Details for: MYC

Gene ID: 4609

Gene Type:  Protein-coding  - A gene that serves as a template for producing a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule, which is then translated into a functional protein.

Symbol: MYC

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000136997

Description: MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor

Selected Context(s):  Overall

Cell Significance Landscape

Contexts:

Associated with

Significant Cells

Cell Significance Index (CSI) scores for the chosen context(s)

  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 42.05
    rCSI 34%
    PRS 80.06
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 39.6
    rCSI 33.2%
    PRS 80.71
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 38.07
    rCSI 34.38%
    PRS 75.87
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 36.03
    rCSI 27.07%
    PRS 83.48
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 33.46
    rCSI 22.24%
    PRS 80.6
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 33.02
    rCSI 34.52%
    PRS 75.29
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000906
    CSI 23.52
    rCSI 23.11%
    PRS 90.92
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 23.45
    rCSI 22.16%
    PRS 76.51
  • skin fibroblast CL0002620
    CSI 21.42
    rCSI 18.46%
    PRS 78.99
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI 19.6
    rCSI 30.96%
    PRS 79.36
  • luminal epithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002326
    CSI 19.49
    rCSI 35.41%
    PRS 88.3
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 16.5
    rCSI 15.89%
    PRS 76.94
  • small pre-B-II cell CL0000954
    CSI 15.91
    rCSI 15.3%
    PRS 91.63
  • mammary gland epithelial cell CL0002327
    CSI 15.04
    rCSI 52.78%
    PRS 86.24
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 14.04
    rCSI 13.54%
    PRS 70.58
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 11.99
    rCSI 10.65%
    PRS 75.45
  • adventitial cell CL0002503
    CSI 11.19
    rCSI 26.73%
    PRS 82.15
  • microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell CL0008035
    CSI 11.14
    rCSI 32.25%
    PRS 77.34
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 10.83
    rCSI 9.53%
    PRS 66.59
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 10.74
    rCSI 16.41%
    PRS 77.96
  • promyelocyte CL0000836
    CSI 10.69
    rCSI 15.41%
    PRS 84.02
  • precursor B cell CL0000817
    CSI 10.55
    rCSI 9.24%
    PRS 85.14
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 10.51
    rCSI 10.89%
    PRS 82.03
  • tendon cell CL0000388
    CSI 9.66
    rCSI 25.1%
    PRS 85.31
  • myeloid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000839
    CSI 9.16
    rCSI 47.28%
    PRS 92.33
  • skeletal muscle satellite stem cell CL0008011
    CSI 9.08
    rCSI 40.46%
    PRS 87.47
  • basal-myoepithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002324
    CSI 8.95
    rCSI 16.91%
    PRS 88.91
  • naive thymus-derived CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000895
    CSI 8.47
    rCSI 10.65%
    PRS 92.96
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 8.23
    rCSI 6.51%
    PRS 65.97
  • stromal cell of ovary CL0002132
    CSI 8.22
    rCSI 22.58%
    PRS 84.81
  • naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000900
    CSI 8.1
    rCSI 5.69%
    PRS 91.35
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 8.1
    rCSI 10.39%
    PRS 81.11
  • double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000809
    CSI 7.77
    rCSI 7.92%
    PRS 87.58
  • class switched memory B cell CL0000972
    CSI 7.69
    rCSI 5.74%
    PRS 89.85
  • basal cell of prostate epithelium CL0002341
    CSI 7.68
    rCSI 22.22%
    PRS 84.6
  • stromal cell CL0000499
    CSI 7.66
    rCSI 21.55%
    PRS 72.69
  • fibroblast of breast CL4006000
    CSI 7.47
    rCSI 31.41%
    PRS 83.46
  • vein endothelial cell of respiratory system CL4033008
    CSI 7.31
    rCSI 50.19%
    PRS 84.82
  • midzonal region hepatocyte CL0019028
    CSI 7.1
    rCSI 16.67%
    PRS 78.12
  • pancreatic ductal cell CL0002079
    CSI 7.08
    rCSI 13.76%
    PRS 80.86
  • capillary endothelial cell CL0002144
    CSI 6.99
    rCSI 12.82%
    PRS 82.58
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 6.93
    rCSI 6.36%
    PRS 85.58
  • alternatively activated macrophage CL0000890
    CSI 6.9
    rCSI 8.68%
    PRS 86.99
  • hepatic stellate cell CL0000632
    CSI 6.73
    rCSI 25.22%
    PRS 69.97
  • memory B cell CL0000787
    CSI 6.67
    rCSI 6.58%
    PRS 90.74
  • CD14-positive, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002397
    CSI 6.61
    rCSI 8.66%
    PRS 88.26
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000810
