Role of oncogenic KRAS in the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

G Zhu, L Pei, H Xia, Q Tang, F Bi - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease at the cellular and molecular levels.
Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) is a commonly mutated oncogene in CRC, with mutations in …

The RHO family GTPases: mechanisms of regulation and signaling

N Mosaddeghzadeh, MR Ahmadian - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Much progress has been made toward deciphering RHO GTPase functions, and many
studies have convincingly demonstrated that altered signal transduction through RHO …

Emerging strategies to target RAS signaling in human cancer therapy

K Chen, Y Zhang, L Qian, P Wang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract RAS mutations (HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS) are among the most common
oncogenes, and around 19% of patients with cancer harbor RAS mutations. Cells harboring …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Role and regulation of autophagy in cancer

R Rakesh, LC PriyaDharshini, KM Sakthivel… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Autophagy is an intracellular self-degradative mechanism which responds to cellular
conditions like stress or starvation and plays a key role in regulating cell metabolism, energy …

KRAS (G12D) can be targeted by potent inhibitors via formation of salt bridge

Z Mao, H Xiao, P Shen, Y Yang, J Xue, Y Yang… - Cell discovery, 2022 - nature.com
KRAS mutation occurs in nearly 30% of human cancers, yet the most prevalent and
oncogenic KRAS (G12D) variant still lacks inhibitors. Herein, we designed a series of potent …

Patterning of the cell cortex by Rho GTPases

WM Bement, AB Goryachev, AL Miller… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Rho GTPases—RHOA, RAC1 and CDC42—are small GTP binding proteins
that regulate basic biological processes such as cell locomotion, cell division and …

RAP2 mediates mechanoresponses of the Hippo pathway

Z Meng, Y Qiu, KC Lin, A Kumar, JK Placone, C Fang… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Mammalian cells are surrounded by neighbouring cells and extracellular matrix (ECM),
which provide cells with structural support and mechanical cues that influence diverse …

Regulation of mTORC1 by PI3K signaling

CC Dibble, LC Cantley - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
The class I phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)–mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR)
complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling network directs cellular metabolism and growth. Activation …

Transcriptional architecture of synaptic communication delineates GABAergic neuron identity

A Paul, M Crow, R Raudales, M He, J Gillis, ZJ Huang - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Understanding the organizational logic of neural circuits requires deciphering the biological
basis of neuronal diversity and identity, but there is no consensus on how neuron types …