MYC

Oncogene
Myc proto-oncogene protein UniProt accession P01106

Transcription factor that binds DNA in a non-specific manner, yet also specifically recognizes the core sequence 5'-CAC[GA]TG-3' (PubMed:24940000, PubMed:25956029). Activates the transcription of growth-related genes (PubMed:24940000, PubMed:25956029). Binds to the VEGFA promoter, promoting VEGFA production and subsequent sprouting angiogenesis (PubMed:24940000, PubMed:25956029).

Regulator of somatic reprogramming, controls self-renewal of embryonic stem cells (By similarity). Functions with TAF6L to activate target gene expression through RNA polymerase II pause release (By similarity). Positively regulates transcription of HNRNPA1, HNRNPA2 and PTBP1 which in turn regulate splicing of pyruvate kinase PKM by binding repressively to sequences flanking PKM exon 9, inhibiting exon 9 inclusion and resulting in exon 10 inclusion and production of the PKM M2 isoform (PubMed:20010808)

Source: UniProt

Efficient DNA binding requires dimerization with another bHLH protein. Binds DNA as a heterodimer with MAX (PubMed:9680483). Interacts with TAF1C and SPAG9.

Interacts with PARP10. Interacts with KDM5A and KDM5B. Interacts (when phosphorylated at Thr-73 and Ser-77) with FBXW7 (PubMed:17558397, PubMed:25775507).

Interacts with PIM2. Interacts with RIOX1. The heterodimer MYC:MAX interacts with ABI1; the interaction may enhance MYC:MAX transcriptional activity.

Interacts with TRIM6 (By similarity). Interacts with NPM1; the binary complex is recruited to the promoter of MYC target genes and enhances their transcription (PubMed:25956029). Interacts with CIP2A; leading to the stabilization of MYC (PubMed:17632056).

Interacts with NUP205 (PubMed:22719065). Interacts with HEATR1; the interaction is required for localization of MYC to the nucleolus (PubMed:38225354)

Source: UniProt
Nucleus, nucleoplasm, Nucleus, nucleolus, Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Chromosome
Source: UniProt

The 9aaTAD motif is a transactivation domain present in a large number of yeast and animal transcription factors

Source: UniProt
  • Unknown disease
  • Burkitt lymphoma (BL)

    A form of undifferentiated malignant lymphoma commonly manifested as a large osteolytic lesion in the jaw or as an abdominal mass.

Source: UniProt
  • Transcription of E2F targets under negative control by DREAM complex
  • Signaling by ALK
  • NOTCH1 Intracellular Domain Regulates Transcription
  • SMAD2/SMAD3:SMAD4 heterotrimer regulates transcription
  • Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 PEST Domain Mutants
  • Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 HD+PEST Domain Mutants
  • Binding of TCF/LEF:CTNNB1 to target gene promoters
  • MAPK6/MAPK4 signaling
  • Ub-specific processing proteases
  • Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
  • Cyclin E associated events during G1/S transition
  • Cyclin A:Cdk2-associated events at S phase entry
  • TFAP2 (AP-2) family regulates transcription of cell cycle factors
  • RUNX3 regulates WNT signaling
  • Estrogen-dependent gene expression
  • Transcriptional regulation of granulopoiesis
  • Regulation of CDH1 mRNA translation by microRNAs
  • Regulation of NFE2L2 gene expression
Source: Reactome via UniProt

Mutations

Cancer Type Mutation Percentage
Central Nervous System Astrocytoma Grade Iv 0.19%
Lung Adenocarcinoma 0.96%
Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma 0.54%
Oesophagus Adenocarcinoma 0.93%
Pancreas Ductal Carcinoma 0.24%

Synthetic Lethal Network

Genes with an experimentally identified or computationally predicted synthetic-lethal relationship to MYC, aggregated across our SSL data sources. Click any partner node to view that gene’s page.

Nodes and edges are coloured by the SSL data source. Partners appearing in more than one source are shown in grey.

