Role of RAS signaling in ovarian cancer

Lubna Therachiyil; Anjana Anand; Abdullah Azmi; Ajaz Bhat; Hesham M. Korashy; Shahab Uddin

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Role of RAS signaling in ovarian cancer

[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Lubna Therachiyil^1,2, Anjana Anand¹, Abdullah Azmi¹, Ajaz Bhat³, Hesham M. Korashy², Shahab Uddin ¹

Lubna Therachiyil^1,2, Anjana Anand¹, [...] Abdullah Azmi¹, Ajaz Bhat³, Hesham M. Korashy², Shahab Uddin ¹

PUBLISHED 04 Nov 2022

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¹ Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, 3050, Qatar
² Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
³ Sidra Medicine, Doha, 26999, Qatar

Lubna Therachiyil
Roles: Data Curation, Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing

Anjana Anand
Roles: Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing

Abdullah Azmi
Roles: Writing – Review & Editing

Ajaz Bhat
Roles: Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing

Hesham M. Korashy
Roles: Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing

Shahab Uddin
Roles: Conceptualization, Writing – Review & Editing

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Abstract

The RAS family of proteins is among the most frequently mutated genes in human malignancies. In ovarian cancer (OC), the most lethal gynecological malignancy, RAS, especially KRAS mutational status at codons 12, 13, and 61, ranges from 6–65% spanning different histo-types. Normally RAS regulates several signaling pathways involved in a myriad of cellular signaling cascades mediating numerous cellular processes like cell proliferation, differentiation, invasion, and death. Aberrant activation of RAS leads to uncontrolled induction of several downstream signaling pathways such as RAF-1/MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), PI3K phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT, RalGEFs, Rac/Rho, BRAF (v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B), MEK1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1), ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase), PKB (protein kinase B) and PKC (protein kinase C) involved in cell proliferation as well as maintenance pathways thereby driving tumorigenesis and cancer cell propagation. KRAS mutation is also known to be a biomarker for poor outcome and chemoresistance in OC. As a malignancy with several histotypes showing varying histopathological characteristics, we focus on reviewing recent literature showcasing the involvement of oncogenic RAS in mediating carcinogenesis and chemoresistance in OC and its subtypes.

Keywords

Ovarian cancers, RAS, Oncogene, mutation, cell signaling

Corresponding author: Shahab Uddin

Competing interests: No competing interests were disclosed.

Grant information: This study was funded by the Medical Research center, Hamad Medical Corporation (MRC-01-21-820).
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Copyright: © 2022 Therachiyil L et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite: Therachiyil L, Anand A, Azmi A et al. Role of RAS signaling in ovarian cancer [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research 2022, 11:1253 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.126337.1) First published: 04 Nov 2022, 11:1253 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.126337.1) Latest published: 04 Nov 2022, 11:1253 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.126337.1)

Introduction

Gynecological malignancies in women’s reproductive organs seriously threaten female lives. Primarily classified based on the organ affected, gynecological cancers are of five major types, ovarian, cervical, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar.¹^,² OC is the most lethal gynecological malignancy and the fifth prominent cause of death in females worldwide.³ Characterized by the poor outcome and relatively lower survival rate, OC is presented with several gene mutations.⁴ Until now, four major gene mutations are stated to have highly correlated to the occurrence of OC including TP53, KRAS, BRCA1/2 and PIK3CA, ultimately leading to several characteristics of the tumor cells, including abnormal DNA repair mechanisms, impaired tumor suppression, oncogene gain of function, and epigenetic inactivation.⁴^,⁵ In OC, KRAS mutation is one of the most frequently observed abnormalities.⁶ Though typically considered to be a single disease, OC is classified into various sub types based on the origin of the tumor and the cellular histology.⁷

RAS is a family of intrinsic GTP-binding proteins involved in various crucial cellular signal transduction pathways that fundamentally regulate cell growth, differentiation, cell adhesion and migration, and survival.⁸^–¹⁰ Among the small G-proteins, the RAS subfamily is the most studied, due to their crucial involvement in human tumorigenesis.¹¹ RAS is one of the major pathways found to be the most frequently mutated in several cancers, including pancreatic,¹² lung,¹³ colorectal,¹⁴^,¹⁵ ovarian,¹⁶ and hematopoietic malignancies.¹⁷^,¹⁸

Even though OC is majorly driven by several genetic mutations,¹⁹ the role and involvement of RAS mutation in this cancer have been scarcely reviewed before. In this review, we will discuss the significance of RAS, its mutational status, and its role in the pathogenesis of different histological types of OC.

RAS signaling pathway

The RAS superfamily comprises more than 170 members,²⁰ which can be classified into five major protein subfamilies: RAS, Rho, Rab, Ran, and Arf.²¹^–²³ Primarily discovered as a viral component that initiated viral sarcoma in rats by Jennifer Harvey,²⁴^,²⁵ the oncogenic role of RAS has been known since then. Canonically, RAS superfamily proteins exist in either the active GTP-bound or the inactive GDP-bound state, their transformation being dependent on GTPase activating protein (GAP) and guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs).²⁶^,²⁷

Until now, five isoforms of RAS proteins have been identified, namely HRAS, KRAS, NRAS, MRAS, and RRAS.⁸ The HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS proteins share around 85% amino acid sequence identity and are widely expressed in cells. However, despite their similarities, studies have shown that KRAS is a fundamental protein in mouse development.²⁸ Upstream of RAS includes several signaling pathways like epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR (ERBB1)), human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 (HER2 (ERBB2)), HER3 (ERBB3), and ERBB4, which mediates cellular proliferation and migratory actions.²⁹^,³⁰

RAS proteins require post-translational modification by farnesylation, adding a farnesyl isoprenoid moiety catalyzed by farnesyltransferase (FTase) to be biologically active.³¹ This ensures the exact localization of RAS proteins at the inner surface of the plasma membrane, thus enabling them to recruit their target enzymes and initiate the signaling.³²^,³³ Upon activation, RAS induces numerous downstream proteins, such as Raf-1/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K), as well as the GEFs for the RAS-like (Ral) small GTPases (RalGEFs) and the Rac/Rho pathway.³⁴ Aberrant activation of RAS could lead to irregular cellular events such as cell proliferation, differentiation, and cancer.³⁵^,³⁶ Alteration of the RAS-MAPK pathway due to mutations in RAS or RAF genes has been very often reported.³⁷ RAS also activates BRAF, MEK1, and ERK, which regulate the transcription of genes that promote cancer. Moreover, RAS can activate the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1)-AKT pathway that facilitates cell growth and survival. RAS also activates the enzyme phospholipase C (PLC), that mediate calcium signaling and the protein kinase C (PKC).³⁸

