Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

[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 interaction with RAF1 RAS-binding domain and cysteine-rich domain provides insights into RAS-mediated RAF activation

TH Tran, AH Chan, LC Young, L Bindu, C Neale… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The first step of RAF activation involves binding to active RAS, resulting in the recruitment of
RAF to the plasma membrane. To understand the molecular details of RAS-RAF interaction …

Excited-state observation of active K-Ras reveals differential structural dynamics of wild-type versus oncogenic G12D and G12C mutants

AL Hansen, X Xiang, C Yuan… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the prominent role of the K-Ras protein in many different types of human cancer,
major gaps in atomic-level information severely limit our understanding of its functions in …

Classification of KRAS-Activating Mutations and the Implications for Therapeutic Intervention

C Johnson, DL Burkhart, KM Haigis - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Members of the family of RAS proto-oncogenes, discovered just over 40 years ago, were
among the first cancer-initiating genes to be discovered. Of the three RAS family members …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic targeting of RAS: New hope for drugging the “undruggable”

I Khan, JM Rhett, JP O'Bryan - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2020 - Elsevier
RAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene in cancer and a critical driver of oncogenesis.
Therapeutic targeting of RAS has been a goal of cancer research for more than 30 years …

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 …

Conformational transformation of switch domains in GDP/K-Ras induced by G13 mutants: An investigation through Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics …

J Chen, L Wang, W Wang, H Sun, L Pang… - Computers in Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mutations in K-Ras are involved in a large number of all human cancers, thus, K-Ras is
regarded as a promising target for anticancer drug design. Understanding the target roles of …

Recent updates on the significance of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer biology

L László, A Kurilla, T Takács, G Kudlik, K Koprivanacz… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The most commonly mutated isoform of RAS among all cancer subtypes is KRAS. In this
review, we focus on the special role of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC), aiming …

RAS interaction with Sin1 is dispensable for mTORC2 assembly and activity

P Castel, S Dharmaiah, MJ Sale… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
RAS proteins are molecular switches that interact with effector proteins when bound to
guanosine triphosphate, stimulating downstream signaling in response to multiple stimuli …