    CSI 6.35
    rCSI 5.09%
    PRS 91.24
  • keratocyte CL0002363
    CSI 6.31
    rCSI 15.16%
    PRS 81.34
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 6.23
    rCSI 5.16%
    PRS 78.26
  • central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000904
    CSI 6.2
    rCSI 3.66%
    PRS 92.44
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 6.12
    rCSI 5.7%
    PRS 78.22
  • activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000896
    CSI 6.11
    rCSI 5.65%
    PRS 91.79
  • unswitched memory B cell CL0000970
    CSI 5.85
    rCSI 4.92%
    PRS 90.34
  • blood vessel endothelial cell CL0000071
    CSI 5.7
    rCSI 11.83%
    PRS 74.38
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 5.65
    rCSI 7.83%
    PRS 75.16
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 5.6
    rCSI 3.77%
    PRS 90.04
  • immature B cell CL0000816
    CSI 5.59
    rCSI 4.15%
    PRS 88.34
  • endothelial cell of periportal hepatic sinusoid CL0019021
    CSI 5.39
    rCSI 24.71%
    PRS 82.41
  • colon epithelial cell CL0011108
    CSI 5.32
    rCSI 5.57%
    PRS 74.97
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI 5.28
    rCSI 13.35%
    PRS 83.07
  • pancreatic stellate cell CL0002410
    CSI 4.97
    rCSI 28.93%
    PRS 81.91
  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 4.89
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 89.44
  • transitional stage B cell CL0000818
    CSI 4.86
    rCSI 15.89%
    PRS 93.22
  • pancreatic acinar cell CL0002064
    CSI 4.76
    rCSI 6.33%
    PRS 83.42
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 4.75
    rCSI 3.68%
    PRS 81.2
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 4.73
    rCSI 4.1%
    PRS 81.83
  • melanocyte CL0000148
    CSI 4.65
    rCSI 3.44%
    PRS 70.97
  • megakaryocyte CL0000556
    CSI 4.64
    rCSI 20.11%
    PRS 83.73
  • smooth muscle cell of prostate CL1000487
    CSI 4.58
    rCSI 26.91%
    PRS 84.39
  • mesenchymal stem cell of adipose tissue CL0002570
    CSI 4.57
    rCSI 25.49%
    PRS 81.23
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 4.53
    rCSI 3.25%
    PRS 89.91
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000794
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 5.26%
    PRS 92.18
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001049
    CSI 4.38
    rCSI 7.48%
    PRS 90.58
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 4.33
    rCSI 3.59%
    PRS 80.16
  • T follicular helper cell CL0002038
    CSI 4.32
    rCSI 3.23%
    PRS 89.89
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 4.24
    rCSI 5.27%
    PRS 79.06
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 4.22
    rCSI 6.48%
    PRS 67.89
  • erythroid progenitor cell CL0000038
    CSI 4.2
    rCSI 24.07%
    PRS 83.57
  • primitive red blood cell CL0002355
    CSI 4.17
    rCSI 22.5%
    PRS 84.67
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 4.12
    rCSI 5.61%
    PRS 69.1
  • CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell CL0002399
    CSI 4
    rCSI 4.83%
    PRS 85.44
  • mesenchymal cell CL0008019
    CSI 3.95
    rCSI 10.02%
    PRS 71.05
  • granulocyte CL0000094
    CSI 3.94
    rCSI 6.02%
    PRS 85.16
  • transit amplifying cell of colon CL0009011
    CSI 3.85
    rCSI 4.53%
    PRS 79.43
  • group 2 innate lymphoid cell CL0001069
    CSI 3.82
    rCSI 20.64%
    PRS 94.43
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 3.75
    rCSI 4.29%
    PRS 88.64
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 3.72
    rCSI 3.02%
    PRS 77.04
  • vascular associated smooth muscle cell CL0000359
    CSI 3.72
    rCSI 12.05%
    PRS 75.59
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 3.67
    rCSI 2.55%
    PRS 88.65
  • erythrocyte CL0000232
    CSI 3.66
    rCSI 8.31%
    PRS 78.56
  • naive T cell CL0000898
    CSI 3.65
    rCSI 2.54%
    PRS 91.08
  • tracheobronchial serous cell CL0019001
    CSI 3.61
    rCSI 15.62%
    PRS 85.34
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 3.6
    rCSI 6.16%
    PRS 84.22
  • vein endothelial cell CL0002543
    CSI 3.59
    rCSI 9.8%
    PRS 86.1
  • mononuclear phagocyte CL0000113
    CSI 3.56
    rCSI 7.84%
    PRS 81.44
  • hematopoietic precursor cell CL0008001
    CSI 3.52
    rCSI 3.63%
    PRS 89.58
  • endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel CL0002138
    CSI 3.52
    rCSI 6.98%
    PRS 83.27
  • endothelial cell of placenta CL0009092
    CSI 3.49
    rCSI 17.22%
    PRS 85.63
  • pericyte CL0000669
    CSI 3.44
    rCSI 9.16%
    PRS 57.3
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 9.76%
    PRS 93.45
  • megakaryocyte progenitor cell CL0000553
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 3.9%
    PRS 94.1%
