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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2026

Targeting the H/KRAS α4-β6-α5 Allosteric Lobe with Macrocyclic Peptides.

Kien Tran, Hugo Lavoie, Amal Wahhab, Damien Garrido, Chang Hwa Jo, Marc-André Poupart, Tarun Arya, Alexandre Beautrait, Ryan Killoran, Cédric Dicaire-Leduc and 8 more

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Kien TranInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2018-3591
Hugo LavoieInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-2409
Amal WahhabInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Damien GarridoInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Chang Hwa JoInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Marc-André PoupartInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Tarun AryaInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Alexandre BeautraitInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Ryan KilloranInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Cédric Dicaire-LeducInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Éric BonneilInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-3131
Michael OsborneInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Doris A SchuetzInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-9554
Faraz ShaikhInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4664-2319
Pierre ThibaultInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5993-0331
Matthew J SmithInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Anne MarinierInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0116-8345
Marc TherrienInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite therapeutic advances against RAS mutations in cancer, acquired resistance frequently arises. Several secondary mutations at the binding sites effectively confer resistance to both Switch-II inhibitors and cyclophilin-A molecular glues. This underscores the need for RAS inhibitors that engage alternative binding pockets or operate through novel mechanisms. Here, we report the design of 10-mer macrocyclic peptides that mimic the FG-loop of the NS1 monobody, which targets the allosteric α4-α5-β6 surface of H/KRAS to disrupt RAS clustering and downstream signaling. These noncovalent inhibitors bind to H/KRAS with equivalent potencies, regardless of nucleotide state or the presence of oncogenic mutations (G12D, G12V, G13R, Q61K), and their binding site was confirmed by NMR and X-ray crystallography. Furthermore, covalent analogs targeting Cys118 were shown to label RAS

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KRAS, HRAS, NS1 monobody, macrocycle, Cys118, covalent inhibitor

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PMID42157834
PMCPMC13181457

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