ERK signalling: a master regulator of cell behaviour, life and fate

H Lavoie, J Gagnon, M Therrien - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The proteins extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2 are the downstream
components of a phosphorelay pathway that conveys growth and mitogenic signals largely …

[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 …

Ribosome biogenesis in disease: new players and therapeutic targets

L Jiao, Y Liu, XY Yu, X Pan, Y Zhang, J Tu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The ribosome is a multi-unit complex that translates mRNA into protein. Ribosome
biogenesis is the process that generates ribosomes and plays an essential role in cell …

Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions

K Dörner, C Ruggeri, I Zemp, U Kutay - The EMBO journal, 2023 - embopress.org
The assembly of ribosomal subunits is a highly orchestrated process that involves a huge
cohort of accessory factors. Most eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis factors were first identified …

Target gene-independent functions of MYC oncoproteins

A Baluapuri, E Wolf, M Eilers - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
Oncoproteins of the MYC family are major drivers of human tumorigenesis. Since a large
body of evidence indicates that MYC proteins are transcription factors, studying their function …

MYC, metabolism, and cancer

ZE Stine, ZE Walton, BJ Altman, AL Hsieh, CV Dang - Cancer discovery, 2015 - AACR
The MYC oncogene encodes a transcription factor, MYC, whose broad effects make its
precise oncogenic role enigmatically elusive. The evidence to date suggests that MYC …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-cancer alterations of the MYC oncogene and its proximal network across the cancer genome atlas

FX Schaub, V Dhankani, AC Berger, M Trivedi… - Cell systems, 2018 - cell.com
Although the MYC oncogene has been implicated in cancer, a systematic assessment of
alterations of MYC, related transcription factors, and co-regulatory proteins, forming the …

Mechanisms of oncogene-induced replication stress: jigsaw falling into place

P Kotsantis, E Petermann, SJ Boulton - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Oncogene activation disturbs cellular processes and accommodates a complex landscape
of changes in the genome that contribute to genomic instability, which accelerates mutation …

tRNA fragments (tRFs) guide Ago to regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally in a Dicer-independent manner

C Kuscu, P Kumar, M Kiran, Z Su, A Malik, A Dutta - Rna, 2018 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
tRNA related RNA fragments (tRFs), also known as tRNA-derived RNAs (tdRNAs), are
abundant small RNAs reported to be associated with Argonaute proteins, yet their function is …

[HTML][HTML] MYC on the path to cancer

CV Dang - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
The MYC oncogene contributes to the genesis of many human cancers. Recent insights into
its expression and function have led to therapeutic opportunities. MYC's activation by …