Inhibitors that stabilize a closed RAF kinase domain conformation induce dimerization.
Lavoie, H., Thevakumaran, N., Gavory, G., Li, J.J., Padeganeh, A., Guiral, S., Duchaine, J., Mao, D.Y., Bouvier, M., Sicheri, F., Therrien, M.(2013) Nat Chem Biol 9: 428-436
- PubMed: 23685672 
- DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1257
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4JVG - PubMed Abstract: 
RAF kinases have a prominent role in cancer. Their mode of activation is complex but critically requires dimerization of their kinase domains. Unexpectedly, several ATP-competitive RAF inhibitors were recently found to promote dimerization and transa ...