MYC and cervical cancer: Due to lack of data available on c-MYC expression in human MSC, we first examined the c-MYC protein levels in different types of human mesenchymal cells: articular chondrocytes (AC), adipose tissue-derived MSC (ASC), and bone marrow MSC (BMSC), in comparison to human cervical cancer cell line HeLa serving here as a positive control (Fig. 1a).