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Cooperation of BRAF F595L and mutant HRAS in histiocytic sarcoma provides new insights into oncogenic BRAF signaling

Activating BRAF mutations, in particular V600E/K, drive many cancers and are considered mutually exclusive with mutant RAS, whereas inactivating BRAF mutations in the D594F595G596 motif cooperate with RAS via paradoxical MEK/ERK activation. Due to the increasing use of comprehensive tumor genomic pr...

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Main Authors: Kordes, Maximilian (Author) , Heining, Christoph (Author) , Hutter, Barbara (Author) , Richter, Daniela (Author) , Geörg, Christina (Author) , Scholl, Claudia (Author) , Gröschel, Stefan (Author) , Roth, Wilfried (Author) , Kalle, Christof von (Author) , Jäger, Dirk (Author) , Brors, Benedikt (Author) , Weichert, Wilko (Author) , Grüllich, Carsten (Author) , Glimm, Hanno (Author) , Fröhling, Stefan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Leukemia
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 937-946
ISSN:1476-5551
DOI:10.1038/leu.2015.319
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2015.319
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/leu2015319
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Author Notes:M. Kordes, M. Röring, C. Heining, S. Braun, B. Hutter, D. Richter, C. Geörg, C. Scholl, S. Gröschel, W. Roth, A. Rosenwald, E. Geissinger, C. von Kalle, D. Jäger, B. Brors, W. Weichert, C. Grüllich, H. Glimm, T. Brummer and S. Fröhling
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Summary:Activating BRAF mutations, in particular V600E/K, drive many cancers and are considered mutually exclusive with mutant RAS, whereas inactivating BRAF mutations in the D594F595G596 motif cooperate with RAS via paradoxical MEK/ERK activation. Due to the increasing use of comprehensive tumor genomic profiling, many non-V600 BRAF mutations are being detected whose functional consequences and therapeutic actionability are often unknown. We investigated an atypical BRAF mutation, F595L, which was identified along with mutant HRAS in histiocytic sarcoma and also occurs in epithelial cancers, melanoma and neuroblastoma, and determined its interaction with mutant RAS. Unlike other DFG motif mutants, BRAFF595L is a gain-of-function variant with intermediate activity that does not act paradoxically, but nevertheless cooperates with mutant RAS to promote oncogenic signaling, which is efficiently blocked by pan-RAF and MEK inhibitors. Mutation data from patients and cell lines show that BRAFF595L, as well as other intermediate-activity BRAF mutations, frequently coincide with mutant RAS in various cancers. These data define a distinct class of activating BRAF mutations, extend the spectrum of patients with systemic histiocytoses and other malignancies who are candidates for therapeutic blockade of the RAF-MEK-ERK pathway and underscore the value of comprehensive genomic testing for uncovering the vulnerabilities of individual tumors.
Item Description:Advance online publication, 18 December 2015
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1476-5551
DOI:10.1038/leu.2015.319

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