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 …

Targeting aberrant RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling for cancer therapy

U Degirmenci, M Wang, J Hu - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK (MAPK) signaling cascade is essential for cell inter-and intra-
cellular communication, which regulates fundamental cell functions such as growth, survival …

RAF-MEK-ERK pathway in cancer evolution and treatment

R Ullah, Q Yin, AH Snell, L Wan - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The RAF-MEK-ERK signaling cascade is a well-characterized MAPK pathway
involved in cell proliferation and survival. The three-layered MAPK signaling cascade is …

Epidermal growth factor receptor cell proliferation signaling pathways

P Wee, Z Wang - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly
upregulated in cancers such as in non-small-cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer …

The diverse roles of arrestin scaffolds in G protein–coupled receptor signaling

YK Peterson, LM Luttrell - Pharmacological reviews, 2017 - ASPET
The visual/β-arrestins, a small family of proteins originally described for their role in the
desensitization and intracellular trafficking of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs), have …

Regulation of RAF protein kinases in ERK signalling

H Lavoie, M Therrien - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
RAF family kinases were among the first oncoproteins to be described more than 30 years
ago. They primarily act as signalling relays downstream of RAS, and their close ties to …

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 …

Tumor adaptation and resistance to RAF inhibitors

P Lito, N Rosen, DB Solit - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
RAF kinase inhibitors have substantial therapeutic effects in patients with BRAF-mutant
melanoma. However, only rarely do tumors regress completely, and the therapeutic effects …

Protein phosphatase 2A: a highly regulated family of serine/threonine phosphatases implicated in cell growth and signalling

V Janssens, J Goris - Biochemical Journal, 2001 - portlandpress.com
Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) comprises a family of serine/threonine phosphatases,
minimally containing a well conserved catalytic subunit, the activity of which is highly …

Signaling from RAS to RAF: the molecules and their mechanisms

H Jeon, E Tkacik, MJ Eck - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2024 - annualreviews.org
RAF family protein kinases are a key node in the RAS/RAF/MAP kinase pathway, the
signaling cascade that controls cellular proliferation, differentiation, and survival in response …