Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 03 — Molecular

MYC

bHLH-LZ transcription factor; master oncogene amplified or overexpressed in >50% of cancers. Drives ribosome biogenesis and cell cycle entry via E-box/MAX binding. Protein-level targeting is difficult; BET bromodomain inhibitors (JQ1) suppress MYC transcription indirectly.

Also known as: c-MYC, c-Myc, proto-oncogene c-Myc, MYCC, MYC oncogene

Scale 03 — MolecularScale
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myc

MYC

bHLH-LZ transcription factor; master oncogene amplified or overexpressed in >50% of cancers. Drives ribosome biogenesis and cell cycle entry via E-box/MAX binding. Protein-level targeting is difficult; BET bromodomain inhibitors (JQ1) suppress MYC transcription indirectly.