Title:Revisiting the Role of B-RAF Kinase as a Therapeutic Target in
Melanoma
Volume: 31
Issue: 15
关键词:
BRAF激酶,黑色素瘤,激酶,MAPK通路,结构,计算化学。
摘要: Malignant melanoma is the rarest but most aggressive and deadly skin cancer.
Melanoma is the result of a malignant transformation of melanocytes, which leads to their
uncontrolled proliferation. Mutations in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)
pathway, which are crucial for the control of cellular processes, such as apoptosis, division,
growth, differentiation, and migration, are one of its most common causes. BRAF
kinase, as one of the known targets of this pathway, has been known for many years as a
prominent molecular target in melanoma therapy, and the following mini-review outlines
the state-of-the-art knowledge regarding its structure, mutations and mechanisms.