (RPs), comprising the structural parts of the …

Metabolic codependencies in the tumor microenvironment

P Dey, AC Kimmelman, RA DePinho - Cancer Discovery, 2021 - AACR
Metabolic reprogramming enables cancer cell growth, proliferation, and survival. This
reprogramming is driven by the combined actions of oncogenic alterations in cancer cells …

Regulation of cancer cell metabolism: oncogenic MYC in the driver's seat

Y Dong, R Tu, H Liu, G Qing - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer cells must rewire cellular metabolism to satisfy the demands of unbridled growth and
proliferation. As such, most human cancers differ from normal counterpart tissues by a …

Small-molecule MYC inhibitors suppress tumor growth and enhance immunotherapy

H Han, AD Jain, MI Truica, J Izquierdo-Ferrer, JF Anker… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Small molecules that directly target MYC and are also well tolerated in vivo will provide
invaluable chemical probes and potential anti-cancer therapeutic agents. We developed a …

Asparagine couples mitochondrial respiration to ATF4 activity and tumor growth

AS Krall, PJ Mullen, F Surjono, M Momcilovic… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Mitochondrial respiration is critical for cell proliferation. In addition to producing ATP,
respiration generates biosynthetic precursors, such as aspartate, an essential substrate for …

MYC: a complex problem

SK Das, BA Lewis, D Levens - Trends in cell biology, 2023 - cell.com
The MYC protooncogene functions as a universal amplifier of transcription through
interaction with numerous factors and complexes that regulate almost every cellular process …