Targeting KRAS in cancer

A Singhal, BT Li, EM O'Reilly - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
RAS family variants—most of which involve KRAS—are the most commonly occurring
hotspot mutations in human cancers and are associated with a poor prognosis. For almost …

Hippo Signaling at the Hallmarks of Cancer and Drug Resistance

R Kumar, W Hong - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Originally identified in Drosophila melanogaster in 1995, the Hippo signaling pathway plays
a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by inhibiting proliferation and …

TEAD Inhibition Overcomes YAP1/TAZ-Driven Primary and Acquired Resistance to KRASG12C Inhibitors

AC Edwards, CA Stalnecker, A Jean Morales… - Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Primary/intrinsic and treatment-induced acquired resistance limit the initial response rate to
and long-term efficacy of direct inhibitors of the KRASG12C mutant in cancer. To identify …

Determining the ERK-regulated phosphoproteome driving KRAS-mutant cancer

JE Klomp, JN Diehl, JA Klomp, AC Edwards, R Yang… - Science, 2024 - science.org
To delineate the mechanisms by which the ERK1 and ERK2 mitogen-activated protein
kinases support mutant KRAS–driven cancer growth, we determined the ERK-dependent …

The extracellular niche and tumor microenvironment enhance KRAS inhibitor efficacy in pancreatic cancer

V Kumarasamy, J Wang, C Frangou, Y Wan, A Dynka… - Cancer research, 2024 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive disease that lacks effective
treatment options, highlighting the need for developing new therapeutic interventions. Here …

MARK2/MARK3 kinases are catalytic co-dependencies of YAP/TAZ in human cancer

O Klingbeil, D Skopelitis, C Tonelli, T Yoshimoto… - Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
The Hippo signaling pathway is commonly dysregulated in human cancer, which leads to a
powerful tumor dependency on the YAP/TAZ transcriptional coactivators. Here, we used …

Amplification of Hippo Signaling Pathway Genes Is Governed and Implicated in the Serous Subtype-Specific Ovarian Carcino-Genesis

K Balakrishnan, Y Chen, J Dong - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This work investigated the impact of Hippo signaling pathways in the
development of ovarian cancer. In order to investigate, the signatures relevant to Hippo …

All Roads Lead to Rome: YAP/TAZ Activity Influences Efficacy of KRASG12C Inhibitors

CW Johnson, KM Haigis - Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
The development of direct inhibitors of KRASG12C represents a monumental step forward in
the field of oncology. Nevertheless, there is considerable opportunity to enhance response …

S100A6 Regulates nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis via Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway: an in vitro and in vivo study

F Yang, Y Duan, Y Li, D Zhu, Z Wang, Z Luo… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Background Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a common musculoskeletal
degenerative disease, which often leads to low back pain and even disability, resulting in …

Combination Therapy Approach to Overcome the Resistance to PI3K Pathway Inhibitors in Gynecological Cancers

KR Ibanez, TT Huang, JM Lee - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The PI3K signaling pathway plays an essential role in cancer cell proliferation and survival.
PI3K pathway inhibitors are now FDA-approved as a single agent treatment or in …