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Allele-specific inhibitors inactivate mutant KRAS G12C by a trapping mechanism.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 5 Feb 2016
Lito Piro, Solomon Martha, Li Lian-Sheng, Hansen Rasmus, Rosen Neal
Abstract excerpt
It is thought that KRAS oncoproteins are constitutively active because their guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) activity is disabled. Consequently, drugs targeting the inactive or guanosine 5'-diphosphate-bound conformation are not expected to be effective. We describe a mechanism that enables such drugs to inhibit KRAS(G12C) signaling and cancer cell growth. Inhibition requires intact GTPase activity and occurs...
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