Nature Communications (May 2017)

Antibody targeting intracellular oncogenic Ras mutants exerts anti-tumour effects after systemic administration

  • Seung-Min Shin,
  • Dong-Ki Choi,
  • Keunok Jung,
  • Jeomil Bae,
  • Ji-sun Kim,
  • Seong-wook Park,
  • Ki-Hoon Song,
  • Yong-Sung Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15090
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Oncogenic RAS mutants are key anti-cancer targets as KRas mutations are very frequent in human cancers. Here, the authors engineer a cytosol-penetrating anti-Ras antibody and demonstrate its ability to block RAS-effector protein interactions inhibiting tumour growth of Ras mutant-driven cancers.