The role of ubiquitination and deubiquitination in cancer metabolism

T Sun, Z Liu, Q Yang - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming, including enhanced biosynthesis of macromolecules, altered
energy metabolism, and maintenance of redox homeostasis, is considered a hallmark of …

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 …

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 …

MYC: connecting selective transcriptional control to global RNA production

TR Kress, A Sabò, B Amati - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Two opposing models have been proposed to describe the function of the MYC oncoprotein
in shaping cellular transcriptomes: one posits that MYC amplifies transcription at all active …

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 …

MYC protein interactome profiling reveals functionally distinct regions that cooperate to drive tumorigenesis

M Kalkat, D Resetca, C Lourenco, PK Chan, Y Wei… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Transforming members of the MYC family (MYC, MYCL1, and MYCN) encode transcription
factors containing six highly conserved regions, termed MYC homology boxes (MBs). By …

Clinical relevance of molecular characteristics in Burkitt lymphoma differs according to age

B Burkhardt, U Michgehl, J Rohde, T Erdmann… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
While survival has improved for Burkitt lymphoma patients, potential differences in outcome
between pediatric and adult patients remain unclear. In both age groups, survival remains …

Non-transcriptional control of DNA replication by c-Myc

D Dominguez-Sola, CY Ying, C Grandori, L Ruggiero… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
The c-Myc proto-oncogene encodes a transcription factor that is essential for cell growth and
proliferation and is broadly implicated in tumorigenesis. However, the biological functions …

[HTML][HTML] MYC assembles and stimulates topoisomerases 1 and 2 in a “topoisome”

SK Das, V Kuzin, DP Cameron, S Sanford, RK Jha… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
High-intensity transcription and replication supercoil DNA to levels that can impede or halt
these processes. As a potent transcription amplifier and replication accelerator, the proto …

The c-MYC oncoprotein, the NAMPT enzyme, the SIRT1-inhibitor DBC1, and the SIRT1 deacetylase form a positive feedback loop

A Menssen, P Hydbring, K Kapelle… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) represents an NAD+-dependent deacetylase that
inhibits proapoptotic factors including p53. Here we determined whether SIRT1 is …