RAS proteins and their regulators in human disease

DK Simanshu, DV Nissley, F McCormick - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
RAS proteins are binary switches, cycling between ON and OFF states during signal
transduction. These switches are normally tightly controlled, but in RAS-related diseases …

Protein lipidation: occurrence, mechanisms, biological functions, and enabling technologies

H Jiang, X Zhang, X Chen, P Aramsangtienchai… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Protein lipidation, including cysteine prenylation, N-terminal glycine myristoylation, cysteine
palmitoylation, and serine and lysine fatty acylation, occurs in many proteins in eukaryotic …

[HTML][HTML] The current understanding of KRAS protein structure and dynamics

T Pantsar - Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most common drivers in human cancer is the mutant KRAS protein. Not so long
ago KRAS was considered as an undruggable oncoprotein. After a long struggle, however …

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 …

Pharmacological targeting of RAS: recent success with direct inhibitors

JP O'Bryan - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
RAS has long been viewed as undruggable due to its lack of deep pockets for binding of
small molecule inhibitors. However, recent successes in the development of direct RAS …

Comprehensive characterization of RAS mutations in colon and rectal cancers in old and young patients

IG Serebriiskii, C Connelly, G Frampton… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasingly appreciated as a heterogeneous disease, with
factors such as microsatellite instability (MSI), cancer subsite within the colon versus rectum …

Tissue-Specific Oncogenic Activity of KRASA146T

EJ Poulin, AK Bera, J Lu, YJ Lin, SD Strasser, JA Paulo… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene. The incidence of specific KRAS alleles
varies between cancers from different sites, but it is unclear whether allelic selection results …

Progress on Ras/MAPK signaling research and targeting in blood and solid cancers

M Dillon, A Lopez, E Lin, D Sales, R Perets, P Jain - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK signaling pathway is responsible for regulating
cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Overexpression and overactivation of …

A structure is worth a thousand words: new insights for RAS and RAF regulation

DK Simanshu, DK Morrison - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
The RAS GTPases are frequently mutated in human cancer, with KRAS being the
predominant tumor driver. For many years, it has been known that the structure and function …

A structural model of a Ras–Raf signalosome

VP Mysore, ZW Zhou, C Ambrogio, L Li… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
The protein K-Ras functions as a molecular switch in signaling pathways regulating cell
growth. In the human mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, which is implicated …