Reflecting on 25 years with MYC
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Just over 25 years ago, MYC, the human homologue of a retroviral oncogene, was identified. Since that time, MYC research has been intense and the advances impressive. On reflection, it is astonishing how each incremental insight into MYC regulation and function has also had an impact on numerous biological disciplines, including our understanding of molecular oncogenesis in general. Here we chronicle the major advances in our understanding of MYC biology, and peer into the future of MYC research.
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G4s have been predominantly associated with the promoters of oncogenes such as MYC, KIT or KRAS, where their stabilization is associated with suppressed oncogene expression.
“While G4s have been predominantly associated with the promoters of oncogenes such as MYC, KIT or KRAS (23–25), where their stabilization is associated with suppressed oncogene expression”
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- Authors
- Meyer, N., & Penn, L. Z.
- Affiliations
- Amgen (Canada) (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Penn, Linda Z.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Cancer
- Published
- 2008-12
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 976-990
- ISSN
- 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
- 1474-1768
- OpenAlex
- W1965254413
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- FWCI
- 6.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
- Keywords
- c-Myc, oncogenes, retroviral oncogenes, MYC regulation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Neoplasms, Oncogenes, Translocation, Genetic, Viruses, Genes, myc, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Mice
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