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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 810-815 (October 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrm2467
Opinion: Transcription-independent functions of MYC: regulation of translation and DNA replication
Michael D. Cole1 & Victoria H. Cowling1,2 About the authors
Abstract
MYC is a potent oncogene that drives unrestrained cell growth and proliferation. Shortly after its discovery as an oncogene, the MYC protein was recognized as a sequence-specific transcription factor. Since that time, MYC oncogene research has focused on the mechanism of MYC-induced transcription and on the identification of MYC transcriptional target genes. Recently, MYC was shown to control protein expression through mRNA translation and to directly regulate DNA replication, thus initiating exciting new areas of oncogene research.
Author affiliations
- Michael D. Cole and Victoria H. Cowling are at the Departments of Pharmacology and Genetics, Dartmouth Medical School, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA.
- Victoria H. Cowling is also at the Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK.
Correspondence to: Michael D. Cole1 Email: mcole@dartmouth.edu
Published online 13 August 2008
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