  • vasa recta descending limb cell CL1001285
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 86.6%
  • enterocyte of epithelium of large intestine CL0002071
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 83.9%
  • podocyte CL0000653
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 78.2%
  • CD8-alpha-alpha-positive, alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell CL0000915
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 93.8%
  • late pro-B cell CL0002048
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 91.8%
  • follicular B cell CL0000843
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 92.1%
  • bronchiolar smooth muscle cell CL4033017
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 10.9%
    PRS 86.7%
  • lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000838
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 3.0%
    PRS 92.7%
  • vasa recta ascending limb cell CL1001131
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 85.6%
  • smooth muscle cell of the pulmonary artery CL0002591
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 6.8%
    PRS 79.8%
  • mature alpha-beta T cell CL0000791
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 92.4%
  • thymocyte CL0000893
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 95.5%
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 58.7%
  • prostate gland microvascular endothelial cell CL2000059
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 25.8%
    PRS 86.7%
  • germinal center B cell CL0000844
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 88.0%
  • stratified epithelial cell CL0000079
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 7.0%
    PRS 87.2%
  • large pre-B-II cell CL0000957
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 83.9%
  • chondrocyte CL0000138
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 70.5%
  • transit amplifying cell CL0009010
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 86.5%
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 86.6%
  • activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001043
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 95.4%
  • foveolar cell of stomach CL0002179
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 84.5%
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of small intestine CL0009017
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 83.0%
  • luminal cell of prostate epithelium CL0002340
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 7.5%
    PRS 85.7%
  • respiratory hillock cell CL4030023
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 86.6%
  • muscle cell CL0000187
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 88.0%
  • epithelial cell of urethra CL1000296
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 38.2%
    PRS 85.8%
  • endothelial cell of pericentral hepatic sinusoid CL0019022
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 4.8%
    PRS 82.4%
  • paneth cell CL0000510
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 88.4%
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 83.1%
  • effector memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000905
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 94.0%
  • acinar cell CL0000622
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 87.2%
  • IgG plasma cell CL0000985
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 88.4%
  • colon goblet cell CL0009039
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 3.8%
    PRS 83.6%
  • mesenchymal lymphangioblast CL0005021
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 43.0%
    PRS 87.0%
  • Langerhans cell CL0000453
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 88.8%
  • adipocyte CL0000136
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 68.0%
  • erythroblast CL0000765
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 4.8%
    PRS 84.0%
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 87.2%
  • blood vessel smooth muscle cell CL0019018
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 14.9%
    PRS 71.5%
  • respiratory goblet cell CL0002370
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 20.0%
    PRS 86.5%
  • enteric smooth muscle cell CL0002504
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 78.6%
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 85.0%
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 93.6%
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 69.6%
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 3.8%
    PRS 83.3%
  • retinal blood vessel endothelial cell CL0002585
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 81.4%
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of colon CL0009043
