Therapeutic targeting of “undruggable” MYC

V Llombart, MR Mansour - EBioMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary c-MYC controls global gene expression and regulates cell proliferation, cell
differentiation, cell cycle, metabolism and apoptosis. According to some estimates, MYC is …

MYC: a multipurpose oncogene with prognostic and therapeutic implications in blood malignancies

SE Ahmadi, S Rahimi, B Zarandi, R Chegeni… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
MYC oncogene is a transcription factor with a wide array of functions affecting cellular
activities such as cell cycle, apoptosis, DNA damage response, and hematopoiesis. Due to …

EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis

J Wang, X Yu, W Gong, X Liu, KS Park, A Ma… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Canonically, EZH2 serves as the catalytic subunit of PRC2, which mediates H3K27me3
deposition and transcriptional repression. Here, we report that in acute leukaemias, EZH2 …

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 …

Cyclin D1, cancer progression, and opportunities in cancer treatment

S Qie, JA Diehl - Journal of molecular medicine, 2016 - Springer
Mammalian cells encode three D cyclins (D1, D2, and D3) that coordinately function as
allosteric regulators of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and CDK6 to regulate cell cycle …

Ubiquitin ligases in oncogenic transformation and cancer therapy

D Senft, J Qi, ZA Ronai - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
The cellular response to external stress signals and DNA damage depends on the activity of
ubiquitin ligases (E3s), which regulate numerous cellular processes, including homeostasis …

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 …

The roles of E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer progression and targeted therapy

C Sampson, Q Wang, W Otkur, H Zhao… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitination is one of the most important post‐translational modifications which plays a
significant role in conserving the homeostasis of cellular proteins. In the ubiquitination …

MYC degradation

AS Farrell, RC Sears - Cold Spring …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The MYC oncoprotein is an essential transcription factor that regulates the expression of
many genes involved in cell growth, proliferation, and metabolic pathways. Thus, it is …

An overview of MYC and its interactome

M Conacci-Sorrell, L McFerrin… - Cold Spring …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
This review is intended to provide a broad outline of the biological and molecular functions
of MYC as well as of the larger protein network within which MYC operates. We present a …