| publication name | Emerging Roles of C-Myc in Cancer Stem Cell-Related Signaling and Resistance to Cancer Chemotherapy: A Potential Therapeutic Target Against Colorectal Cancer. |
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| Authors | Mohamed Elbadawy, Tatsuya Usui, Hideyuki Yamawaki and Kazuaki Sasaki |
| year | 2019 |
| keywords | c-Myc; cancer organoid; colorectal cancer; cancer stem cell |
| journal | Int J Mol Sci. |
| volume | 20 |
| issue | 9 |
| pages | 2340 |
| publisher | MDPI |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20092340 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Myc is a nuclear transcription factor that mainly regulates cell growth, cell cycle, metabolism, and survival. Myc family proteins contain c-Myc, n-Myc, and l-Myc. Among them, c-Myc can become a promising therapeutic target molecule in cancer. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are known to be responsible for the therapeutic resistance. In the previous study, we demonstrated that c-Myc mediates drug resistance of colorectal CSCs using a patient-derived primary three-dimensional (3D) organoid culture. In this review, we mainly focus on the roles of c-Myc-related signaling in the regulation of CSCs, chemotherapy resistance, and colorectal cancer organoids. Finally, we introduce the various types of c-Myc inhibitors and propose the possibility of c-Myc as a therapeutic target against colorectal cancer.