BIM is the primary mediator of MYC-induced apoptosis in multiple solid tissues

ABSTRACT: C-MYC (henceforth MYC) is one of the most frequently overexpressed oncogenes in human cancer and even modestly deregulated MYC expression can initiate ectopic proliferation in many post-mitotic, terminally differentiated cell types in vivo. Metazoan organisms have consequently evolved a number of mechanisms to counteract MYC's oncogenic potential, of which apoptosis is arguably the best understood. However, the mechanisms through which MYC induces apoptosis remains controversial, with some studies implicating p19ARF-mediated stabilization of p53, followed by induction of pro-apoptotic BH3 family member NOXA and PUMA, while others argue for more direct regulation of BH3 proteins, especially BIM. The debate likely stems from the use of different experimental systems, modes of perturbation, a

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Susanne Walz 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-59001 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress