[HTML][HTML] MYC as a target for cancer treatment

MJ Duffy, S O'Grady, M Tang, J Crown - Cancer treatment reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The MYC gene which consists of 3 paralogs, C-MYC, N-MYC and L-MYC, is one of the most
frequently deregulated driver genes in human cancer. Because of its high prevalence of …

MYC and KRAS cooperation: from historical challenges to therapeutic opportunities in cancer

S Casacuberta-Serra, Í González-Larreategui… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
RAS and MYC rank amongst the most commonly altered oncogenes in cancer, with RAS
being the most frequently mutated and MYC the most amplified. The cooperative interplay …

Molecular co-occupancy identifies transcription factor binding cooperativity in vivo

C Sönmezer, R Kleinendorst, D Imanci, G Barzaghi… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Gene activation requires the cooperative activity of multiple transcription factors at cis-
regulatory elements (CREs). Yet, most transcription factors have short residence time …

The long journey to bring a Myc inhibitor to the clinic

JR Whitfield, L Soucek - Journal of Cell Biology, 2021 - rupress.org
The oncogene Myc is deregulated in the majority of human tumors and drives numerous
hallmarks of cancer. Despite its indisputable role in cancer development and maintenance …

Taking the Myc out of cancer: toward therapeutic strategies to directly inhibit c-Myc

SK Madden, AD de Araujo, M Gerhardt, DP Fairlie… - Molecular Cancer, 2021 - Springer
Abstract c-Myc is a transcription factor that is constitutively and aberrantly expressed in over
70% of human cancers. Its direct inhibition has been shown to trigger rapid tumor regression …

Small molecule inhibitor of Igf2bp1 represses Kras and a pro-oncogenic phenotype in cancer cells

N Wallis, F Oberman, K Shurrush, N Germain… - RNA biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Igf2bp1 is an oncofetal RNA binding protein whose expression in numerous types of
cancers is associated with upregulation of key pro-oncogenic RNAs, poor prognosis, and …

Policing cancer: vitamin D arrests the cell cycle

S Bhoora, R Punchoo - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D is a steroid hormone crucial for bone mineral metabolism. In addition, vitamin D
has pleiotropic actions in the body, including anti-cancer actions. These anti-cancer …

Epigenetic Control of Translation Checkpoint and Tumor Progression via RUVBL1‐EEF1A1 Axis

M Li, L Yang, AKN Chan, SP Pokharel, Q Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic dysregulation is reported in multiple cancers including Ewing sarcoma (EwS).
However, the epigenetic networks underlying the maintenance of oncogenic signaling and …

The roles of glycolysis in osteosarcoma

Z Feng, Y Ou, L Hao - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic reprogramming is of great significance in the progression of various cancers and
is critical for cancer progression, diagnosis, and treatment. Cellular metabolic pathways …

The disordered MAX N-terminus modulates DNA binding of the transcription factor MYC: MAX

S Schütz, C Bergsdorf, B Goretzki, A Lingel… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intrinsically disordered protein MYC belongs to the family of basic helix-loop-helix
leucine zipper (bHLH-LZ) transcription factors (TFs). In complex with its cognate binding …