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 16.6%
    PRS 88.3%
  • B-2 B cell CL0000822
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 48.0%
    PRS 92.4%
  • common lymphoid progenitor CL0000051
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 92.0%
  • basophil mast progenitor cell CL0002028
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 13.4%
    PRS 94.8%
  • basal cell CL0000646
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 76.5%
  • erythroid lineage cell CL0000764
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 16.6%
    PRS 87.8%
  • mesenchymal stem cell CL0000134
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 28.5%
    PRS 83.5%
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 75.4%
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 82.7%
  • hair follicular keratinocyte CL2000092
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 50.9%
    PRS 88.6%
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 4.0%
    PRS 82.1%
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 79.9%
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 75.5%
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 7.9%
    PRS 84.6%
  • skeletal muscle satellite cell CL0000594
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 8.8%
    PRS 90.4%
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 79.1%
  • pulmonary artery endothelial cell CL1001568
    CSI 3.1
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 86.5%
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 83.2%
  • basal cell of epidermis CL0002187
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 5.7%
    PRS 47.4%
  • eosinophil CL0000771
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 21.2%
    PRS 93.4%
  • glandular epithelial cell CL0000150
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 8.8%
    PRS 89.7%
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 9.8%
    PRS 93.5%
  • pericyte CL0000669
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 9.2%
    PRS 57.3%
  • endothelial cell of placenta CL0009092
    CSI 3.5
    rCSI 17.2%
    PRS 85.6%
  • endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel CL0002138
    CSI 3.5
    rCSI 7.0%
    PRS 83.3%
  • hematopoietic precursor cell CL0008001
    CSI 3.5
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 89.6%
  • mononuclear phagocyte CL0000113
    CSI 3.6
    rCSI 7.8%
    PRS 81.4%
  • vein endothelial cell CL0002543
    CSI 3.6
    rCSI 9.8%
    PRS 86.1%
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 3.6
    rCSI 6.2%
    PRS 84.2%
  • tracheobronchial serous cell CL0019001
    CSI 3.6
    rCSI 15.6%
    PRS 85.3%
  • naive T cell CL0000898
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 91.1%
  • erythrocyte CL0000232
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 8.3%
    PRS 78.6%
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 88.7%
  • vascular associated smooth muscle cell CL0000359
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 12.1%
    PRS 75.6%
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 3.0%
    PRS 77.0%
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 3.8
    rCSI 4.3%
    PRS 88.6%
  • group 2 innate lymphoid cell CL0001069
    CSI 3.8
    rCSI 20.6%
    PRS 94.4%
  • transit amplifying cell of colon CL0009011
    CSI 3.9
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 79.4%
  • granulocyte CL0000094
    CSI 3.9
    rCSI 6.0%
    PRS 85.2%
  • mesenchymal cell CL0008019
    CSI 4.0
    rCSI 10.0%
    PRS 71.1%
  • CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell CL0002399
    CSI 4.0
    rCSI 4.8%
    PRS 85.4%
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 5.6%
    PRS 69.1%
  • primitive red blood cell CL0002355
    CSI 4.2
    rCSI 22.5%
    PRS 84.7%
  • erythroid progenitor cell CL0000038
    CSI 4.2
    rCSI 24.1%
    PRS 83.6%
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 4.2
    rCSI 6.5%
    PRS 67.9%
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 4.2
    rCSI 5.3%
    PRS 79.1%
  • T follicular helper cell CL0002038
    CSI 4.3
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 89.9%
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 4.3
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 80.2%
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001049
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 7.5%
    PRS 90.6%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000794
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 5.3%
    PRS 92.2%
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 4.5
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 89.9%
  • mesenchymal stem cell of adipose tissue CL0002570
    CSI 4.6
    rCSI 25.5%
    PRS 81.2%

