KRAS alleles: the devil is in the detail

KM Haigis - Trends in cancer, 2017 - cell.com
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene in cancer and KRAS mutation is commonly
associated with poor prognosis and resistance to therapy. Since the KRAS oncoprotein is …

Targeting KRAS in Cancer: Promising Therapeutic Strategies

LM Mustachio, A Chelariu-Raicu, L Szekvolgyi… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) is mutated
in about 25% of all human cancers and is at the center of pathways involved in …

Classification of KRAS-Activating Mutations and the Implications for Therapeutic Intervention

C Johnson, DL Burkhart, KM Haigis - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Members of the family of RAS proto-oncogenes, discovered just over 40 years ago, were
among the first cancer-initiating genes to be discovered. Of the three RAS family members …

The origins and genetic interactions of KRAS mutations are allele- and tissue-specific

JH Cook, GEM Melloni, DC Gulhan, PJ Park… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mutational activation of KRAS promotes the initiation and progression of cancers, especially
in the colorectum, pancreas, lung, and blood plasma, with varying prevalence of specific …

Expanding the Reach of Precision Oncology by Drugging All KRAS Mutants

MH Hofmann, D Gerlach, S Misale, M Petronczki… - Cancer Discovery, 2022 - AACR
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene, harboring mutations in approximately one
in seven cancers. Allele-specific KRASG12C inhibitors are currently changing the treatment …

Tissue-Specific Oncogenic Activity of KRASA146T

EJ Poulin, AK Bera, J Lu, YJ Lin, SD Strasser, JA Paulo… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene. The incidence of specific KRAS alleles
varies between cancers from different sites, but it is unclear whether allelic selection results …

Genomic and biological characterization of exon 4 KRAS mutations in human cancer

M Janakiraman, E Vakiani, Z Zeng, CA Pratilas… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Mutations in RAS proteins occur widely in human cancer. Prompted by the confirmation of
KRAS mutation as a predictive biomarker of response to epidermal growth factor receptor …

Oncogenic KRAS: signaling and drug resistance

HJ Kim, HN Lee, MS Jeong, SB Jang - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary KRAS is one of the oncogenic proteins and best well-known GTPase
proteins. Although KRAS serves as regulation of cellular process, abnormal mutated and …

Effect of KRAS Oncogene Substitutions on Protein Behavior: Implications for Signaling and Clinical Outcome

NT Ihle, LA Byers, ES Kim, P Saintigny… - Journal of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Mutations in the v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS)
play a critical role in cancer cell growth and resistance to therapy. Most mutations occur at …

Therapeutics targeting mutant KRAS

KZ Thein, AB Biter, DS Hong - Annual review of medicine, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Aberrations in rat sarcoma (RAS) viral oncogene are the most prevalent and best-known
genetic alterations identified in human cancers. Indeed, RAS drives tumorigenesis as one of …