Myc stimulates cell cycle progression through the activation of Cdk1 and phosphorylation of p27
J. Leon, L. Garcia-Gutierrez, G. Bretones, E. Molina, I. Arechaga, J. C. R. Acosta, R. Blanco, A. Fernandez, L. Alonso, P. Sicinski, M. Barbacid, D. Santamaria
The paper shows Myc activates Cdk1 to phosphorylate p27 at Thr187, promoting its degradation and cell cycle progression, with Cdk1 inhibition causing synthetic lethality with Myc.
bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2018Cancer Biology