RAS signaling in cancer

RAS serves as a cell signaling protein downstream of various receptor tyrosine kinases and upstream of many signaling pathways associated with cancer.³⁹ When abnormally activated, RAS proteins initiate and collate many proliferative signaling pathways to exert a tumorigenic effect in tumor cells by significantly contributing to several aspects such as tumor growth, apoptosis, invasiveness, and angiogenesis.³²^,⁴⁰ Among the various cancer types, the global disease burden associated with RAS mutations accounts for approximately 19% of all cancer types engaged in tumorigenesis and tumor progression.⁴⁰^,⁴¹ Single mutations at codon 12, 13 or 61 result in abnormal RAS functioning leading to hyperproliferative disorders such as cancer.⁴²

In humans, around 20% of all tumors show a gain-of-function mutation in one of the RAS genes.⁴³^,⁴⁴ Genomic sequencing analysis of human cancer specimens identified KRAS gene as the most frequently mutated gene, followed by NRAS and HRAS.⁴⁵^,⁴⁶ The incidence of RAS mutations in various cancers includes 57% in pancreatic cancer, 35% in the large intestine, 28% in the biliary tract, 17% in the small intestine, 16% in lung cancer, 15% in the endometrium, and 14% in OC.⁴⁷

An aberrant RAS signaling can be contributed by various mutations in closely related RAS proteins, importantly KRAS being most frequently mutated (about 85%), followed by N RAS (about 15%), and HRAS (less than 1%).⁹^,⁴¹^,⁴⁸ All these mutations are associated with GTPase activity of RAS, which prevents GAPs (GTPase Activating Proteins) from stimulating the hydrolysis of GTP on RAS, which in turn leads to the accumulation of RAS in the GTP-bound active form.⁹ Moreover, mutations in the KRAS gene have been manifested to be involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of human tumors with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), colon cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) showing the highest rate of RAS mutations.⁴⁷^,⁴⁹

A retrospective analysis by Zhu X. et al. reported a correlation between RAS mutational status and clinicopathological features among the colorectal cancer patients. Patients who foster mutant RAS has unique pathological characteristics, phenotypes, and staging.⁴¹^,⁵⁰ Several studies have portrayed a remarkable correlation of RAS mutation with overall survival (OS) and poor prognosis. A comprehensive analysis conducted on metastatic colorectal cancer patients presented that, patients with a mutation in codon 12 of the KRAS gene demonstrated significantly poor OS compared to those with a wild-type mutation. However, the difference was insignificant for patients with KRAS mutation at codon 13.⁵¹ Studies in pancreatic cancer cells highlight a novel approach to metabolic reprogramming created by combining glutamine inhibitors with chemotherapeutic drugs. This may be a potential therapeutic intervention to address the mutant KRAS that confers to chemoresistance in clinical studies.⁵²

Despite the enormous studies conducted, RAS, however, stood apart; it is allegedly termed “undruggable” and direct RAS inhibitor development proved exceedingly challenging.⁵³ Direct drugging of RAS protein was considered paradoxical due to the absence of a drug-binding pocket; consequently, studies started focusing on the proteins upstream and downstream of RAS that could help suppress the oncogenic signal.⁴¹ Albeit drugging RAS had initial failures, tremendous efforts in understanding the complications of RAS have initiated new avenues for next-generation anti-RAS drug discovery by NCI (National Cancer Institute).

RAS signaling in OC

OC, the uncontrolled division of malignant cells of ovaries,³ is a leading gynecologic malignancy characterized by high mortality rates and poor prognostic outcomes.⁵⁴^,⁵⁵ In accordance with the American cancer society, in 2019, about 22,530 women were diagnosed with OC, and a mortality rate of 13,980 was reported.³ Debulking surgery followed by chemotherapy and targeted therapy are the mainstay treatment strategies; however, most patients relapse due to chemoresistance.⁵⁶ There has been minimal progress in transitioning the remarkable strides in the multi-omics approach, including genomics, proteomics, and radiomics, into effective clinical administration of OC.³ Despite the advancements in the treatment of OC, several studies report a relative five-year survival rate of less than 45%, and there has been no significant improvement in increasing the OS. Chemoresistance with the subsequent relapse and the side effects of the chemotherapeutic drugs urges the need to identify a better and reliable diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarker that would enable early detection and better screening.³^,⁵⁷^,⁵⁸ Considering the heterogeneity, genetics, and molecular status of OC and the introduction of targeted therapies could significantly influence the management of OC.⁵⁹ The potential therapeutic targets identified for OC includes anti-VEGF/VEGFR angiogenic inhibitors, WNT inhibitors, non-VEGF angiogenic inhibitors, SONIC Hedgehog (SHH) inhibitors, NOTCH inhibitors, PARP inhibitors, EGFR inhibitors, folate receptor inhibitor, IGFR inhibitors, PI3K/PTEN inhibitors, and NF-kB inhibitor.⁶⁰^,⁶¹

In a study involving 72 Japanese OC patients, RAS was found to be the third most commonly mutated gene with a frequency of 3.9% regardless of the histological subtypes, observed as mutually exclusive. Moreover, KRAS was more frequently found to be mutated in clear cell carcinoma patients (25.9%).⁶²

The KRAS mutations are the most commonly observed RAS isoforms, including KRAS4A and KRAS4B, wherein the mutations occur in exons 1 or 2.⁶³^,⁶⁴ Furthermore, the variant located in the 3′UTR of the KRAS gene (rs61764370 T > G), is associated with higher risks of several cancers such as OC.⁶⁵ However, it is noticed that KRAS mutations occur mostly in tissues with FIGO I and II than in FIGO III and IV stages, indicating KRAS mutation to be happening at an earlier part of cancer development.⁶⁶^,⁶⁷

Intriguingly, in OC, the most commonly mutated genes include TP53, PIK3CA, ARID1A, and KRAS disproportionately among the different histological subtypes with respect to their frequency of occurrence.⁶⁸^,⁶⁹ Moreover, KRAS mutation has been a common event in many histotypes of OC.⁷⁰^,⁷¹

