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Specific cancer-associated mutations in the switch III region of Ras increase tumorigenicity by nanocluster augmentation.
eLife - 14 Aug 2015
Šolman Maja, Ligabue Alessio, Blaževitš Olga, Jaiswal Alok, Zhou Yong, Liang Hong, Lectez Benoit, Kopra Kari, Guzmán Camilo, Härmä Harri, Hancock John F, Aittokallio Tero, Abankwa Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Hotspot mutations of Ras drive cell transformation and tumorigenesis. Less frequent mutations in Ras are poorly characterized for their oncogenic potential. Yet insight into their mechanism of action may point to novel opportunities to target Ras. Here, we show that several cancer-associated mutations in the switch III region moderately increase Ras activity in all isoforms. Mutants are biochemically...
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