Targeting the RAS/RAF/MAPK pathway for cancer therapy: from mechanism to clinical studies
ME Bahar, HJ Kim, DR Kim - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Metastatic dissemination of solid tumors, a leading cause of cancer-related mortality,
underscores the urgent need for enhanced insights into the molecular and cellular …
underscores the urgent need for enhanced insights into the molecular and cellular …
Targeting the MAPK pathway in KRAS-driven tumors
M Drosten, M Barbacid - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
KRAS mutations occur in a quarter of all of human cancers, yet no selective drug has been
approved to treat these tumors. Despite the recent development of drugs that block KRAS …
approved to treat these tumors. Despite the recent development of drugs that block KRAS …
MEK1 and MEK2 inhibitors and cancer therapy: the long and winding road
The role of the ERK signalling pathway in cancer is thought to be most prominent in tumours
in which mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinases RAS, BRAF, CRAF, MEK1 or MEK2 drive …
in which mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinases RAS, BRAF, CRAF, MEK1 or MEK2 drive …
The role of CRAF in cancer progression: from molecular mechanisms to precision therapies
M Riaud, J Maxwell, I Soria-Bretones… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The RAF family of kinases includes key activators of the pro-tumourigenic mitogen-activated
protein kinase pathway. Hyperactivation of RAF proteins, particularly BRAF and CRAF …
protein kinase pathway. Hyperactivation of RAF proteins, particularly BRAF and CRAF …
Chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer is driven by stroma-derived insulin-like growth factors
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) and myofibroblasts are key drivers in cancer that are
associated with drug resistance in many cancers, including pancreatic ductal …
associated with drug resistance in many cancers, including pancreatic ductal …
An integrin β3–KRAS–RalB complex drives tumour stemness and resistance to EGFR inhibition
L Seguin, S Kato, A Franovic, MF Camargo… - Nature cell …, 2014 - nature.com
Tumour cells, with stem-like properties, are highly aggressive and often show drug
resistance. Here, we reveal that integrin α v β3 serves as a marker of breast, lung and …
resistance. Here, we reveal that integrin α v β3 serves as a marker of breast, lung and …
A small molecule RAS-mimetic disrupts RAS association with effector proteins to block signaling
SK Athuluri-Divakar, R Vasquez-Del Carpio, K Dutta… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Oncogenic activation of RAS genes via point mutations occurs in 20%–30% of human
cancers. The development of effective RAS inhibitors has been challenging, necessitating …
cancers. The development of effective RAS inhibitors has been challenging, necessitating …
A genome-scale RNA interference screen implicates NF1 loss in resistance to RAF inhibition
RAF inhibitors such as vemurafenib and dabrafenib block BRAF–mediated cell proliferation
and achieve meaningful clinical benefit in the vast majority of patients with BRAF V600E …
and achieve meaningful clinical benefit in the vast majority of patients with BRAF V600E …
Human aneuploid cells depend on the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway for overcoming increased DNA damage
J Zerbib, MR Ippolito, Y Eliezer, G De Feudis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Aneuploidy is a hallmark of human cancer, yet the molecular mechanisms to cope with
aneuploidy-induced cellular stresses remain largely unknown. Here, we induce …
aneuploidy-induced cellular stresses remain largely unknown. Here, we induce …
RAS mutations drive proliferative chronic myelomonocytic leukemia via a KMT2A-PLK1 axis
RM Carr, D Vorobyev, T Lasho, DL Marks… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Proliferative chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (pCMML), an aggressive CMML subtype, is
associated with dismal outcomes. RAS pathway mutations, mainly NRAS G12D, define the …
associated with dismal outcomes. RAS pathway mutations, mainly NRAS G12D, define the …