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Our study extends previous studies using specific inhibitors of BRAF, show an insight into the mechanism of RAF activation. Because the RAF is downstream Rts of RAS, it. Specific inhibitors, the activity of the t Downstream of oncogenic forms of RAS inhibitor Since catalytically inactive BRAF activate CRAF can k, It was plausible that the inhibition of BRAF indicate drug k Nnten Droget WZ4002 Activity explained Ren. But the stimulatory activity t Drugs ben Requires no BRAF, and not all drug induced BRAF / CRAF dimers. Drugs k Utern can induce and activate CRAF / CRAF homodimers to erl As k Nnten activate ERK in the absence of the BRAF gene. Not in these earlier studies were, however, was the r KSR. Our conclusion that the positive activity requires Th of drugs to induce targeted KSR1 complex KSR1/CRAF, and combined with earlier studies showing that CRAF unerl Ugly out that to activate the dimer induced ERK KSR1/CRAF like drugs .
Our data suggest that phosphorylation of MEK through CRAF KSR1 catalytic activity T ben CONFIRMS. Because the known concentration of the inhibitor PLX4032 is located in the nanomolar range, PD173074 the concentration of active compound, which we used to avoid contamination of the RAF inhibit be sufficient to reduce the activity of T The RAF block, suggesting that KSR may downstream as a function rts of kinase CRAF. It is also possible to change, however, that the binding of the binding of the drug to KSR CRAF the CRAF causing incomplete Ndiger inhibition inhibits. After all, it is possible to change that KSR can phosphorylate MEK and this phosphorylation facilitates CRAF activation loop phosphorylation.
By mutation of the conserved Ala in the vortex Molecules in catalytic Phe KSR, CRAF, BRAF, and we have a mimetic adenine stabilizes the closed conformation of the kinase core Dimergrenzfl Surface induced, but makes the kinase inactive. We generated pseudokinases a conformation similar to the active kinase, But because they do not bind ATP, they are not unique Ty catalytic dead. Strategies already known, the Kinaseaktivit t give structures with dynamic scaffolding function potentially weakened Inactivate cht. Since some functions ben scaffolding kinase active conformation Term, our mutated unique because it is the scaffolding function that allows us to separate the mutant BRAF may use properties scaffold stabilized CRAF KSR and its catalytic activity T.
In the case of BRAF k Constitutively active mutants of MEK and ERK Nnte in a manner independent Ngig t from the Kinaseaktivit And RAS, but dependent Ngig KSR A481F. Independence suggests that both RAS and V600E mutations A481F inhibitory Dom ne amino-terminal kinase-Dom Decouple ne. However, since the catalytic activity without AF mutant t, a result that can not be sufficient, the framework of the kinase function BRAF V600E mutant, be around for its processing activity t responsible. Since its identification 15 y ago, the exact function of KSR has disputed.