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this specific cell.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.
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Other Information

This section provides additional information about the gene, including a description generated by an AI language model and details about associated proteins.

## Summary [MYC](/details-gene/4609) is a proto-oncogene located on chromosome 8q24.21 that encodes a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor. This protein is a master regulator of gene expression, playing a central role in a vast array of cellular processes including cell cycle progression, proliferation, apoptosis, and metabolism. Its function is essential for normal development and tissue homeostasis. **Overall**, expression data reveals that [MYC](/details-gene/4609) shows the highest significance in highly proliferative cell populations, including hematopoietic progenitors such as the `[common myeloid progenitor](/details-cell/CL0000049)` and `[megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell](/details-cell/CL0000050)`, as well as rapidly renewing epithelial tissues like `[keratinocyte](/details-cell/CL0000312)` and `[intestinal epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL0002563)`. Dysregulation of [MYC](/details-gene/4609) expression, often through chromosomal translocation, is a hallmark of many human cancers, most notably Burkitt's lymphoma ([190080](https://omim.org/entry/190080)), as established in seminal research papers ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(83)90534-2)). ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression profile of [MYC](/details-gene/4609) underscores its fundamental role in cell proliferation and stemness. **Overall**, its significance is highest in progenitor and stem cell populations across multiple lineages. In the hematopoietic system, it is a key marker for `[common myeloid progenitor](/details-cell/CL0000049)`, `[megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell](/details-cell/CL0000050)`, and `[hematopoietic stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000037)`, suggesting a critical function in maintaining the undifferentiated, proliferative state required for hematopoiesis. Beyond the hematopoietic system, [MYC](/details-gene/4609) is highly significant in epithelial tissues characterized by rapid cell turnover. It is a top marker in `[keratinocyte](/details-cell/CL0000312)` of the skin, `[intestinal epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL0002563)`, and `[goblet cell](/details-cell/CL0000160)`, consistent with its role in driving the constant renewal of these barrier tissues. Its expression in other proliferative cell types, including `[skin fibroblast](/details-cell/CL0002620)` and `[luminal epithelial cell of mammary gland](/details-cell/CL0002326)`, further supports its broad involvement in tissue maintenance. Additionally, its prominence in activated immune cells like `[group 3 innate lymphoid cell](/details-cell/CL0001071)` and `[activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000906)` points to a role in mediating the clonal expansion necessary for an effective immune response. ## Pathways and Molecular Function [MYC](/details-gene/4609) functions as a transcription factor that forms a heterodimer with the protein MAX to bind E-box DNA sequences (`[GO:0070888](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070888)`) in the regulatory regions of target genes. This complex (`[Myc-max complex](/details-gene/GO:0071943)`) primarily acts to positively regulate transcription (`[GO:0045893](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045893)`), driving the expression of a multitude of genes involved in cell growth and proliferation. Functional annotation reinforces its central role in cell cycle control, particularly the `[G1/s transition of mitotic cell cycle](/details-gene/GO:0000082)` and the overarching `[Cell cycle](/details-gene/R-HSA-1640170)` pathway. It is deeply integrated with major signaling cascades that govern cellular decisions, including `[Signaling by wnt](/details-gene/R-HSA-195721)`, `[Signaling by notch](/details-gene/R-HSA-157118)`, and `[Mapk family signaling cascades](/details-gene/R-HSA-5683057)`. This broad regulatory scope is reflected in its involvement in diverse biological processes, from `[Positive regulation of cell population proliferation](/details-gene/GO:0008284)` and `[Rrna metabolic process](/details-gene/GO:0016072)` to the `[Negative regulation of apoptotic process](/details-gene/GO:0043066)`. The extensive list of associated Reactome pathways, including `[Gene expression (transcription)](/details-gene/R-HSA-74160)` and `[Developmental biology](/details-gene/R-HSA-1266738)`, positions [MYC](/details-gene/4609) as a master orchestrator of cellular fate and function. ## Research Directions The widespread and critical role of [MYC](/details-gene/4609) in both normal physiology and pathology presents numerous avenues for further investigation. Its high significance in progenitor cells highlights key questions about lineage determination and tumorigenesis. **Proposed Hypotheses:** 1. Given its high significance in `[common myeloid progenitor](/details-cell/CL0000049)` and its annotated role in `[Transcriptional regulation of granulopoiesis](/details-gene/R-HSA-9616222)`, dysregulation of [MYC](/details-gene/4609) may be a key driver of lineage skewing in hematopoiesis. Specifically, sustained overexpression in hematopoietic stem cells could force myeloid differentiation at the expense of lymphoid potential, contributing to the pathogenesis of myeloid malignancies. 2. The high CSI of [MYC](/details-gene/4609) in both `[keratinocyte](/details-cell/CL0000312)` and `[skin fibroblast](/details-cell/CL0002620)`, coupled with its function in regulating proliferation (`[GO:0050679](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0050679)`), suggests it is a central coordinator of epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk during skin wound healing. Aberrant [MYC](/details-gene/4609) activity following tissue injury may disrupt this coordination, leading to impaired healing or fibrotic scarring. **Experimental Approach:** To test the first hypothesis regarding myeloid lineage skewing, a mouse model with doxycycline-inducible [MYC](/details-gene/4609) expression specifically in the hematopoietic compartment (e.g., using a Vav1-rtTA system) could be developed. Following doxycycline administration, bone marrow cells could be harvested at various time points for analysis. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) combined with cellular indexing of transcriptomes and epitopes by sequencing (CITE-seq) would allow for precise quantification of changes in progenitor populations and their differentiation trajectories, revealing whether [MYC](/details-gene/4609) overexpression enriches for myeloid-biased progenitors and alters the transcriptional landscape to favor myelopoiesis. **Therapeutic Potential:** As a quintessential proto-oncogene, [MYC](/details-gene/4609) is one of the most sought-after targets for cancer therapy. The therapeutic strategy would universally be **inhibition**. However, its nature as a transcription factor lacking a defined enzymatic pocket has made it notoriously difficult to drug directly. Current strategies focus on indirect approaches, such as inhibiting its transcriptional activation, disrupting the MYC-MAX protein-protein interaction, promoting its degradation, or targeting its essential downstream effectors. The high significance of [MYC](/details-gene/4609) in normal hematopoietic and epithelial progenitor cells predicts significant on-target toxicities, including myelosuppression and mucositis, which remains a primary challenge in developing safe and effective MYC inhibitors.