RAS mutations in OC

Reports from previous studies confirm that the mutational status of KRAS shows an increasing trend from normal ovaries (0%) to benign mucinous ovarian tumors (BMOT) (57%), mucinous borderline ovarian tumors (MBOT) (90%), and mucinous OC (MOC) (76%) signifying its key involvement in the succession of benign tumors to aggressive OC.⁷²

In OC, KRAS mutations are observed in codons 12, 13, and 61, leading to a constitutively active RAS protein paving its way to an aberrant increase in tumor growth and malignant transformation.⁴³ KRAS mutation is also found to be a biomarker for poor outcomes and chemoresistance in OC.⁷³^,⁷⁴ In a comprehensive study, Mayr et al., assessed KRAS and BRAF mutations in a series of ovarian tumors and found that mutations usually occur at codons 12 and 13 of the KRAS gene with an occurrence rate of 3–11%.⁷¹ Another study showed that KRAS mutations at codon 12 were more prevalent in borderline tumors than malignant ones.⁷⁵ Furthermore, a higher expression of Rab23, a member of RAS subfamily, is evidenced in OC tissues and is associated with the advanced FIGO stage. It is also known for its pivotal part in the malignant characteristic of OC and can be considered a potential therapeutic target for OC.⁷⁶

OC subtypes

Genetically, OC represents a distinct subset of cancers with extensive genomic variations.⁷⁷ Broadly classified into epithelial OC (EOC), sex cord-stromal tumors (SCSTs), ovarian germ cell tumors (OGCTs), and small cell carcinoma of the ovary (SCCO), based on the origin of cancer,⁷⁸ EOC accounts for 90% of malignant ovarian neoplasms.⁷⁹ Currently, five major types of EOC is characterized: high-grade serous (HGSOC 70%), low-grade serous (LGSOC 10%), mucinous (MOC, 3%), endometrioid (EnOC, 10%), and clear-cell (OCCC,10%) carcinomas.⁷⁷^,⁸⁰^,⁸¹ In addition, borderline ovarian tumors (BOT), also known as semi-malignant ovarian tumors, account for around 15% of EOC.⁸² A broad classification of OC is represented in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Classification of OC.

OC is broadly classified into epithelial, germ cell, sex cord stromal and mixed cell types based on cellular origin, and subclassified based on the site of tumor occurrence and mutational status (created with biorender.com).

In the next section, we briefly discuss about the frequency (Table 1) of RAS mutations in different types of OC and their clinical relevance (Table 2).

Table 1. Frequency of incidence of KRAS and NRAS mutations in different subtypes of OC.

OC subtype	KRAS mutations		NRAS mutations		Reference(s)
OC subtype	Frequency	Mutational sites	Frequency	Mutational sites	Reference(s)
LGSOC	20–70%	A59T, G12A, G12C, G12D, G12F, G12R, G12S, G12V, G13D, G61H, Q61L	4–26.3%	G12C, G12V, G13C, G13V, Q61E, Q61H	⁷⁷^,⁸³^–⁸⁵
HGSOC	5.9%		<1%		⁵^,⁸⁶^,⁸⁷
MOC	71%		-		⁸⁸^,⁸⁹
EnOC	35%		-		⁷⁷^,⁸⁴^,⁸⁷^,⁹⁰
OCCC	15%		-		⁷⁷^,⁹¹^–⁹³

Table 2. Mutational status and clinical relevance of RAS mutations in OC.

OC and subtypes	Specimen	Genes mutated	Pathways involved	Outcome	Ref.
OCCC	Patient specimens	PIK3CA	PIK3CA/AKT/mTOR pathway	PIK3CA could be a potential target	⁹⁴
MOC	Patient specimens	KRAS	EGFR signaling	KRAS mutation at codon 12 and high titer of CA125 marker.	⁹⁵
MOC	Frozen ovarian tumors	KRAS BRAF NRAS	MAPK pathway	Mutational status of mucinous carcinoma	⁹⁰
EnOC	Human tissue specimen	CTNNB1 KRAS PTEN PIK3CA	MAPK/RAS, WNT and PI3K pathways	TP53 and CTNNB1 can be potential prognostic markers	⁹⁶
OCCC	Ovarian tumor tissue from patients	ARID1A PIK3CA KRAS ERBB2 ERBB3 BRAF	PI3/AKT and RTK/RAS pathways	PI3/AKT and RTK/RAS signaling pathways might be a prognostic marker	⁹⁷
OCCC	Serum samples	ARID1A PIK3CA KRAS	PI3K/AKT, TP53, and ERBB2 pathways	Potential therapeutic target	⁹⁸
OCCC	Patient sample	PI3KCA KRAS	PI3K/AKT pathway	Carcinogenesis and progression	⁹⁹
SBOT	Patient sample	KRAS BRAF	RAS–RAF–MAP–MEK–ERK kinase pathway	Mutations associated with low-grade tumors	⁷¹^,¹⁰⁰
MBOT	Specimens from tumor bank	KRAS TP53 CDKN2A PIK3CA PTEN GNA11 ERBB2	RAS pathway	Different RAS mutation contributes to unique personality	⁸⁹
MBOT	Ovarian tumors	BRAF KRAS	RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK signaling pathway MAPK pathway	Better prognostic biomarker in patients undergoing surgery	¹⁰¹
MOC	Ovarian tumors	KRAS	RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK signaling pathway MAPK pathway	borderline tumor progression to carcinomas	¹⁰¹
MOC	ovarian tissues	BRAF HRAS KRAS MET NRAS PIK3CA	RAS pathway	Better prognosis and low recurrence	¹⁰²
MOC, EnOC, OCCC	Patient tumor samples	KRAS	Growth factor signaling DNA damage response p53 signaling Cell cycle control Apoptosis	Mutational status differs between distinct histological subtypes	⁸⁸
MOC	Patient tissue sample	KRAS	RAS/Raf/MEK/ERK-pathway	Improved survival	¹⁰³
LGSOC	Patient tumor tissue	KRAS BRAF	MAPK pathway	Better prognosis Improved OS	¹⁰⁴
BOT with recurrent LGSOC	Patient tumor tissue	KRAS G12V BRAF	KRAS/RAF/MEK pathway	Shorter survival	¹⁰⁵
MOC	Patient tumor specimen	KRAS	RAS pathway	Without KRAS mutation activation of RAS pathway could not be sustained	¹⁰⁶
SBOT	Patient tumor specimen	NRAS BRAF KRAS	RAS pathway	NRAS may be an oncogenic driver	¹⁰⁷
LGSOC	Patients tissue sample	KRAS BRAF HRAS NRAS EIF1AX USP9X	RAS/RAF/ERBB2-dependent cancer-associated pathways MAPK/ERBB2 signaling pathways	USP9X and EIF1AX novel driver of LGSOC	⁸³
HGSOC	Patients tissue sample	NRAS BRAF KRAS TP53	RAS/RAF pathway	Co-occurrence of TP53 mutation with mutations in RAS/RAF pathway	¹⁰⁸
LGSOC	Patients tissue sample	KRAS NRAS BRAF EIF1AX USP9X	MAPK pathway	Low mutation rate of NRAS indicates a minor role in LGSOC development	¹⁰⁹

