Members
| MYC | MYCN | MYCL1 |
HIF-MYC interactions
The interaction of MYC and hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) under physiological, non-tumorigenic conditions provides insights into normal homeostatic cellular responses to low oxygen levels (hypoxia).
Many tumours contain genetic alterations, such as MYC activation, that can collaborate with HIF to confer metabolic advantages to tumour cells, which tend to exist in a hypoxic microenvironment.
References
Dang CV, Kim JW, Gao P, Yustein J. The interplay between MYC and HIF in cancer. Nat Rev Cancer. 2008 Jan;8(1):51-6. PMID: 18046334
Patel JH, Loboda AP, Showe MK, Showe LC, McMahon SB. Analysis of genomic targets reveals complex functions of MYC. Nat Rev Cancer. 2004 Jul;4(7):562-8. PMID: 15229481