[Transcription of antisense RNA for the human c-myc gene].

Antisense RNA transcription of human c-myc gene has been examined in HeLa, Burkitt lymphoma BL-60 t(8;22) cells, and diploid fibroblasts. By means of the primer extension technique two startpoints of antisense transcription have been detected and mapped with the first (untranslated) exon of the c-myc gene. Similarity between the antisense nucleotide sequence of the first c-myc intron and the SV40 DNA fragment containing the binding sites for transcriptions factors GT-I, GT-II, TC-I, and TC-II has been revealed by computer analysis.