Low-Grade Serous OC (LGSOC)

LGSOC is a morphologically discrete subtype of OC, accounting for ~10% of serous carcinomas.¹¹⁰ LGSOC is a distinct histological subtype that accounts for only 3% of EOC. It’s clinical characteristics include the diagnosis at a young age, prolonged OS, and chemoresistance.¹⁰⁴^,¹¹¹ In a previous study, up to 70% of LGSOCs were found to have KRAS mutation.¹⁰⁵ The LGSOCs have more frequent mutations in KRAS, BRAF, ERBB2, and NRAS, which are the signature genes involved in the MAPK signaling pathway.⁷⁷^,¹⁰⁴^,¹¹¹^,¹¹² LGSOC affects younger women aged between 43 and 47 years.¹¹³ KRAS mutations are common (>70%) in recurrent LGSOC,¹⁰⁵ which usually occurs in SBOTs with LGSOC recurrence. In low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma, along with the BRAF and KRAS mutations, studies have also reported an NRAS mutation only in serous ovarian carcinoma, suggesting NRAS to be an oncogenic driver in serous OC.¹⁰⁷ Another study reported that NRAS mutations were present in 26.3% of LGSOC and were anticipated to be a potent initiator of tumorigenesis.⁸³ On the contrary, studies also suggest that the low mutation rates of NRAS alone may play only a minor role in the LGSOC development.¹⁰⁹ Somatic mutations in MAPK signaling pathway genes such as KRAS, BRAF, and NRAS are highly prevalent in LGSOC.¹¹⁰ In the comprehensive genomic profiling study, Zhong et al. reported that KRAS mutation was a characteristic feature of LGSOC.¹⁰⁸ A report from Zuo et al. suggests that KRAS mutations are significantly associated with invasive implants of borderline serous tumor. They found that KRAS mutation is a significant prognostic indicator for tumor recurrence as higher recurrence rate of 71% was observed with patients carrying KRAS mutation wherein it was as low as 21% in patients without KRAS mutation.¹¹⁴

In a study initiated by Xing et al., the mutational status of NRAS was determined at the hotspot region of exon 3 in 98 cases, and they detected NRAS Q61R mutations in 7.4% of LGSOC cases and 3.6% of non-invasive LGSOCs. This further suggests a lesser role of NRAS mutations in the occurrence of LGSOC.¹⁰⁹ These findings are also in accordance with previous studies where NRAS mutation was not observed in either SBT/APSTs or non-invasive LGSOCs.⁸³^,¹⁰⁷

Moreover, the co-existence of NRAS and BRAF mutations in LGSOC contradicts the type of mutations among MAPK pathway proteins. This further indicates that NRAS mutations might have a functional role in mediating other tumorigenic functions, such as invasion or tumor advancement¹¹⁵^–¹¹⁷; however, this warrants further investigation.

Chemoresistance is a challenging issue in the treatment of OC.¹¹⁸ About 70% of the patients at the advanced stage are most refractory to platinum-based chemotherapy.⁶⁸^,¹¹⁹ Previous reports suggest that LGSOCs are refractory to chemotherapy compared to the HGSOC.¹²⁰ The association of RAS with STAT3 has been proved to contribute to tumor growth, metastasis, and resistance to cisplatin treatment. This has also been known for the differential regulation of MAPK- and PI3K/AKT-mediated ERS and autophagy.¹¹⁸ Moreover, platinum resistance was plausibly significant among the postmenopausal women with EOC among KRAS variant-positive patients than in the non-KRAS variant patients, making KRAS variant a prominent predictor of platinum resistance. Given the correlation between the KRAS variant and the resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy, the KRAS variant is considered as a biomarker of poor outcome.⁷⁴ Reports from Kato et al. showed that combination therapy using MEK inhibitor trametinib and aromatase inhibitor letrozole resulted in a better remarkable response in a woman with aggressive ER-positive, KRAS-mutated LGSOC. However, this effect was not observed when used as monotherapies.¹²¹ Regardless of the enormous research, the chemoresistance due to RAS mutation still prevails as a major cause of concern and could be a promising approach to focus on the RAS initiated resistance to instigate a better treatment regimen for OC.

High-grade serous OC (HGSOC)

The high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common form of EOC, accounting for more than 70% of its frequency of occurrence and accounts for 70–80% of death in OC patients.¹²²^,¹²³ They portray a high degree of invasiveness and are mostly diagnosed at the later stage of development. They harbor some notable mutations that include: somatic TP53 mutation, germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 defects, and lower frequencies of RB1, PTEN, and NF1 mutations¹¹²^,¹²⁴; scarcely they carry KRAS and BRAF mutations.⁵

Mucinous OC (MOC)

MOC, which is characterized by larger cells filled with fluid, is a rare subtype of EOC.¹²⁵ MOC are the histological subtype rarely reported in western countries and more commonly reported in Thailand.¹⁰² The majority of the cases are presented as borderline tumors or at the early disease stage (FIGO I-II).⁷⁷^,⁸⁹ They have a better prognosis in case of early diagnosis but worse if diagnosed at the advanced stage. They have also been known for their poor response rates to platinum-based chemotherapy.¹²⁶ The most significant genetic alteration observed in mucinous carcinoma is the KRAS (71%) and TP53 (57%) mutations.¹²⁵ Other mutations such as PIK3CA (8%) and BRAF (2%) have also been reported as an event of occurrence in MOC.¹⁰² A higher amplification rate and overexpression of ERBB2 and ERBB3 mutation were also reported in mucinous ovarian tumors.⁹⁰ Mutations in codon 61 are rare in OC; moreover, it was found to frequently occur in mucinous adenocarcinomas and rarely in other common EOC. KRAS mutations are common in mucinous ovarian tumors and are identified in 40–50% of MOC cases.¹²⁷^–¹²⁹

