Discovery opens window to more effective treatment Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – RIVERSIDE THE MYC PROTEINS (GREY RIBBONS) BIND TO DNA AND PROMOTE CANCER PROGRESSION. UCR RESEARCHERS DEVELOPED A MOLECULE (ORANGE PRETZEL-LIKE SHAPE) THAT BINDS TO MYC, INHIBITING ITS CANCER-PROMOTING FUNCTION. CREDIT: MIN XUE/UCR Meet MYC, the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority...