Direct small-molecule inhibitors of KRAS: from structural insights to mechanism-based design

JML Ostrem, KM Shokat - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human cancer. In addition to holding this
distinction, unsuccessful attempts to target this protein have led to the characterization of …

[HTML][HTML] The current understanding on the impact of KRAS on colorectal cancer

M Meng, K Zhong, T Jiang, Z Liu, HY Kwan… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
KRAS (kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene) is a member of the RAS family. KRAS mutations
are one of most dominant mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC). The impact of KRAS …

RAS mutations in human cancers: Roles in precision medicine

AK Murugan, M Grieco, N Tsuchida - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Ras proteins play a crucial role as a central component of the cellular networks controlling a
variety of signaling pathways that regulate growth, proliferation, survival, differentiation …

Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway activation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its therapeutic targeting

T Knight, JAE Irving - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Deregulation of the Ras/Raf/MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway is a
common event in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is caused by point mutation …

K-Ras protein as a drug target

F McCormick - Journal of molecular medicine, 2016 - Springer
K-Ras proteins are major drivers of human cancers, playing a direct causal role in about one
million cancer cases/year. In cancers driven by mutant K-Ras, the protein is locked in the …

Clonal evolution enhances leukemia-propagating cell frequency in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia through Akt/mTORC1 pathway activation

JS Blackburn, S Liu, JL Wilder, KP Dobrinski… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Clonal evolution and intratumoral heterogeneity drive cancer progression through unknown
molecular mechanisms. To address this issue, functional differences between single T cell …

PI3K: a crucial piece in the RAS signaling puzzle

AA Krygowska, E Castellano - Cold Spring …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
RAS proteins are key signaling switches essential for control of proliferation, differentiation,
and survival of eukaryotic cells. RAS proteins are mutated in 30% of human cancers. In …

Loss of oncogenic Notch1 with resistance to a PI3K inhibitor in T-cell leukaemia

M Dail, J Wong, J Lawrence, D O'Connor… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Mutations that deregulate Notch1 and Ras/phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt signalling
are prevalent in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL), and often coexist. Here we …

MAPK pathway activation selectively inhibits ASCL1-driven small cell lung cancer

R Caeser, C Hulton, E Costa, V Durani, M Little… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Activation of mitogenic signaling pathways is a common oncogenic driver of many solid
tumors including lung cancer. Although activating mutations in the mitogen-activated protein …

KRAS engages AGO2 to enhance cellular transformation

S Shankar, S Pitchiaya, R Malik, V Kothari, Y Hosono… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Oncogenic mutations in RAS provide a compelling yet intractable therapeutic target. Using
co-immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry, we uncovered an interaction between RAS and …