In a study aimed at identifying the mutations in KRAS that were analyzed by direct genomic sequencing, the group determined that the overall frequency of RAS gene mutations was 27% found in most of the mucinous tumors.¹³⁰ The study portrayed about 11% of the cases with KRAS mutation at codon 12 and one with a mutation at codon 13 in ovarian tumors. They also demonstrated a noteworthy prognostic effect of KRAS mutation in EnOCs compared to the other histological subtypes.¹⁰³ A case study also reported the existence of the same KRAS mutation in the carcinoma cells and the functioning stromal cells, suggesting some regions possibly having a common origin.¹³¹

Mackenzie et al. performed next-generation sequencing analysis with two MOC cases, previously established to have ERBB2 over expression heterogeneity to identify sub-clonal populations containing either KRAS mutation or ERBB2 amplification in order to establish if they were expressed independently or simultaneously. This study shows that KRAS mutations were the most frequently observed, with an incidence rate of 64.9% in MOC. However, concurrent ERBB2 amplification and KRAS mutation were observed in many cases.⁸⁹

Panyavaranant et al.'s report using 50 cases of primary mucinous ovarian carcinoma cases evaluated the relationship between genetic mutation and patients’ prognosis. Among the studied samples, 54% of the cases showed KRAS mutation; however, these cases had excellent prognoses.¹⁰² A cohort study by Nodin et al. demonstrates an important correlation between KRAS mutations, mucinous histological subtype and progesterone receptor expression in OC patients.¹⁰³

Endometrioid carcinoma (EnOC)

EnOC is associated with endometriosis and has a genetic resemblance to the endometrial tissue.¹¹² They account for about 10–20% of all OCs diagnosed at the early stage and are sensitive to platinum-based chemotherapy.⁷⁷ They are further classified as high- and low-grade endometrioid carcinoma, in which the high-grade closely resembles HGSOC clinically and molecularly.⁷⁷^,¹¹² The genes that are frequently mutated are CTNNB1 ~50%, PIK3CA (phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit α) ~40%, PTEN ~25%, KRAS ~35%, and ARID1A (AT-rich interaction domain 1A) ~30%. Very few also harbor mutant PPP2R1A.⁷⁷^,¹¹¹^,¹¹²^,¹³² An elevated frequency of KRAS mutation in the human tissue specimens was hypothesized as the rationale for the chemoresistance and aggressiveness of EnOC.¹³³ A previous study also demonstrated the significant prevalence of the overexpression and amplification of KRAS gene in the aggressive phenotypes compared to the primary lesions.¹³⁴ Reports also suggest that the inflammatory, NF-κB, RAS, and TGF-β signaling pathways play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of EnOC.¹³⁵ A retrospective analysis of the mouse model illustrates that the activation of the oncogenic KRAS allele provoked the epithelial component of the endometriosis to develop into benign epithelial lesions. They also reported that either the expression of the KRAS allele or conditional PTEN deletion in the ovarian epithelial surface resulted in preneoplastic ovarian lesions that showed an endometrioid glandular morphology.¹³⁶

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC)

Similar to endometrioid cancer, OCCC is also associated with the endometriosis and is most frequently observed in Asian countries, accounting for ~30% of cases in Japan and less than 10% of cases reported in Europe and the USA.¹¹¹^,¹¹² They are normally diagnosed at an earlier stage and are generally associated with resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy and poor prognosis. The most frequently observed mutations at the genomic level are ARID1A of ~50%, PIK3CA of ~50%, KRAS of ~14%, and PTEN at ~5%.⁷⁷^,⁹¹^–⁹³ KRAS mutation in codon 12 exon 2 is observed in about 14% of OCCC, and an absence of NRAS and BRAF mutation. KRAS mutation was observed only in codon 12 and not in codon 13, validating the heterogeneity of EOC characterized by distinct molecular signatures.⁹² Reports also suggest that, along with KRAS, the other gene components of MAPK pathway PPP2R1A and ERBB2 were also frequently mutated in OCCCs and EnOCs.¹³⁷ The ovarian tumor tissue samples and their corresponding blood sample analysis from a group of Japanese women diagnosed with OCCC illustrated the alterations in genes involved in the RTK/RAS signaling cascade in 29% of cases. This includes the amplification of ERBB2 (11%) and ERBB3 (5%), and mutations of ERBB2 (4%), ERBB3 (7%), KRAS (9%), and BRAF (2%).⁹⁷ A whole genome sequencing of serum samples from the Korean patients diagnosed with OCCC revealed somatic mutation observed in genes that include PIK3CA (40%), ARID1A (40%), and KRAS (20%) in about 15 patients that correlates with PI3K/AKT, TP53, and ERBB2 pathways.¹³⁸ In a retrospective analysis, KRAS mutations were detected among the Japanese patients in cells isolated from the regions of endometriosis adjacent to the site of carcinoma. Their DNA analysis of regions of endometriosis, atypical endometriosis and OCCC cells also displayed that KRAS mutation was observed only in the OCCC cells but not in endometriosis and atypical endometriosis. Their study hypothesized a correlation between KRAS mutation with malignant transformation of atypical endometriosis to OCCC.¹³⁹ A pyrosequencing analysis conducted on 63 patients diagnosed with OCCC revealed a higher prevalence of PI3KCA mutations of about 32% compared to the KRAS mutation, which existed at only about 13%. They also displayed a total absence of BRAF mutation and involvement of the PI3K/AKT pathway as an important event in carcinogenesis and progression, suggesting that OCCC harbor distinct molecular signatures with respect to other EnOC.¹⁴⁰

Borderline ovarian tumor (BOT)

