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Myc logo #21000 Myc (c-Myc) is a regulator gene that codes for a transcription factor. The protein encoded by this gene is a multifunctional, nuclear phosphoprotein that plays a role in cell cycle progression, apoptosis and cellular transformation. A mutated version of Myc is found in many cancers, which causes Myc to be constitutively (persistently) expressed. T...
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myc logo #20973<oncogene> This proto-oncogene causes cancers (carcinomas and sarcomas) and is found in the avian myelocytomatosis virus. It has been identified in several avian tumours, and encodes a nuclear protein with a leucine zipper motif. ... If translocated, it can cause Burkitt's lymphoma, if amplified, it can cause lung, breast, and cervical carcin...
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myc logo #10444A proto-oncogene, identified in several avian tumours, encoding a nuclear protein with a leucine zipper motif. See Table O1.
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