GTPase KRas

spinqualitylabelsall models Structure of human GDP-bound GTPase KRas G12 mutant complex with inhibitor and GDP (PDB entry 4ept) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Function GTPase KRas (KRas) plays a critical role in the control of cellular growth. Kras stands for Kirsten rat sarcoma virus gene. KRas is a small GTPase that functions as molecular switches by alternating between inactive GDP-bound state and active GTP-bound state. KRas4A and KRas4B are two isoforms of KRas differing in 15 residues which are involved in trafficking and in membrane localisation. Disease A single mutation of KRas G12C or KRas G12V activates KRas and is implicated with various malignancies including lung adenocarcinoma, mutinous adenoma, ductal carcinoma of the pancreas and colorectal carcinoma. KRas mutations are the most common genetic abnormalities in cancer. Relevance KRas inhibition represents an attractive therapeutic strategy for many cancers. Structural highlights The GDP-bound KRas binds a small molecule inhibitor in its binding cleft following conformational change of the protein. Water molecules are shown as red spheres. Inhibitor binding cleft. GDP binding site. Mg coordination site. GDP/Mg binding cleft. 3D Structures of GTPase KRas GTPase KRas 3D structures

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