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c-Myc is a protein that binds to DNA and regulates transcription, a transcription factor. Bishop and collegues discovered viruses that induced chicken sarcomas. They studied the virus and identified an oncogene that would cause uncontrolled cellular proliferation. The viral oncogene that caused the sarcomas was identified as v-myc. Later on the homologous gene in chickens was discovered, and called c-myc. These findings provided evidence that activated | c-Myc is a protein that binds to DNA and regulates transcription, a transcription factor. Bishop and collegues discovered viruses that induced chicken sarcomas. They studied the virus and identified an oncogene that would cause uncontrolled cellular proliferation. The viral oncogene that caused the sarcomas was identified as v-myc. Later on the homologous gene in chickens was discovered, and called c-myc. These findings provided evidence that activated c-Myc proteins were significant in cellular growth regulation. | ||
==Role in Cancer== | ==Role in Cancer== | ||