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June 1, 1983Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access

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

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Key result

Nucleotide sequence analysis of the human c-myc locus reveals a highly conserved gene product that shares homologous coding regions with chicken c-myc and the MC29 viral oncogene.

Population

Human cellular c-myc, chicken c-myc, and v-myc of myelocytomatosis virus MC29

Design

Preclinical

Authors

DWDebbie WatsonUniversity of WollongongMPMiltiades C. PsallidopoulosUniversity of PatrasKSKenneth P. SamuelNational Institutes of Health

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Implication

No immediate clinical implications; extends myc homology data but leaves open functional roles in human disease.

Structured PICO

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Population
Human cellular c-myc, chicken c-myc, and v-myc of myelocytomatosis virus MC29
I
Intervention
Nucleotide sequence analysis and alignment
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Outcome
Sequence homology and structural domains of the myc genes

The study identifies highly conserved coding regions and distinct structural domains across human, chicken, and viral myc genes, highlighting evolutionary conservation of the gene product.

Cite This Study

Watson et al. (1983) studied this question. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the human c-myc locus reveals a highly conserved gene product that shares homologous coding regions with chicken c-myc and the MC29 viral oncogene.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095421a9b588564434037ahttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.80.12.3642
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