c-Myc binds to 5' flanking sequence motifs of the dihydrofolate reductase gene in cellular extracts: role in proliferation.
The dihydrofolate reductase is a key enzyme of the folate metabolism which supplies the cell with dTTPs for DNA synthesis. Using cellular extracts, we demonstrate the formation of c-Myc/Max heterodimers at the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) 5' flanking CANNTG (E-box) motifs. The presence of these complexes correlates with c-Myc levels and active cellular proliferation.
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Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D001665:Binding Sites; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000378:metabolism*; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors
D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C499330:MAX protein, human; C067850:Myc associated factor X; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase