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PMID | (26343582) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Yao Z, Torres NM, Tao A, Gao Y, Luo L, Li Q, de Stanchina E, Abdel-Wahab O, Solit DB, Poulikakos PI, Rosen N | ||||||||||||
Title | BRAF Mutants Evade ERK-Dependent Feedback by Different Mechanisms that Determine Their Sensitivity to Pharmacologic Inhibition. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | ERK signaling requires RAS-induced RAF dimerization and is limited by feedback. Activated BRAF mutants evade feedback inhibition of RAS by either of two mechanisms. BRAF V600 mutants are activated monomers when RAS activity is low; all other activating BRAF mutants function as constitutive RAS-independent dimers. RAF inhibitors effectively inhibit mutant monomers, but not dimers; their binding to one site in the dimer significantly reduces their affinity for the second. Tumors with non-V600E BRAF mutants are insensitive to these drugs, and increased expression of BRAF V600E dimers causes acquired resistance. A compound that equally inhibits both sites of mutant RAF dimers inhibits tumors driven by either class of mutants or those BRAF V600E tumors with dimer-dependent acquired resistance to monomer-specific inhibitors. |
Molecular Profile | Treatment Approach |
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Gene Name | Source | Synonyms | Protein Domains | Gene Description | Gene Role |
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Therapy Name | Drugs | Efficacy Evidence | Clinical Trials |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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BGB659 | ML 786 | RAF Inhibitor (Pan) 28 | BGB659 is a pan-RAF inhibitor that results in inhibition of MEK/ERK signaling generated by either RAF dimers or RAF monomers and thus, prevents cell proliferation (PMID: 26343582). |
Gene | Variant | Impact | Protein Effect | Variant Description | Associated with drug Resistance |
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BRAF | class 1 | unknown | gain of function | BRAF Class 1 variants are BRAF variants that activate BRAF and downstream signaling in a dimer-independent, RAS-independent manner (PMID: 28783719, PMID: 26343582). | |
BRAF | class 2 | unknown | gain of function | BRAF Class 2 variants are BRAF variants that activate BRAF and downstream signaling in a dimer-dependent, RAS-independent manner (PMID: 28783719, PMID: 26343582). | |
BRAF | D287H | missense | loss of function | BRAF D287H does not lie within any known functional domains of the Braf protein (UniProt.org). D287H results in impaired Braf kinase activity, but leads to Ras-dependent activation of Erk in cell culture (PMID: 26343582, PMID: 28783719). | |
BRAF | G464V | missense | gain of function | BRAF G464V (also reported as G463V) lies within the protein kinase domain of the Braf protein (UniProt.org). G464V results in increased Braf kinase activity and increased downstream Mek and Erk activation (PMID: 12068308, PMID: 26343582), and in one of two cell lines, increased cell proliferation and viability compared to wild-type Braf in culture (PMID: 29533785). | |
BRAF | G469V | missense | gain of function | BRAF G469V is a hotspot mutation within the protein kinase domain of the Braf protein (UniProt.org). G469V results in increased Braf kinase activity and activation of downstream MEK and ERK in cell culture (PMID: 28947956, PMID: 26343582, PMID: 28783719), and in one of two cell lines, increased cell proliferation and cell viability compared to wild-type Braf (PMID: 29533785). | |
BRAF | L597R | missense | gain of function | BRAF L597R lies within the protein kinase domain of the Braf protein (UniProt.org). L597R results in activation of Braf as indicated by increased phosphorylation of Mek and Erk in cell culture (PMID: 22798288, PMID: 26343582), is associated with Erk activation in a patient tumor sample (PMID: 23715574), and in one of two cell lines, increased cell proliferation and cell viability compared to wild-type Braf (PMID: 29533785). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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BRAF G469V | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF G469V (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF K601N | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF K601N (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF G464R | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF G464R (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF K601T | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF K601T (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF L597V | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF L597V (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF L597Q | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF L597Q (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF G464V | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF G464V (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF G464E | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF G464E (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF G469A | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF G469A (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |
BRAF K601E | Advanced Solid Tumor | conflicting | Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) did not inhibit MEK and ERK activation in transformed cells over expressing the constitutively dimerized BRAF K601E (PMID: 26343582). | 26343582 |