NMR in integrated biophysical drug discovery for RAS: past, present, and future
Marshall C, KleinJan F, Gebregiworgis T, Lee K, Fang Z, Eves B, Liu N, Gasmi-Seabrook G, Enomoto M, Ikura M. NMR in integrated biophysical drug discovery for RAS: past, present, and future. Journal Of Biomolecular NMR 2020, 74: 531-554. PMID: 32804298, DOI: 10.1007/s10858-020-00338-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGTPase domainProper membrane localizationMultiple signaling cascadesOncogenic Ras mutationsKey downstream effectorDrug discoveryGTPase cycleMembrane localizationRAS proteinsGTP hydrolysisConformational selectionRAS signalingDownstream effectorsSignaling cascadesLipid modificationG12C mutantUpstream regulatorBiophysical approachesSmall proteinsRAS oncogenesDruggable pocketHuman cancersCell growthCovalent inhibitorsPeptidyl inhibitorsMultivalent assembly of KRAS with the RAS-binding and cysteine-rich domains of CRAF on the membrane
Fang Z, Lee K, Huo K, Gasmi-Seabrook G, Zheng L, Moghal N, Tsao M, Ikura M, Marshall C. Multivalent assembly of KRAS with the RAS-binding and cysteine-rich domains of CRAF on the membrane. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 12101-12108. PMID: 32414921, PMCID: PMC7275734, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1914076117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRas-binding domainCysteine-rich domainC-terminusΑ4-α5Transient electrostatic interactionsLipid-binding siteCancer-associated mutationsMembrane interfaceKRAS dimerizationMembrane anchoringMembrane associationKinase domainRaf kinaseMembrane complexPlasma membraneStructural insightsKinase activityMAPK signalingTerminusComplex formationMembraneDynamic interactionDynamic pictureComplexesDomain