| Name = V-myc myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog (avian) | HGNCid = 7553 | Symbol = MYC | AltSymbols =; c-Myc | OMIM = 190080 | ECnumber = | Homologene = 31092 | MGIid = 97250 | Function = | Component = | Process = | Orthologs = }} Myc (cMyc) is a protooncogene, which is overexpressed in a wide range of human cancers. When it is specifically-mutated, or overexpressed, it increases cell proliferation and functions as an oncogene. Myc gene encodes for a transcription factor that regulates expression of 15% of all genes Gearhart J, Pashos EE, Prasad MK, Pluripotency Redeux -- advances in stem-cell researcg, N Engl J Med 357(15):1469 through binding on Enhancer Box sequences (E-boxes) and recruiting histone acetyltransferases (HATs). Myc belongs to Myc family of transcription factors, which also includes N-Myc and L-Myc genes. Myc-family transcription factors contain the bHLH/LZ (basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leuci