Myc: A single gene controls both proliferation and apoptosis in mammalian cells

Experientia

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1123-1129

  Desbarats, L ^a   Schneider, A ^a   Muller D ^a   Burgin A ^a   Eilers, M ^a  

^a Zentrum fur Molec Biologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; c myc; Cell cycle; max; Oncogene; Transcription

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE CONTROL; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE MYC; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL DIVISION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, MYC; MAMMALS; NEOPLASMS; ONCOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030481404     PISSN: 00144754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01952111     Document Type: Review

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