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c-Myc Products

Antibodies
ELISA Kits
Human c-Myc ELISA Kit (Colori ...
Human c-Myc ELISA Kit (Colorimetric)
NBP2-75725
Species: Hu
Applications: ELISA
Rat c-Myc ELISA Kit (Colorime ...
Rat c-Myc ELISA Kit (Colorimetric)
NBP2-75727
Species: Rt
Applications: ELISA
Mouse c-Myc ELISA Kit (Colori ...
Mouse c-Myc ELISA Kit (Colorimetric)
NBP2-75726
Species: Mu
Applications: ELISA
Lysates
c-Myc Overexpression Lysate
c-Myc Overexpression Lysate
NBL1-13414
Species: Hu
Applications: WB
Proteins
Recombinant Human c-Myc GST ( ...
Recombinant Human c-Myc GST (N-Ter...
H00004609-P01
Species: Hu
Applications: WB, ELISA, MA, AP, ELISA
c-Myc Antibody Blocking Pepti ...
c-Myc Antibody Blocking Peptide
NB600-336PEP
Species: Hu
Applications: AC
Recombinant Human c-Myc GST ( ...
Recombinant Human c-Myc GST (N-Ter...
H00004609-Q01
Species: Hu
Applications: WB, ELISA, MA, AP, Enzyme Activity

Description

The c-Myc protein is a transcription factor, which is encoded by the c-Myc gene on human chromosome 8q24. c-Myc is a multifunctional, nuclear phosphoprotein that functions as a transcription factor with a theoretical molecular weight of 62kDa. However, c-Myc is extremely labile and is degraded very quickly even in extracts prepared with boiling SDS sample buffer, such that a molecular weight of ~40 kDa has been observed. c-Myc is part of a heterodimeric complex with Max that acts as a potent transcriptional activator. c-Myc is modified by glycosylation and phosphorylation and has been shown to interact with numerous proteins including SMAD2, SMAD3, LSD1/KDM1A, MAD, and Sp1 (1).

A basic Helix-Loop-Helix, Leucine Zipper domain (bHLH/LZ), designated Max, specifically associates with c-Myc, N-Myc and L-Myc proteins. The Myc-Max complex binds to DNA in a sequence-specific manner under conditions where neither Max nor Myc exhibit appreciable binding. Max can also form heterodimers with other bHLH-Zip proteins, Mad and Mxi1. c-Myc plays a role in cell cycle progression, apoptosis, cellular transformation and angiogenesis (2). Mutations, overexpression, rearrangement and translocation of this gene have been associated with a variety of cancers including B-cell Lymphomas, acute myeloid leukemia, glioblastoma, stomach adenocarcinoma, and prostate adenocarcinoma (3).

References

1. Wilkinson, D. S., Tsai, W. W., Schumacher, M. A., & Barton, M. C. (2008). Chromatin-bound p53 anchors activated Smads and the mSin3A corepressor to confer transforming-growth-factor-beta-mediated transcription repression. Mol Cell Biol, 28(6), 1988-1998. doi:10.1128/mcb.01442-07

2. Pedrosa, A. R., Bodrug, N., Gomez-Escudero, J., Carter, E. P., Reynolds, L. E., Georgiou, P. N., . . . Hodivala-Dilke, K. M. (2019). Tumor Angiogenesis Is Differentially Regulated by Phosphorylation of Endothelial Cell Focal Adhesion Kinase Tyrosines-397 and -861. Cancer Res, 79(17), 4371-4386. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.Can-18-3934

3. Nagasaka, M., Tsuzuki, K., Ozeki, Y., Tokugawa, M., Ohoka, N., Inoue, Y., & Hayashi, H. (2019). Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1/KDM1A) Is a Novel Target Gene of c-Myc. Biol Pharm Bull, 42(3), 481-488. doi:10.1248/bpb.b18-00892

Bioinformatics

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Rat
Human
Uniprot Human
Human
Human
Product By Gene ID 4609
Alternate Names
  • avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog
  • BHLHE39
  • bHLHe39MRTL
  • Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 39
  • c-Myc
  • myc proto-oncogene protein
  • MYC
  • MYCC
  • myc-related translation/localization regulatory factor
  • Proto-oncogene c-Myc
  • Transcription factor p64
  • v-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog
  • v-myc myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog (avian)

Research Areas for c-Myc

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Stem Cell Markers
Transcription Factors and Regulators
Tumor Suppressors

Related c-Myc Blog Posts

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