The MYC proto-oncogene modulates transcription through binding to E-boxes. Di Croce and colleagues find that PAK-2-mediated phosphorylation confers a tumour-suppressive function to MYC, in which MYC cooperates with differentiation signals to positively modulate the transcription of genes targeted by retinoic acid, independently of E-boxes.
- Iris Uribesalgo
- Marcus Buschbeck
- Luciano Di Croce