MYCN
MYCN proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor | MYCNOT, N-myc, bHLHe37, NMYC

This gene is a member of the MYC family and encodes a protein with a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain. This protein is located in the nucleus and must dimerize with another bHLH protein in order to bind DNA. Amplification of this gene is associated with a variety of tumors, most notably neuroblastomas. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2014]

Member of: DE-7 DE-7.1 Developmental clusters: GC5
Biological processes 31 terms
DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700)DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin (GO:0000785)kinase binding (GO:0019900)negative regulation of gene expression (GO:0010629)negative regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process (GO:2000378)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of gene expression (GO:0010628)positive regulation of miRNA transcription (GO:1902895)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein dimerization activity (GO:0046983)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding (GO:1990837)
Expression (TPM)
MYCN — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating MYCN 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for MYCN. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = MYCN upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to MYCN

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of MYCN, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr2:15,938,297–15,944,152 233 bp At TSS Multiome 739
chr2:15,958,030–15,959,112 17.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 159
chr2:15,980,336–15,981,071 40.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 180
chr2:16,104,408–16,106,306 165.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 426
chr2:16,507,459–16,508,899 567.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 387

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the MYCN locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr2:15,928,297 – 16,518,899
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq