Small-molecule ligands bind to a distinct pocket in Ras and inhibit SOS-mediated nucleotide exchange activity.
Maurer, T., Garrenton, L.S., Oh, A., Pitts, K., Anderson, D.J., Skelton, N.J., Fauber, B.P., Pan, B., Malek, S., Stokoe, D., Ludlam, M.J., Bowman, K.K., Wu, J., Giannetti, A.M., Starovasnik, M.A., Mellman, I., Jackson, P.K., Rudolph, J., Wang, W., Fang, G.(2012) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 109: 5299-5304
- PubMed: 22431598 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116510109
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
The Ras gene is frequently mutated in cancer, and mutant Ras drives tumorigenesis. Although Ras is a central oncogene, small molecules that bind to Ras in a well-defined manner and exert inhibitory effects have not been uncovered to date. Through an ...