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Tumor growth going FAR with KRAS FARnesylation-induced phase separation.
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Kalia, Vagner
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Farnesylation drives KRAS cytoplasmic condensation via phase separation in cells, linking membrane-associated RAS signaling to KRAS maturation.
- Why it matters: Resistance to KRAS-targeted therapies limits durable tumor control, and the mechanisms governing KRAS maturation and localization are needed to overcome it.
- What they did: Wang et al. show in Cell that farnesylation induces KRAS cytoplasmic condensation and identify statins as candidate agents to counter resistance to KRAS-targeted therapies.
- The result: Statins are proposed as candidates to overcome resistance to KRAS-targeted therapies, enabled by the phase-separation mechanism revealed for KRAS maturation.
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