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Functional analysis of mutations within the kinase activation segment of B-Raf in human colorectal tumors.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Ikenoue, Tsuneo Hikiba, Yohko Kanai, Fumihiko Tanaka, Yasuo Imamura, Jun Imamura, Takaaki Ohta, Miki Ijichi, Hideaki Tateishi, Keisuke Kawakami, Takayuki Aragaki, Jun Matsumura, Masayuki Kawabe, Takao Omata, Masao |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | Mutations in the B-Raf gene have been reported in a number of human cancers, including colorectal carcinoma. More than 80% of the B-Raf mutations were V599E. Although other mutations have been reported, their functional consequences were unclear. Here, we examined the effect of colon tumor-associated B-Raf mutations within the kinase activation segment, including V599E, on extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) and nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB) signaling, and on the transformation of NIH3T3 fibroblasts. Among the six mutations examined, only the B-Raf V599E and K600E mutations greatly increased Erk and NFkappaB signaling, and the transformation of NIH3T3 cells. The B-Raf F594L mutation moderately elevated Erk signaling and NIH3T3 transformation, but did not significantly increase NFkappaB signaling. Although the basal kinase activity of the B-Raf T598I mutant was comparable with that of wild-type, its oncogenic Ras-induced kinase activity was decreased to 60% of wild-type activity. The B-Raf D593V and G595R mutants showed severely reduced kinase activity and affected neither NFkappaB signaling nor NIH3T3 transforming activity. These results suggest that the B-Raf activation segment mutations other than V599E reported in colorectal tumors do not necessarily contribute to carcinogenesis by increasing kinase and transforming activities. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 14678966 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 63 |
| Issue Number | 23 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/canres/63/23/8132.full.pdf |
| Journal | Cancer research |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
