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ReviewSeminars in cancer biology2019

Ras and exosome signaling.

Rachel E Sexton, Gabriel Mpilla, Steve Kim, Philip A Philip, Asfar S Azmi

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Review in Seminars in cancer biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachel E SextonDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Gabriel MpillaDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Steve KimDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Philip A PhilipDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Asfar S AzmiDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. Electronic address: azmia@karmanos.org.
Wayne State University · US

Funding

Clinical Translation of Nuclear Export Inhibitor in Metastatic Pancreatic CancerR37CA215427 · NCI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AZMI, ASFAR S · 2018 to 2024
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS R37 CA215427
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ras gene (HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS) has been observed to be mutated and hyper-activated in a significant proportion of cancers. However, mutant Ras remains a challenging therapeutic target. Similarly, inhibition of targets upstream and downstream of Ras has shown limited clinical utility. There have been attempts to develop and deliver mutant K-Ras silencing RNAs either through their encapsulation in liposomes or nanoparticles. However, these approaches show very limited success due to the lack of stability of such carrier molecules alongside associated toxicity. There is a pressing need for the identification of better therapeutic targets for Ras or its associated pathways as well as improvements in the design of superior RNAi delivery systems to suppress mutant K-Ras. More than a decade ago, it was shown that aggregates of palmitoylated Ras isoforms (H-Ras and N-Ras) passage through the cytosol on rapidly moving nanosized particles ("rasosomes"). Fast forward a decade, considerable new knowledge has emerged in the area of small vesicles, microparticles, and exosomes. Exosomes are tiny vesicles and play a significant role in regulating cancer-related signaling pathways. Exosomes have also been studied as delivery vehicles to transport drugs, proteins, and microRNAs of choice for therapeutic purposes. K-Ras pathway proteins have been implicated in exosome biogenesis and extravasation processes. This review provides an update on the current knowledge related to K-Ras signaling and exosomes and also discusses how these tiny vesicles can be harnessed to successfully deliver the K-Ras silencing moieties.

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Signal TransductionAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsExosomesHumansMicroRNAsMolecular Targeted TherapyMultigene FamilyMutationNeoplasmsProtein TransportProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)ras ProteinsRNA InterferenceAntineoplastic AgentsKRAS protein, humanMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)ras ProteinsExosomesKrasMutant KrasRasRNAiTherapeutic drug deliveryVesicles

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PMID30769101
PMCPMC6857536
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