BOT are epithelial tumors characterized by variable nuclear atypia.¹⁴¹ As first described by Taylor in 1929, this cancer was first described as a semi-malignant disease¹⁴² characterized by a lack of stromal invasion.¹⁴³ Dobrzycka et al. analyzed the mutation at codon 12 of the KRAS gene in 78 women with ovarian tumors, including 64 invasive OCs and 14 BOTs, using an RFLP-PCR technique. KRAS codon 12 gene mutations were observed in 6.2% of OC tissue and 14.3% of BOTs. KRAS mutations were found to have a significantly higher frequency in MOC and BOT than serous tumors (p<0.01). They also found that mutation frequency was correlated with the histological type of tumor but not with stage, grade, or patient age.¹⁴⁴

Studies show that 88% of serous BOTs are presented with KRAS or BRAF mutations, suggesting their importance in developing SBOTs.⁷¹^,¹⁰⁰ In mucinous BOT (MBOT), KRAS mutations are reported to be at a higher incidence level of 92.3%.⁸⁹ RAS mutation, along with ERBB2 and BRAF mutations, can activate the MAPK pathway, ultimately leading to cell proliferation and cancer progression.¹⁴⁵ Ohnishi and his group have identified KRAS mutations in 43.8% of MOC cases. Specifically, the most predominant mutations were observed at G12D and G13D. In their study, the KRAS, BRAF, TP53, and PIK3CA mutational status in mucinous tumors of the ovary were identified using direct sequence analysis on 38 tumor specimens, including 16 MOCs, 10 MBOTs, and 12 MCAs. KRAS mutations were detected in MOC (43.8%) and MBOT (20%) cases and not in MCA cases. Moreover, the frequency of occurrence was higher in MBOT. These findings indicates that, KRAS mutations in MBOT might have a role in progression to MOC.¹⁰¹

Crosstalk between RAS and other signaling pathways in OC

RAS is found to crosstalk with many other tumor-inducing and tumor-suppressing pathways to regulate several physiological and pathological characteristics in OC. Mutant RAS interaction with p53, a tumor suppressor gene, is observed to regulate cisplatin resistance in OC via HDAC4- and HIF-1α-mediated regulation of apoptosis and autophagy. The group also found that ERK and AKT active RAS mutants are mutually suppressive, demonstrating that a crosstalk between RAS/p53 signaling and STAT3 regulates metastasis and chemoresistance in OC cells via the slug/MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR- mediated regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and autophagy.¹¹⁸ Downregulation of beclin 1, an important protein involved in autophagy, by RAS via PI3K/AKT and MEK/ERK pathway has been proved to inhibit autophagy.¹⁴⁶ Furthermore, loss of beclin1 activity is evidenced to be associated with several cancers including breast, ovarian and prostate cancer.¹⁴⁷

Isoprenyl cysteine carboxyl methyltransferase (Icmt), is an enzyme that catalyzes the final step of oncoproteins' prenylation,¹⁴⁸ and is known to have a role in growth and survival of various cancer cells.¹⁴⁹ Icmt expression is found to be upregulated in EOC patients irrespective of age and tumor stage. However, this upregulation is observed both at mRNA and protein levels. Moreover, OC cell lines with higher Icmt levels have been shown to express chemoresistance to drugs. Liu et al. showed RAS activation as a crucial effector for Icmt in OC cells. Using in vitro and in vivo studies, this group demonstrated that Icmt modulates RAS activation in OC cells and imparts chemoresistance in these cells.¹⁵⁰

FSH receptor binding inhibitor (FRBI) is an FSH antagonist that blocks FSH binding to its receptor.¹⁵¹ FRBI is believed to suppress the tumorigenesis of OC by reducing cMyc, KRAS, and FSHR levels in the presence of FSH. Wei and his group reported that FRBI inhibited carcinogenesis and progression of OC by suppressing KRAS.¹⁵²

As reported earlier, RAS is activated by the son of sevenless (SOS1), whose expression is mediated by ligands that activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). This DRE-dependent activation of SOS is found to hasten cell proliferation in HepG2 hepatoma cells.¹⁵³ Though our group has already reported the involvement of AhR in inducing tumor proliferation in OC, the cross-talk between AhR and the RAS pathway still needs to be investigated thoroughly.¹⁵⁴ TCDD, an AhR activator, is found to induce RAS activity in hepatoma cells; however, studies contradict each other in terms of tissue specificity of this cross-talk.¹⁵⁵^–¹⁵⁷ Moreover, a microarray global expression analysis report has shown that RAS MAP kinase pathway activation observed in TCDD-treated human hepatoma cells to be AhR-dependent.¹⁵⁸

A recent study by Li et al. examined the effects of dysregulated micro-RNA expression in the progression of OC. The group tried to unveil the mechanism by which reduced expression of miR-324-3p could suppress OC proliferation. They found that WNK2, a cytoplasmic protein involved in ion transport,¹⁵⁹ is upregulated and promotes the growth and invasion of OC cells SKOV3 and CAOV3 by activating the RAS pathway. Moreover, phosphorylation modification levels of most proteins, most significantly RAS was observed when WNK2 was knocked down in SKOV3 and CAOV3 cell lines as analyzed by the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis.¹⁶⁰

Reports from a recent study reveal that tumor progression was abolished upon the inhibition of RAS GTPase-activating protein SH3 domain-binding protein 1 (G3BP1)¹⁶¹ involved in the RAS signaling pathway which is also involved in the development of several cancers such as breast, colon, and gastric cancer.¹⁶² Figure 2. depicts the effect of oncogenic activation of RAS in OC and its pathological outcome.

Figure 2. Effect of oncogenic activation of RAS signaling in OC.

RAS mutation leads to aberrant activation of the RAS pathway leading to a cluster of other pathway activations involved in tumorigenesis (created with biorender.com).

