The MYC oncogene — the grand orchestrator of cancer growth and immune evasion

R Dhanasekaran, A Deutzmann… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
The MYC proto-oncogenes encode a family of transcription factors that are among the most
commonly activated oncoproteins in human neoplasias. Indeed, MYC aberrations or …

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 …

Alternative approaches to target Myc for cancer treatment

C Wang, J Zhang, J Yin, Y Gan, S Xu, Y Gu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
The Myc proto-oncogene family consists of three members, C-MYC, MYCN, and MYCL,
which encodes the transcription factor c-Myc (hereafter Myc), N-Myc, and L-Myc …

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 …

Sulfopin is a covalent inhibitor of Pin1 that blocks Myc-driven tumors in vivo

C Dubiella, BJ Pinch, K Koikawa, D Zaidman… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
The peptidyl-prolyl isomerase, Pin1, is exploited in cancer to activate oncogenes and
inactivate tumor suppressors. However, despite considerable efforts, Pin1 has remained an …

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 …

The isomerase PIN1 controls numerous cancer-driving pathways and is a unique drug target

XZ Zhou, KP Lu - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Targeted drugs have changed cancer treatment but are often ineffective in the long term
against solid tumours, largely because of the activation of heterogeneous oncogenic …

Reciprocal antagonism of PIN1-APC/CCDH1 governs mitotic protein stability and cell cycle entry

S Ke, F Dang, L Wang, JY Chen, MT Naik, W Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Induced oncoproteins degradation provides an attractive anti-cancer modality. Activation of
anaphase-promoting complex (APC/CCDH1) prevents cell-cycle entry by targeting crucial …

Mission possible: advances in MYC therapeutic targeting in cancer

BL Allen-Petersen, RC Sears - BioDrugs, 2019 - Springer
MYC is a master transcriptional regulator that controls almost all cellular processes. Over the
last several decades, researchers have strived to define the context-dependent …

Arsenic targets Pin1 and cooperates with retinoic acid to inhibit cancer-driving pathways and tumor-initiating cells

S Kozono, YM Lin, HS Seo, B Pinch, X Lian… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Arsenic trioxide (ATO) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) combination safely cures fatal acute
promyelocytic leukemia, but their mechanisms of action and efficacy are not fully …