title: The role of c-myc in cell growth.
abstract: Recent experiments have established that the c-myc oncogene encodes a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein that interacts with a specific intracellular partner, Max, and probably manifests its effects through transcriptional modulation. In addition, the range of biological functions attributed to expression of c-myc has grown to include not only transformation and mitogenesis but also cell death.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry of the Cell Nucleus Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Evan
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Littlewood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016259:Genes, myc; D006801:Humans; D007399:Interphase; D008938:Mitosis / Q000235:genetics; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: 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