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MYC

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MYC
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesMYC, MRTL, MYCC, bHLHe39, c-Myc, v-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog, MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor, Genes, myc, c-myc
External IDsOMIM: 190080; MGI: 97250; HomoloGene: 31092; GeneCards: MYC; OMA:MYC - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002467
NM_001354870

NM_001177352
NM_001177353
NM_001177354
NM_010849

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002458
NP_001341799

NP_001170823
NP_001170824
NP_001170825
NP_034979

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 127.74 – 127.74 MbChr 15: 61.86 – 61.86 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYC gene[5] which is a member of the Myc family of transcription factors. The protein contains basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) structural motif.

Function

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This gene is a proto-oncogene and encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein that plays a role in cell cycle progression, apoptosis and cellular transformation. The encoded protein forms a heterodimer with the related transcription factor MAX. This complex binds to the E box DNA consensus sequence and regulates the transcription of specific target genes. Amplification of this gene is frequently observed in numerous human cancers. Translocations involving this gene are associated with Burkitt lymphoma and multiple myeloma in human patients. There is evidence to show that translation initiates both from an upstream, in-frame non-AUG (CUG) and a downstream AUG start site, resulting in the production of two isoforms with distinct N-termini. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017].

As a drug target

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Under normal circumstances, c-Myc through its bHLHZip domain heterodimerizes with other transcription factors such as MAD, MAX, and MNT. Myc/Max dimers activate gene transcription, while Mad/Max and Mnt/Max dimers inhibit the activity of Myc.[6] c-MYC is over expressed in the majority of human cancers and in cancers where it is overexpressed, it drives proliferation of cancer cells.[7][8]

A recombinant form of c-Myc called Omomyc in which four residues are mutated has been produced.[9] Omomyc heterodimers with c-Myc and inhibits c-Myc transcriptional activity. When the mouse cancer cell line NIH3T3 is treated with Omomyc, it inhibits proliferation.[9] In a mouse model of cancer in which cancer cells were genetically engineered to conditionally express Omomyc, Omomyc triggered tumor regression which was accompanied by reduced proliferation and increased apoptosis of the tumor tissue.[10]

The Omomyc displays high affinity for MAX (Myc-associated protein X) and for enhancer box element CACGTG DNA sequences, that result in the uncoupling of cellular proliferation from normal growth factor regulation and contribute to many of the phenotypic hallmarks of cancer.[11]

The recombinantly produced Omomyc miniprotein has been developed as a drug (OMO-103) and is currently in clinical trials.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000136997Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022346Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "MYC MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor [ Homo sapiens (human) ]". Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  6. ^ Dang CV, McGuire M, Buckmire M, Lee WM (February 1989). "Involvement of the 'leucine zipper' region in the oligomerization and transforming activity of human c-myc protein". Nature. 337 (6208): 664–6. Bibcode:1989Natur.337..664D. doi:10.1038/337664a0. PMID 2645525. S2CID 4326525.
  7. ^ Madden SK, de Araujo AD, Gerhardt M, Fairlie DP, Mason JM (January 2021). "Taking the Myc out of cancer: toward therapeutic strategies to directly inhibit c-Myc". Molecular Cancer. 20 (1): 3. doi:10.1186/s12943-020-01291-6. PMC 7780693. PMID 33397405.
  8. ^ Dhanasekaran R, Deutzmann A, Mahauad-Fernandez WD, Hansen AS, Gouw AM, Felsher DW (January 2022). "The MYC oncogene - the grand orchestrator of cancer growth and immune evasion". Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology. 19 (1): 23–36. doi:10.1038/s41571-021-00549-2. PMC 9083341. PMID 34508258.
  9. ^ a b Soucek L, Helmer-Citterich M, Sacco A, Jucker R, Cesareni G, Nasi S (November 1998). "Design and properties of a Myc derivative that efficiently homodimerizes". Oncogene. 17 (19): 2463–72. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1202199. PMID 9824157. S2CID 22684888.
  10. ^ Soucek L, Whitfield J, Martins CP, Finch AJ, Murphy DJ, Sodir NM, Karnezis AN, Swigart LB, Nasi S, Evan GI (October 2008). "Modelling Myc inhibition as a cancer therapy". Nature. 455 (7213): 679–83. Bibcode:2008Natur.455..679S. doi:10.1038/nature07260. PMC 4485609. PMID 18716624. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  11. ^ Massó-Vallés D, Soucek L (April 2020). "Blocking Myc to Treat Cancer: Reflecting on Two Decades of Omomyc". Cells. 9 (4): 883. doi:10.3390/cells9040883. PMC 7226798. PMID 32260326.
  12. ^ "Results revealed from phase I clinical trial of the first drug to successfully inhibit the MYC gene, which drives many common cancers". European Organisation for. Research and Treatment of Cancer. 25 October 2022 – via EurekAlert!.

Further reading

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