Genular Protein ID: 3381948470

Symbol: MYC_HUMAN

Name: Myc proto-oncogene protein

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 6414718

Title: The human c-myc oncogene: structural consequences of translocation into the IgH locus in Burkitt lymphoma.

PubMed ID: 6414718

DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(83)90534-2

PubMed ID: 6321164

Title: Sequence of the murine and human cellular myc oncogenes and two modes of myc transcription resulting from chromosome translocation in B lymphoid tumours.

PubMed ID: 6321164

DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1983.tb01749.x

PubMed ID: 6298632

Title: Identification and nucleotide sequence of a human locus homologous to the v-myc oncogene of avian myelocytomatosis virus MC29.

PubMed ID: 6298632

DOI: 10.1038/301722a0

PubMed ID: 6304538

Title: Nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNA of human c-myc oncogene.

PubMed ID: 6304538

DOI: 10.1038/303725a0

PubMed ID: 6419122

Title: Altered nucleotide sequences of a translocated c-myc gene in Burkitt lymphoma.

PubMed ID: 6419122

DOI: 10.1038/306760a0

PubMed ID: 6304729

Title: Nucleotide sequence analysis of human c-myc locus, chicken homologue, and myelocytomatosis virus MC29 transforming gene reveals a highly conserved gene product.

PubMed ID: 6304729

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.12.3642

PubMed ID: 6547209

Title: Effect of somatic mutation within translocated c-myc genes in Burkitt's lymphoma.

PubMed ID: 6547209

DOI: 10.1038/309592a0

PubMed ID: 6714223

Title: Nucleotide sequence of the human c-myc locus: provocative open reading frame within the first exon.

PubMed ID: 6714223

DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1984.tb01816.x

PubMed ID: 8444346

Title: Allele-specific activation of the c-myc gene in an atypical Burkitt's lymphoma carrying the t(2;8) chromosomal translocation 250 kb downstream from c-myc.

PubMed ID: 8444346

DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90398-m

PubMed ID: 14702039

Title: Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

PubMed ID: 16421571

Title: DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 8.

PubMed ID: 16421571

DOI: 10.1038/nature04406

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 3540591

Title: Novel promoter upstream of the human c-myc gene and regulation of c-myc expression in B-cell lymphomas.

PubMed ID: 3540591

DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.10.3481-3489.1986

PubMed ID: 3277717

Title: A non-AUG translational initiation in c-myc exon 1 generates an N-terminally distinct protein whose synthesis is disrupted in Burkitt's lymphomas.

PubMed ID: 3277717

DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(88)90507-7

PubMed ID: 2166998

Title: The pathogenesis of Burkitt's lymphoma.

