C-myc mRNA

C-myc mRNA is a type of mRNA that serves as a template for the MYC protein which is implicated in the rapid growth of cancer cells. This mRNA is a topic of ongoing research to investigate the viability of preventing cancer growth by cleaving or degrading the c-myc mRNA.{{cite journal

| last = Lee

| first = Chow H.

| authorlink = Chow H. Lee

|author2=Dan Sparanese

| title = CRD-BP shields c-myc and MDR-1 RNA from endonucleolytic attack by a mammalian endoribonuclease

| journal = Nucleic Acids Research

| volume = 35

| issue = 4

| pages = 1209–1221

| date = 31 January 2007

| doi = 10.1093/nar/gkl1148

| pmid = 17264115

| pmc = 1851641}}