Biology:MYCL1

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L-myc-1 proto-oncogene protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYCL1 gene.[1][2]

MYCL1 is a bHLH (basic helix-loop-helix) transcription factor implicated in lung cancer.[3]

Interactions

MYCL1 has been shown to interact with MAX.[4][5]

References

  1. "Reassignment of MYCL1 to human chromosome 1p34.3 by fluorescence in situ hybridization". Cytogenet Cell Genet 72 (2–3): 189–190. Jan 1997. doi:10.1159/000134185. PMID 8978772. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: MYCL1 v-myc myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog 1, lung carcinoma derived (avian)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4610. 
  3. "The human L-myc gene is expressed as two forms of protein in small cell lung carcinoma cell lines: detection by monoclonal antibodies specific to two myc homology box sequences". EMBO J. 8 (6): 1793–9. 1989. PMID 2548855. 
  4. "Max: a helix-loop-helix zipper protein that forms a sequence-specific DNA-binding complex with Myc". Science 251 (4998): 1211–1217. Mar 1991. doi:10.1126/science.2006410. PMID 2006410. 
  5. "Differential effects of the widely expressed dMax splice variant of Max on E-box vs initiator element-mediated regulation by c-Myc". Oncogene 18 (15): 2489–2498. Apr 1999. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1202611. PMID 10229200. 

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