PubMed ID: 2166998

DOI: 10.1016/s0065-230x(08)60470-4

PubMed ID: 1597196

Title: DNA-activated protein kinase in Raji Burkitt's lymphoma cells. Phosphorylation of c-Myc oncoprotein.

PubMed ID: 1597196

DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb16964.x

PubMed ID: 8220424

Title: Point mutations in the c-Myc transactivation domain are common in Burkitt's lymphoma and mouse plasmacytomas.

PubMed ID: 8220424

DOI: 10.1038/ng0993-56

PubMed ID: 8386367

Title: Transactivation of gene expression by Myc is inhibited by mutation at the phosphorylation sites Thr-73 and Ser-77.

PubMed ID: 8386367

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.8.3216

PubMed ID: 7642555

Title: c-Myc is glycosylated at threonine 58, a known phosphorylation site and a mutational hot spot in lymphomas.

PubMed ID: 7642555

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.32.18961

PubMed ID: 9315742

Title: c-Raf kinase binds to N-terminal domain of c-Myc.

PubMed ID: 9315742

DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00992-7

PubMed ID: 15103331

Title: Phosphorylation-dependent degradation of c-Myc is mediated by the F-box protein Fbw7.

PubMed ID: 15103331

DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600217

PubMed ID: 16126174

Title: Six lysine residues on c-Myc are direct substrates for acetylation by p300.

PubMed ID: 16126174

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.075

PubMed ID: 15723054

Title: c-Myc binds to human ribosomal DNA and stimulates transcription of rRNA genes by RNA polymerase I.

PubMed ID: 15723054

DOI: 10.1038/ncb1224

PubMed ID: 15674325

Title: PARP-10, a novel Myc-interacting protein with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity, inhibits transformation.

PubMed ID: 15674325

DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208410

PubMed ID: 17081983

Title: Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks.

PubMed ID: 17081983

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026

PubMed ID: 17632056

Title: CIP2A inhibits PP2A in human malignancies.

PubMed ID: 17632056

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.04.044

PubMed ID: 18035408

Title: Induction of pluripotent stem cells from adult human fibroblasts by defined factors.

PubMed ID: 18035408

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.019

PubMed ID: 17873522

Title: Fbw7 and Usp28 regulate myc protein stability in response to DNA damage.

PubMed ID: 17873522

DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.19.4804

PubMed ID: 17311883

Title: The Trithorax group protein Lid is a trimethyl histone H3K4 demethylase required for dMyc-induced cell growth.

PubMed ID: 17311883

DOI: 10.1101/gad.1523007

PubMed ID: 17308053

Title: Identification of Myc-associated protein with JmjC domain as a novel therapeutic target oncogene for lung cancer.

PubMed ID: 17308053

DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0659

PubMed ID: 17558397

Title: The ubiquitin-specific protease USP28 is required for MYC stability.

PubMed ID: 17558397

DOI: 10.1038/ncb1601

PubMed ID: 18669648

Title: A quantitative atlas of mitotic phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 18669648

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805139105

PubMed ID: 19413330

Title: Lys-N and trypsin cover complementary parts of the phosphoproteome in a refined SCX-based approach.

PubMed ID: 19413330

DOI: 10.1021/ac9004309

PubMed ID: 19608861

Title: Lysine acetylation targets protein complexes and co-regulates major cellular functions.

PubMed ID: 19608861

DOI: 10.1126/science.1175371

PubMed ID: 20713526

Title: Tipping the balance: Cdk2 enables Myc to suppress senescence.

PubMed ID: 20713526

DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1383

PubMed ID: 20010808

Title: HnRNP proteins controlled by c-Myc deregulate pyruvate kinase mRNA splicing in cancer.

PubMed ID: 20010808

DOI: 10.1038/nature08697

PubMed ID: 19966300

Title: Phosphorylation by Cdk2 is required for Myc to repress Ras-induced senescence in cotransformation.

PubMed ID: 19966300

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900121106

PubMed ID: 20551172

Title: Myc protein is stabilized by suppression of a novel E3 ligase complex in cancer cells.

PubMed ID: 20551172

DOI: 10.1101/gad.1920310

PubMed ID: 20068231

Title: Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals widespread full phosphorylation site occupancy during mitosis.

PubMed ID: 20068231

DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000475

PubMed ID: 21406692

Title: System-wide temporal characterization of the proteome and phosphoproteome of human embryonic stem cell differentiation.

