Shi Yedan, Shen Yong, Zhang Xiuyuan, Zhu Ning, Ding Yuwei, Yuan Ying, Wang Juan
Department of Medical Oncology (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China.
Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for CANCER, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China.
iScience. 2025 Jul 1;28(8):113029. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113029. eCollection 2025 Aug 15.
RAS proteins, as the most frequently mutated oncoproteins in human cancers, drive tumor proliferation, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. Recent studies have revealed that ubiquitination dynamically regulates the stability, membrane localization, and signaling transduction of RAS proteins, profoundly impacting their oncogenic functions. A series of ubiquitination sites, E3 ligases, deubiquitinases, and regulatory proteins are involved in RAS ubiquitination. We also analyze the heterogeneity of ubiquitination patterns across distinct RAS isoforms (KRAS4A, KRAS4B, NRAS, and HRAS) and their functional disparities in cancers. Targeting the ubiquitination pathway offers novel strategies to overcome RAS proteins. Future research should integrate protein structure analysis and high-throughput screening to develop specific ubiquitination modulators and explore combination RAS ubiquitination targeting strategies with RAS inhibitors or immunotherapy, aiming to overcome RAS-driven malignant phenotypes.
RAS蛋白作为人类癌症中最常发生突变的癌蛋白,驱动肿瘤增殖、转移和治疗抗性。最近的研究表明,泛素化动态调节RAS蛋白的稳定性、膜定位和信号转导,深刻影响其致癌功能。一系列泛素化位点、E3连接酶、去泛素化酶和调节蛋白参与RAS泛素化过程。我们还分析了不同RAS亚型(KRAS4A、KRAS4B、NRAS和HRAS)泛素化模式的异质性及其在癌症中的功能差异。靶向泛素化途径为克服RAS蛋白提供了新策略。未来的研究应整合蛋白质结构分析和高通量筛选,以开发特异性泛素化调节剂,并探索将RAS泛素化靶向策略与RAS抑制剂或免疫疗法相结合,旨在克服RAS驱动的恶性表型。