Advancements in KRAS targeted therapy in OC

As a crucial gene mutated, the effects correlating with increased tumorigenesis, aggressiveness, and invasiveness in OC indicate RAS as a potential candidate for targeted therapy. RAS proteins are considered merely undruggable owing to their lack of drug binding pockets and to the very low binding affinity of GTP for RAS, which also makes GTP-competitive inhibitors inefficient.¹⁶³^–¹⁶⁵ Inhibiting RAS directly has proven challenging and has diverted researchers to consider alternate approaches targeting RAS downstream effectors.¹⁶⁴ Salirasib is a RAS inhibitor that interferes with the localization of RAS protein by removing the protein from the cellular membrane, resulting in reduced intracellular RAS, thereby affecting its downstream effectors.¹⁶⁶ Due to the extensive crosstalk of RAS with other pathways such as PI3K, the early attempt to inhibit a single pathway usually ended in promoting cellular resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs via a feedback loop. In the study conducted by Kim et al., when GDC, a pan inhibitor of PI3K, was administered to OC cells with KRAS mutation, the subsequent reduction in PI3K signaling resulted in over-expression of KRAS. However, when the inhibitor was combined with si-KRAS, this resulted in a synergistic anti-cancer effect in both ovarian OSE cell lines and allograft OC model impeding cell proliferation and migration and also inducing apoptosis in tumors in vivo.¹⁶⁷

Most studies published until now have confirmed that rather than targeting RAS itself, many targeted therapies use inhibitors of proteins involved in mutated RAS-activated downstream signaling pathways such as the RAF-MEK-ERK pathway.¹⁶⁸ Desai et al. evaluated the effect of Lifirafenib, primarily an RAF family kinase inhibitor, in tumors with KRAS mutations via dose escalation and observed antitumor activity in KRAS mutated endometrial cancer.¹⁶⁹

Even though profusely known to be undruggable, certain drugs that selectively target KRAS^G12C, not wild type or other KRAS mutants, have been discovered¹⁷⁰^,¹⁷¹ AMG510, which potentially keeps RAS in an inactive GDP binding state,¹⁷² MRTX8₄₉ (adagrasib), an oral selective inhibitor of RAS^G12C that targets the mutant cysteine 12 of KRAS, ultimately keeping RAS in an inactive state,¹⁷³ and MRTX1133, a potent non-covalent inhibitor¹⁷⁴ are selective inhibitors of KRAS mutants, in which MRTX8₄₉ is currently in Phase I/II clinical studies.¹⁷⁵ Though these drugs are effective in attenuating RAS activity,¹⁷⁶^,¹⁷⁷ their effect on the cancer cells remains questionable due to some reports showing cell lines expressing KRAS^G12C, capable of sustaining the proliferating properties of cells despite the use of inhibitors, through adaptive feedback via wild-type RAS proteins.¹⁷⁸

Despite all the targeted therapy approaches defined, resistance to these inhibitors is developed. This includes mutations within the drug binding pockets, new KRASG12C protein production, feedback activations of the KRAS pathway, activation of both upstream and downstream mediators, etc.¹⁷⁹ KRAS mutation is a predictive marker of poor response to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody therapies.¹⁸⁰^–¹⁸³

In a molecular profiling study with 55 patients with EOC, 35% were found to have ≥1 somatic mutation, including 23 KRAS and six NRAS. Out of this, 14 patients with KRAS/NRAS mutations treated with MEK inhibitor targeted combinations were subsequently enrolled in genotype-matched phase I or II trials. They observed that, in patients with KRAS mutation, a higher sensitivity to MEK inhibitors was observed, with seven patients showing a partial response, seven showing stable disease, and one showing disease progression.¹⁸⁴ The synthetic lethality therapeutic approach aims to inhibit both downstream pathway activation and feedback regulation of KRAS to ensure efficient therapy outcomes. One such drug is AZDD5483, a cyclin-dependent kinase effective on KRAS mutant tumor inhibition at G0/G1 phase, as confirmed in colorectal and pancreatic cancer.¹⁸⁵ In OC, this effect is achieved by combining MEK inhibitor (pimasertib) and PI3K/mTOR inhibitor (SAR245409, voxtalisib), identified by fluorescence resonance energy transfer imaging.¹⁸⁶

OC stem cells associated with RAS functions involved in chemoresistance

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are small subpopulation of cells within tumors with the potency for self-renewal, differentiation and tumorigenicity.¹⁸⁷ Accumulated pieces of evidence suggest a role of OC stem cells (OCSCs) in facilitating metastatic cascade, in frequent disease recurrence and increased resistance.¹⁸⁸^,¹⁸⁹ Few CSC markers, including ALDH1, CD44, CD117, and CD133 are considered to be useful predictive or prognostic biomarkers of OC.¹⁹⁰ The platinum-based chemotherapy resistance and tumor cell stemness is associated with the recurrence in HGSOC. In an aggressive murine model of OC, the stem phenotypes with a gain of KRAS, MYC, and FAK genes were found to be associated with intrinsic platinum resistance and tumorsphere formation.¹⁹¹ Cisplatin-resistant EOC cell lines were found to significantly express OCSC markers and EMT activation triggered by activated PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling indicating its correlation with chemoresistance in EOC. Moreover, treatment with an inhibitor BEZ235 in combination with cisplatin increased chemosensitivity in cisplatin-resistant EOC by inhibiting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling.¹⁹² A gene expression analysis revealed OC patients with a significantly higher expression of ROR1 having gene expression signatures associated with CSCs and shorter OS. ROR1 was also involved in promoting tumor-cell growth, metastasis, and tumor initiation, making ROR1 a potential target for therapies directed against OCSCs.¹⁹³ A recent analysis conducted by Zhang et al. to identify potential core signaling pathways of OCSCs using integrated transcriptome data of OCSCs isolated ALDH and side population, two distinctive stem cell surface markers.¹⁹⁴ A recent study by Shokouhifar et al. highlights the protocol for the generation of natural killer cells from umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells by manipulating RAS/MAPK, IGF-1R and TGF-β signaling pathways that can be used for cancer immunotherapy.¹⁹⁵ RAS associated acquisition of chemoresistance in OC is depicted in Figure 3. Though the mechanism underlying chemoresistance in OC is still ambiguous, numerous such reports suggests the integral role of CSCs in chemoresistance and recurrence. Hence, OCSCs are a plausible therapeutic target in overcoming therapeutic resistance and recurrence.

Figure 3. Mutant RAS associated acquisition of chemoresistance in OC.

Active RAS mutants initiates CSC properties in OC resulting in chemoresistance, tumor recurrence and poor patient outcome (created with biorender.com).

