Myc and Max function as a nucleoprotein complex.
The Myc family of oncoproteins are thought to regulate proliferation and differentiation in a wide variety of cell types. Recent studies show that Myc proteins form sequence-specific DNA-binding complexes with Max, a new member of the helix-loop-helix leucine zipper protein class. The properties of the Myc-Max complex suggest a mechanism for Myc's function in both normal and neoplastic cell behavior.
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Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98104.
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D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D009698:Nucleoproteins / Q000737:chemistry; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors
D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C067850:Myc associated factor X; D009698:Nucleoproteins; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D014157:Transcription Factors