myc protein family

Function

• target genes include ornithine decarboxylase & cdc25A
• other candidate genes include eIF-2 alpha, eIF-4E, p53, carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (CAD) & alpha-prothymosin

More general terms

• basic helix loop helix (bHLH) family transcription factor
• phosphoprotein

More specific terms

• b-myc proto-oncogene protein
• c-myc proto-oncogene protein; transcription factor p64 (c-Myc, MYC)
• L-myc proto-oncogene protein
• N-myc proto-oncogene protein (MYCN, NMYC)
• p55 v-myc oncoprotein

Additional terms

• myc/max complex