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Structural and functional characterization of a DARPin which inhibits Ras nucleotide exchange

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  • Sandrine Guillard

    (Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune)

  • Paulina Kolasinska-Zwierz

    (Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune)

  • Judit Debreczeni

    (Discovery Sciences, Innovative Medicines and Early Development, AstraZeneca)

  • Jason Breed

    (Discovery Sciences, Innovative Medicines and Early Development, AstraZeneca)

  • Jing Zhang

    (MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford)

  • Nicolas Bery

    (MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford)

  • Rose Marwood

    (Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune)

  • Jon Tart

    (Discovery Sciences, Innovative Medicines and Early Development, AstraZeneca)

  • Ross Overman

    (Discovery Sciences, Innovative Medicines and Early Development, AstraZeneca)

  • Pawel Stocki

    (Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune)

  • Bina Mistry

    (Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune)

  • Christopher Phillips

    (Discovery Sciences, Innovative Medicines and Early Development, AstraZeneca)

  • Terence Rabbitts

    (MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford)

  • Ronald Jackson

    (Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune)

  • Ralph Minter

    (Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune)

Abstract

Ras mutations are the oncogenic drivers of many human cancers and yet there are still no approved Ras-targeted cancer therapies. Inhibition of Ras nucleotide exchange is a promising new approach but better understanding of this mechanism of action is needed. Here we describe an antibody mimetic, DARPin K27, which inhibits nucleotide exchange of Ras. K27 binds preferentially to the inactive Ras GDP form with a Kd of 4 nM and structural studies support its selectivity for inactive Ras. Intracellular expression of K27 significantly reduces the amount of active Ras, inhibits downstream signalling, in particular the levels of phosphorylated ERK, and slows the growth in soft agar of HCT116 cells. K27 is a potent, non-covalent inhibitor of nucleotide exchange, showing consistent effects across different isoforms of Ras, including wild-type and oncogenic mutant forms.

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  • Sandrine Guillard & Paulina Kolasinska-Zwierz & Judit Debreczeni & Jason Breed & Jing Zhang & Nicolas Bery & Rose Marwood & Jon Tart & Ross Overman & Pawel Stocki & Bina Mistry & Christopher Phillips , 2017. "Structural and functional characterization of a DARPin which inhibits Ras nucleotide exchange," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms16111
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms16111
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