KRA-533, a potent KRAS agonist, directly targets the GTP/GDP binding pocket within the KRAS protein, inhibiting GTP cleavage. This inhibition leads to the buildup of constitutively active GTP-bound KRAS, which subsequently activates both apoptotic and autophagic cell death pathways specifically in cancer cells.
Divarasib (GDC-6036) adipate is a selective and highly potent KRAS G12C inhibitor with an impressively low IC 50 value of <0.01 μM, designed for oral administration. It covalently attaches to the switch II (SW-II) pocket in KRAS G12C, irreversibly maintaining the protein in its inactive GDP-bound state [1] [2].
Son of sevenless homolog 1 (Sos1) is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that directs the exchange of Ras-GDP to Ras-GTP by binding to SH3 domains of the growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (Grb2), leading to the activation of ERK. Ras inhibitory peptide is a synthetic peptide that contains the sequence PVPPR, which corresponds to a region within human Sos1 that interacts with an SH3 domain of Grb2. It specifically blocks the interaction of the GEF with Grb2, preventing an interaction that is essential for Ras activation by receptor tyrosine kinases, including epidermal growth factor receptor.