4XV2

B-Raf Kinase V600E oncogenic mutant in complex with Dabrafenib


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.213 

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Literature

RAF inhibitors that evade paradoxical MAPK pathway activation.

Zhang, C.Spevak, W.Zhang, Y.Burton, E.A.Ma, Y.Habets, G.Zhang, J.Lin, J.Ewing, T.Matusow, B.Tsang, G.Marimuthu, A.Cho, H.Wu, G.Wang, W.Fong, D.Nguyen, H.Shi, S.Womack, P.Nespi, M.Shellooe, R.Carias, H.Powell, B.Light, E.Sanftner, L.Walters, J.Tsai, J.West, B.L.Visor, G.Rezaei, H.Lin, P.S.Nolop, K.Ibrahim, P.N.Hirth, P.Bollag, G.

(2015) Nature 526: 583-586

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14982
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4XV1, 4XV2, 4XV3, 4XV9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Oncogenic activation of BRAF fuels cancer growth by constitutively promoting RAS-independent mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway signalling. Accordingly, RAF inhibitors have brought substantially improved personalized treatment of metastatic melanoma. However, these targeted agents have also revealed an unexpected consequence: stimulated growth of certain cancers. Structurally diverse ATP-competitive RAF inhibitors can either inhibit or paradoxically activate the MAPK pathway, depending whether activation is by BRAF mutation or by an upstream event, such as RAS mutation or receptor tyrosine kinase activation. Here we have identified next-generation RAF inhibitors (dubbed 'paradox breakers') that suppress mutant BRAF cells without activating the MAPK pathway in cells bearing upstream activation. In cells that express the same HRAS mutation prevalent in squamous tumours from patients treated with RAF inhibitors, the first-generation RAF inhibitor vemurafenib stimulated in vitro and in vivo growth and induced expression of MAPK pathway response genes; by contrast the paradox breakers PLX7904 and PLX8394 had no effect. Paradox breakers also overcame several known mechanisms of resistance to first-generation RAF inhibitors. Dissociating MAPK pathway inhibition from paradoxical activation might yield both improved safety and more durable efficacy than first-generation RAF inhibitors, a concept currently undergoing human clinical evaluation with PLX8394.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Plexxikon Inc., 91 Bolivar Drive, Berkeley, California 94710, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf
A, B
292Homo sapiensMutation(s): 12 
Gene Names: BRAFBRAF1RAFB1
EC: 2.7.11.1
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Find proteins for P15056 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P15056
PHAROS:  P15056
GTEx:  ENSG00000157764 
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UniProt GroupP15056
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.213 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 53.689α = 90
b = 105.666β = 90
c = 109.731γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
PHENIXrefinement

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-10-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-11-04
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations