Consensus on the RAS dimerization hypothesis: Strong evidence for lipid-mediated clustering but not for G-domain-mediated interactions

DK Simanshu, MR Philips, JF Hancock - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
One of the open questions in RAS biology is the existence of RAS dimers and their role in
RAF dimerization and activation. The idea of RAS dimers arose from the discovery that RAF …

MMD collaborates with ACSL4 and MBOAT7 to promote polyunsaturated phosphatidylinositol remodeling and susceptibility to ferroptosis

VV Phadnis, J Snider, V Varadharajan… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death with roles in degenerative diseases and cancer.
Excessive iron-catalyzed peroxidation of membrane phospholipids, especially those …

CFTR interactome mapping using the mammalian membrane two‐hybrid high‐throughput screening system

SH Lim, J Snider, L Birimberg‐Schwartz… - Molecular systems …, 2022 - embopress.org
Abstract Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) is a chloride and
bicarbonate channel in secretory epithelia with a critical role in maintaining fluid …

A split intein and split luciferase-coupled system for detecting protein-protein interactions

Z Yao, J Kim, B Geng, J Chen, V Wong… - Molecular Systems …, 2024 - embopress.org
Elucidation of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) represents one of the most important
methods in biomedical research. Recently, PPIs have started to be exploited for drug …

B cell linker protein (BLNK) is a regulator of Met receptor signaling and trafficking in non-small cell lung cancer

S Pathmanathan, Z Yao, P Coelho, R Valla, L Drecun… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Met is an oncogene aberrantly activated in multiple cancers. Therefore, to better understand
Met biology and its role in disease we applied the Mammalian Membrane Two-Hybrid …

Oxidative protein damage negatively affects protein-protein interaction: The case of KRAS-cRAF

MR Dimlić, S Raić, M Močibob, ŽS Maršić, Z Yao… - Biochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play crucial roles in cellular signaling, transmitting signals
from the cell surface to its interior. One of the most important signaling cascades is the RAS …

Mutations in the α4-α5 allosteric lobe of RAS do not significantly impair RAS signaling or self-association

M Whaby, L Wallon, M Mazzei, I Khan, KW Teng… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Mutations in one of the three RAS genes (HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS) are present in nearly
20% of all human cancers. These mutations shift RAS to the GTP-loaded active state due to …

3DVizSNP: a tool for rapidly visualizing missense mutations identified in high throughput experiments in iCn3D

M Sierk, S Ratnayake, MM Wagle, B Chen, B Park… - BMC …, 2023 - Springer
Background High throughput experiments in cancer and other areas of genomic research
identify large numbers of sequence variants that need to be evaluated for phenotypic impact …

Probing RAS Function Using Monobody and NanoBiT Technologies

M Whaby, RS Nair, JP O'Bryan - KRAS: Methods and Protocols, 2024 - Springer
Missense mutations in the RAS family of oncogenes (HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS) are present
in approximately 20% of human cancers, making RAS a valuable therapeutic target (Prior et …

Evaluation of K-Ras4B dimer interfaces and the role of Raf effectors

A Chatzigoulas, I Andreadelis, S Doerr, C Lamprakis… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
ABSTRACT K-Ras4B is one the most frequently mutated proteins in cancer, yet mechanistic
details of its activation such as its homodimerization on the membrane remain elusive. The …