KRAS dimerization impacts MEK inhibitor sensitivity and oncogenic activity of mutant KRAS

C Ambrogio, J Köhler, ZW Zhou, H Wang, R Paranal… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
The mechanism by which the wild-type KRAS allele imparts a growth inhibitory effect to
oncogenic KRAS in various cancers, including lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), is poorly …

Comparative Analysis and Isoform-Specific Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of KRAS Mutations in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

B Ricciuti, J Son, JJ Okoro, A Mira, E Patrucco… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Activating missense mutations of KRAS are the most frequent oncogenic driver
events in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, KRAS isoforms are highly …

[HTML][HTML] The genetics and biology of KRAS in lung cancer

PMK Westcott, MD To - Chinese journal of cancer, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mutational activation of KRAS is a common oncogenic event in lung cancer and other
epithelial cancer types. Efforts to develop therapies that counteract the oncogenic effects of …

Small molecule KRAS agonist for mutant KRAS cancer therapy

K Xu, D Park, AT Magis, J Zhang, W Zhou, GL Sica… - Molecular Cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background Lung cancer patients with KRAS mutation (s) have a poor prognosis due in part
to the development of resistance to currently available therapeutic interventions …

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 …

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 …

Rapid idiosyncratic mechanisms of clinical resistance to KRAS G12C inhibition

YS Tsai, MG Woodcock, SH Azam… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND The KRAS proto-oncogene is among the most frequently mutated genes in
cancer, yet for 40 years it remained an elusive therapeutic target. Recently, allosteric …

Knockdown of oncogenic KRAS in non–small cell lung cancers suppresses tumor growth and sensitizes tumor cells to targeted therapy

N Sunaga, DS Shames, L Girard, M Peyton… - Molecular cancer …, 2011 - AACR
Oncogenic KRAS is found in more than 25% of lung adenocarcinomas, the major histologic
subtype of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and is an important target for drug …

KRASQ61H Preferentially Signals through MAPK in a RAF Dimer-Dependent Manner in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

ZW Zhou, C Ambrogio, AK Bera, Q Li, XX Li, L Li, J Son… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Assembly of RAS molecules into complexes at the cell membrane is critical for RAS
signaling. We previously showed that oncogenic KRAS codon 61 mutations increase its …