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ArticleCommunications biology2024

Identification of an H-Ras nanocluster disrupting peptide.

Candy Laura Steffen, Ganesh Babu Manoharan, Karolina Pavic, Alejandro Yeste-Vázquez, Matias Knuuttila, Neha Arora, Yong Zhou, Harri Härmä, Anthoula Gaigneaux, Tom N Grossmann and 1 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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11 authors.

Candy Laura Steffen *Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery group, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, 4362, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-9445-0074
Ganesh Babu Manoharan *Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery group, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, 4362, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0001-7305-9845
Karolina PavicCancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery group, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, 4362, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Alejandro Yeste-VázquezDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Matias KnuuttilaTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, 20520, Turku, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-9953-5755
Neha AroraDepartment of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Yong ZhouDepartment of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0214-8151
Harri HärmäChemistry of Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, 20500, Turku, Finland.
Anthoula GaigneauxBioinformatics Core, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, 4367, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0003-0465-3773
Tom N GrossmannDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0179-4116
Daniel Kwaku AbankwaCancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery group, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, 4362, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. daniel.abankwa@uni.lu.ORCID 0000-0003-2769-0745

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperactive Ras signalling is found in most cancers. Ras proteins are only active in membrane nanoclusters, which are therefore potential drug targets. We previously showed that the nanocluster scaffold galectin-1 (Gal1) enhances H-Ras nanoclustering via direct interaction with the Ras binding domain (RBD) of Raf. Here, we establish that the B-Raf preference of Gal1 emerges from the divergence of the Raf RBDs at their proposed Gal1-binding interface. We then identify the L5UR peptide, which disrupts this interaction by binding with low micromolar affinity to the B- and C-Raf-RBDs. Its 23-mer core fragment is sufficient to interfere with H-Ras nanoclustering, modulate Ras-signalling and moderately reduce cell viability. These latter two phenotypic effects may also emerge from the ability of L5UR to broadly engage with several RBD- and RA-domain containing Ras interactors. The L5UR-peptide core fragment is a starting point for the development of more specific reagents against Ras-nanoclustering and -interactors.

Indexed as

PeptidesGalectin 1HumansProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Signal TransductionGalectin 1HRAS protein, humanPeptidesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

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PMID38982284
PMCPMC11233548

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