BioGRID SLOrth SynLethDB MexDrugs Multi-source
Sources: BioGRID, SLOrth, SynLethDB, MexDrugs

Clinical Trials

Total Trials Found: 109

NCT ID Condition Brief Title Phase Status
NCT03038672 ALK-Positive Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Activated B-Cell Type, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Associated With Chronic Inflammation, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Germinal Center B-Cell Type, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, EBV-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, EBV-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer, HHV8-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 Rearrangements, High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Large B-Cell Lymphoma With 11q Aberration, Large B-Cell Lymphoma With IRF4 Rearrangement, Plasmablastic Lymphoma, Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System, Primary Effusion Lymphoma, Recurrent B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Burkitt Lymphoma, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Gray-Zone Lymphoma, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 or BCL6 Rearrangements, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC, BCL2, and BCL6 Rearrangements, Recurrent Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Recurrent Primary Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Leg Type, Recurrent Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent T-Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory Burkitt Lymphoma, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Gray-Zone Lymphoma, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 or BCL6 Rearrangements, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC, BCL2, and BCL6 Rearrangements, Refractory Primary Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Leg Type, Refractory Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory T-Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma Nivolumab With or Without Varlilumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas PHASE2 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NCT06834373 Large B-Cell Lymphoma With IRF4 Rearrangement, Recurrent Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent ALK-Positive Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Activated B-Cell Type, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Associated With Chronic Inflammation, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Germinal Center B-Cell Type, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Recurrent EBV-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Recurrent Grade 3b Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 Rearrangements, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Recurrent Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Primary Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Leg Type, Recurrent Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent T-Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Transformed Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory ALK-Positive Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Activated B-Cell Type, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Associated With Chronic Inflammation, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Germinal Center B-Cell Type, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Refractory EBV-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Refractory Grade 3b Follicular Lymphoma, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 Rearrangements, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Refractory Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Primary Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Leg Type, Refractory Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory T-Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Transformed Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Golcadomide and Rituximab as Bridging Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Aggressive B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Before CAR T-cell Therapy PHASE2 RECRUITING
NCT04808362 Advanced Solid Tumors, Pancreatic Cancer, CRC Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate Safety, PK and Efficacy of the MYC-Inhibitor OMO-103 in Solid Tumours PHASE1, PHASE2 TERMINATED
NCT01897012 MYC Positive, Recurrent B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Burkitt Lymphoma, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 or BCL6 Rearrangements, Recurrent Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Mature T- and NK-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory Burkitt Lymphoma, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Follicular Lymphoma, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 or BCL6 Rearrangements, Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Mature T-Cell and NK-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Alisertib and Romidepsin in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell or T-Cell Lymphomas PHASE1 COMPLETED
NCT02776891 Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, Burkitt Lymphoma A Feasibility Study of Gallium-68 Citrate PET to Detect Aberrant MYC Proto-Oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor (MYC) Protein Expression in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma PHASE2 WITHDRAWN
NCT02635672 Neoplasms Phase I Dose Escalation Study for VIP152 in Patients With Advanced Cancer PHASE1 COMPLETED
NCT02815397 Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma DA-EPOCH-Rituximab/Metformin (RM) for Double Hit Lymphoma PHASE2 TERMINATED
NCT01478828 Prostate Cancer Pre-Prostatectomy Lovastatin on Prostate Cancer NA TERMINATED
NCT06905509 Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 Rearrangements, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL6 Rearrangements, Recurrent High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Recurrent Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Recurrent Transformed Follicular Lymphoma to Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 Rearrangements, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL6 Rearrangements, Refractory High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Refractory Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Refractory Transformed Follicular Lymphoma to Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Epcoritamab Plus Standard of Care Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma PHASE2 RECRUITING
NCT05498636 DLBCL SPEL as Introductive Treatment Following Immune-chemotherapy as Consolidated Therapy for R/R DLBCL With p53 and/or c-Myc Expression PHASE1, PHASE2 UNKNOWN