PubMed ID: 21406692

DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2001570

PubMed ID: 22719065

Title: Critical function for nuclear envelope protein TMEM209 in human pulmonary carcinogenesis.

PubMed ID: 22719065

DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-0159

PubMed ID: 22307329

Title: DYRK2 priming phosphorylation of c-Jun and c-Myc modulates cell cycle progression in human cancer cells.

PubMed ID: 22307329

DOI: 10.1172/jci60818

PubMed ID: 23186163

Title: Toward a comprehensive characterization of a human cancer cell phosphoproteome.

PubMed ID: 23186163

DOI: 10.1021/pr300630k

PubMed ID: 24940000

Title: tRNA synthetase counteracts c-Myc to develop functional vasculature.

PubMed ID: 24940000

DOI: 10.7554/elife.02349

PubMed ID: 25956029

Title: The nucleolar protein GLTSCR2 is an upstream negative regulator of the oncogenic Nucleophosmin-MYC axis.

PubMed ID: 25956029

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.03.016

PubMed ID: 25803737

Title: AMBRA1 and BECLIN 1 interplay in the crosstalk between autophagy and cell proliferation.

PubMed ID: 25803737

DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1021526

PubMed ID: 25438055

Title: AMBRA1 links autophagy to cell proliferation and tumorigenesis by promoting c-Myc dephosphorylation and degradation.

PubMed ID: 25438055

DOI: 10.1038/ncb3072

PubMed ID: 25775507

Title: The nucleolar ubiquitin-specific protease USP36 deubiquitinates and stabilizes c-Myc.

PubMed ID: 25775507

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411713112

PubMed ID: 28112733

Title: Site-specific mapping of the human SUMO proteome reveals co-modification with phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 28112733

DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3366

PubMed ID: 29779948

Title: The eukaryotic proteome is shaped by E3 ubiquitin ligases targeting C-terminal degrons.

PubMed ID: 29779948

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.04.028

PubMed ID: 33208877

Title: Identification of the HECT E3 ligase UBR5 as a regulator of MYC degradation using a CRISPR/Cas9 screen.

PubMed ID: 33208877

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76960-z

PubMed ID: 34342803

Title: The 9aaTAD Activation Domains in the Yamanaka Transcription Factors Oct4, Sox2, Myc, and Klf4.

PubMed ID: 34342803

DOI: 10.1007/s12015-021-10225-8

PubMed ID: 37478862

Title: Orphan quality control shapes network dynamics and gene expression.

PubMed ID: 37478862

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.06.015

PubMed ID: 9680483

Title: Insights into the mechanism of heterodimerization from the 1H-NMR solution structure of the c-Myc-Max heterodimeric leucine zipper.

PubMed ID: 9680483

DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1914

PubMed ID: 2069907

Title: A chromosome 12 coding region is juxtaposed to the MYC protooncogene locus in a t(8;12)(q24;q22) translocation in a case of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

PubMed ID: 2069907

DOI: 10.1002/gcc.2870030106

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 454
  • Mass: 50565
  • Checksum: 8B4107BB740689E5
  • Sequence:
  • MDFFRVVENQ QPPATMPLNV SFTNRNYDLD YDSVQPYFYC DEEENFYQQQ QQSELQPPAP 
    SEDIWKKFEL LPTPPLSPSR RSGLCSPSYV AVTPFSLRGD NDGGGGSFST ADQLEMVTEL 
    LGGDMVNQSF ICDPDDETFI KNIIIQDCMW SGFSAAAKLV SEKLASYQAA RKDSGSPNPA 
    RGHSVCSTSS LYLQDLSAAA SECIDPSVVF PYPLNDSSSP KSCASQDSSA FSPSSDSLLS 
    STESSPQGSP EPLVLHEETP PTTSSDSEEE QEDEEEIDVV SVEKRQAPGK RSESGSPSAG 
    GHSKPPHSPL VLKRCHVSTH QHNYAAPPST RKDYPAAKRV KLDSVRVLRQ ISNNRKCTSP 
    RSSDTEENVK RRTHNVLERQ RRNELKRSFF ALRDQIPELE NNEKAPKVVI LKKATAYILS 
    VQAEEQKLIS EEDLLRKRRE QLKHKLEQLR NSCA