| Entrez gene ID | | 17869 |
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| Official gene symbol | | Myc |
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| Full name | | myelocytomatosis oncogene |
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| Aliases | | AU016757,Myc2,Niard,Nird,bHLHe39 |
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| Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a multifunctional, nuclear phosphoprotein that plays a role in cell cycle progression, apoptosis and cellular transformation. It functions as a transcription factor that regulates transcription of specific target genes. Mutations, overexpression, rearrangement and translocation of this gene have been associated with a variety of hematopoietic tumors, leukemias and lymphomas, including Burkitt lymphoma, in human. There is evidence to show that alternative translation initiations from an upstream, in-frame non-AUG (CUG) and a downstream AUG start site result in the production of two isoforms with distinct N-termini, in human and mouse. Under conditions of stress, such as high cell densities and methionine deprivation, there is a specific and dramatic increase in the synthesis of the non-AUG initiated protein, suggesting its importance in times of adversity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 15 Locus: 15 D2-D3|15 32.0 cM |
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| Gene position | | 61816896 - 61821916 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 5021 bp |
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