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MYB
MYB proto-oncogene, transcription factor
Chromosome 6 · 6q23.3
NCBI Gene: 4602Ensembl: ENSG00000118513.22HGNC: HGNC:7545UniProt: P10242
368PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
OncogeneTranscription Factor
RESEARCH IMPACT
Highly StudiedTrending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA bindingDNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specificprotein bindingnegative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIhypothyroidismB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAdenoid Cystic Breast Carcinomacolorectal adenocarcinoma
✦AI Summary

MYB is a transcription factor that recognizes the DNA sequence 5'-YAAC[GT]G-3' and serves as a critical regulator of hematopoietic cell proliferation and differentiation 1. The protein functions through dual mechanisms: it transactivates genes promoting cell cycle progression, such as cyclin A1 in myeloid cells 2, while also regulating genes involved in apoptosis prevention 3. MYB is frequently dysregulated in human malignancies through multiple mechanisms, including chr6 translocations that result in fusion proteins (e.g., t(6;9) generating MYB-NFIB fusions in breast and head/neck carcinomas) 4 and gene truncations that remove microRNA-binding sites, leading to overexpression 5. MYB is overexpressed in acute myeloid leukemia, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and solid tumors, establishing it as a bona fide oncogene 1. Clinically, dysregulated MYB creates "tumor-specific dependency" in blood cancers, making it an attractive therapeutic target 6. Therapeutic strategies focus on disrupting MYB's interaction with cofactors like EP300/CBP through small-molecule inhibitors and peptide mimetics 6. In gliomas, MYB/MYBL1 alterations define a newly recognized WHO classification category of pediatric-type diffuse low-grade gliomas 5.

Sources cited
1
c-MYB encodes a transcription factor regulating proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis; frequently overexpressed in leukemias and solid tumors; activated by various translocations
PMID: 30599775
2
c-myb directly transactivates the cyclin A1 promoter and induces cyclin A1 gene expression in hematopoietic and myeloid cells
PMID: 10590070
3
c-myb has dual function regulating genes preventing apoptosis and genes involved in cellular proliferation; ectopic expression prevents growth arrest of differentiating hematopoietic cells
PMID: 9258605
4
MYB is leukemogenic; MYB-NFIB fusions from t(6;9) translocation result in loss of 3'-microRNA-binding sites, leading to MYB overexpression in breast and head/neck carcinomas
PMID: 20647765
5
MYB/MYBL1 alterations define pediatric-type diffuse low-grade gliomas in WHO classification; truncations without productive fusions can drive tumors through overexpression
PMID: 39422766
6
Dysregulated MYB characterizes acute myeloid leukemia and other blood cancers with tumor-specific dependency; therapeutic strategies target MYB-EP300/CBP interaction via small molecules and peptide mimetics
PMID: 39017851
Disease Associationsⓘ20
hypothyroidismOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.38Weak
Adenoid Cystic Breast CarcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
colorectal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
nodular melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
cutaneous melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Atypical MeningiomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
breast ductal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Endometrial Endometrioid AdenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
hemangioblastomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Salivary Gland Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic AdenomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
skin basal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
skin squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
superficial spreading melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Transitional MeningiomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.35Weak
ThrombocytopeniaOpen Targets
0.34Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.34Weak
COVID-19Open Targets
0.32Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
EP300Protein interaction100%CEBPAProtein interaction99%LEF1Protein interaction96%TAL1Protein interaction94%MYCProtein interaction94%RUNX1Protein interaction93%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
1%
Lung
1%
Liver
0%
Heart
0%
Ovary
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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MYBEP300CEBPALEF1TAL1MYCRUNX1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P10242
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.44Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.31 [0.22–0.44]
RankingsWhere MYB stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #835of 20,598
    Most Researched368 · top 5%
  • #2,429of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.44 · top quartile
Genes detectedMYB
Sources retrieved27 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
MYB Alterations in Angiocentric Gliomas.
PMID: 41260607
Neuropathology · 2025
1.00
2
c-MYB and DMTF1 in Cancer.
PMID: 30599775
Cancer Invest · 2019
1.00
3
MYB/MYBL1-altered gliomas frequently harbor truncations and non-productive fusions in the MYB and MYBL1 genes.
PMID: 39422766
Acta Neuropathol · 2024
0.90
4
MYB, MYBL1, MYBL2 and NFIB gene alterations and MYC overexpression in salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
PMID: 28594149
Histopathology · 2017
0.84
5
Myb-induced transformation.
PMID: 9258605
Crit Rev Oncog · 1996
0.80