Conclusion

OC is a crucial disease characterized by chemoresistance, higher recurrence, and lower survival rates. A vast plethora of studies has already demonstrated the involvement and influence of several genes and their specific mutational statuses to be a major cause of OC, from the early development towards progression to invasion and metastasis. Studies confirm that RAS is one of the most mutated genes in OC, specifically, KRAS at codons 12,13 and 61. As a significant protein that has shown to be both downstream effector of several signaling pathways such as EGFR (ERBB1), HER2 (ERBB2), HER3 (ERBB3), and ERBB4, and upstream effector of RAF-1/MAPK, PI3K, RalGEFs, Rac/Rho, BRAF, MEK1, ERK, AKT, PLC and PKC, a mutation in RAS thereby causing hyperactivation of proteins could result in dysregulation ultimately leading to cancer initiation and proliferation. KRAS mutation, one of the majorly observed mutation in OC, is a predicted biomarker for poor clinical outcomes and chemoresistance. Involvement of genetic mutations, however, demanded targeted therapy initiation in OC in addition to the conservative therapeutic method of cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy. RAS was primarily believed to be undruggable due to the lack of drug binding pockets. Most publications confirm that targeting the downstream effectors of RAS paved more effect.

Moreover, as of its involvement in many other pathways such as cell proliferation, targeted therapy also had its disadvantages owing to the feedback loop, wherein inhibition of a single pathway ended up promoting chemoresistance. Recent advancements in targeting RAS utilize highly specific inhibitors that selectively target KRASG12C, not wild-type or other KRAS mutants. Targeting RAS, however, is much less explored in different histotypes of ovarian carcinoma and warrants further investigation.

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Haider Raza, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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This is a comprehensive and interesting review on RAS family mutations in cancer focusing on ovarian cancer. In this review, the authors have described the role of RAS, which regulates several signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, and cell ... Continue reading

This is a comprehensive and interesting review on RAS family mutations in cancer focusing on ovarian cancer. In this review, the authors have described the role of RAS, which regulates several signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, and cell death/survival. The authors have focused on the mutational status of RAS, especially KRAS in mediating carcinogenesis and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer (OC).

The authors have reviewed the subtypes of ovarian cancer, mutations in RAS, especially KRAS, the frequency of incidence, and the clinical relevance of the mutations on signaling pathways. They have also favorably tackled the problems involved in KRAS-targeted therapy and resistance in OC.

However, a few minor issues need to be addressed:

The authors have schematically presented the classification of OC very well, based on cellular origin, with the various sub-types. Though the frequency of the other carcinomas is minimal compared to that of the epithelial, it would be a good idea to include at least some basic information regarding the tumors from other cellular origins.
In Table 2, the authors have given the mutational status and clinical relevance of RAS mutations. In the column, showing ‘Specimen’, the authors have given arbitrary descriptions like patient specimens or human tissue specimens etc. It would be good if the authors could identify and specify the specimen/tissues referred to in the given references.
The authors have mentioned the disadvantages of targeted therapy due to the feedback loop leading to chemoresistance. An elaboration on this would help the readers better understand the mechanism.
The discussion on the role of AhR and RAS activation is limited and referred to the author’s previous review which is not published yet (Ref #154?). An expansion on this subject (or access to the previous published review) may be beneficial to the readers owing to the wide range of AhR involvement in carcinogenesis, inflammation and hormonal signaling, including in OC.
A brief description on the pathophysiology and hormonal sensitivity of OC progression/regression, metastasis and chemoresistance/sensitivity would also improve the quality of the present review. Only cisplatin/platinum based-drug resistance has been discussed in this review. This can also be expanded by including other specific/precision-based therapies (e.g. in Figure 2 on radio-or other chemo-based therapies).

Is the topic of the review discussed comprehensively in the context of the current literature?

Yes
Are all factual statements correct and adequately supported by citations?

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Is the review written in accessible language?

Yes
Are the conclusions drawn appropriate in the context of the current research literature?

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In this article the authors have highlighted the role of the RAS family of proteins in the pathogenesis of ovarian cancers. The article has covered a wide range of functional aspects of RAS including mutational aspects of RAS and its ... Continue reading

In this article the authors have highlighted the role of the RAS family of proteins in the pathogenesis of ovarian cancers. The article has covered a wide range of functional aspects of RAS including mutational aspects of RAS and its association with various signaling pathways such as RAF-1/MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), PI3K phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT, RalGEFs, Rac/Rho, BRAF (v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B), MEK1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1), ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase), PKB (protein kinase B), and PKC (protein kinase C) involved in cell proliferation as well as maintenance pathways thereby driving tumorigenesis and cancer cell propagation.

It is an important addition to the current state of literature and a very timely one too. The manuscript is well written, and literature extensively reviewed. There are just a few minor issues to take care of before possible indexing:

Minor comments:

It is will important to add a graphic abstract.
The full form of OC should be provided for use in the introduction section.
Editing/spelling checks in a few sections is required.

Is the topic of the review discussed comprehensively in the context of the current literature?

Yes
Are all factual statements correct and adequately supported by citations?

Yes
Is the review written in accessible language?

Yes
Are the conclusions drawn appropriate in the context of the current research literature?

Yes

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Shams Tabrez, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Haider Raza, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Annie John, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Haider Raza, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Annie John, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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This is a comprehensive and interesting review on RAS family mutations in cancer focusing on ovarian cancer. In this review, the authors have described the role of RAS, which regulates several signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, and cell death/survival. The authors have focused on the mutational status of RAS, especially KRAS in mediating carcinogenesis and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer (OC).

The authors have reviewed the subtypes of ovarian cancer, mutations in RAS, especially KRAS, the frequency of incidence, and the clinical relevance of the mutations on signaling pathways. They have also favorably tackled the problems involved in KRAS-targeted therapy and resistance in OC.

However, a few minor issues need to be addressed:

The authors have schematically presented the classification of OC very well, based on cellular origin, with the various sub-types. Though the frequency of the other carcinomas is minimal compared to that of the epithelial, it would be a good idea to include at least some basic information regarding the tumors from other cellular origins.
In Table 2, the authors have given the mutational status and clinical relevance of RAS mutations. In the column, showing ‘Specimen’, the authors have given arbitrary descriptions like patient specimens or human tissue specimens etc. It would be good if the authors could identify and specify the specimen/tissues referred to in the given references.
The authors have mentioned the disadvantages of targeted therapy due to the feedback loop leading to chemoresistance. An elaboration on this would help the readers better understand the mechanism.
The discussion on the role of AhR and RAS activation is limited and referred to the author’s previous review which is not published yet (Ref #154?). An expansion on this subject (or access to the previous published review) may be beneficial to the readers owing to the wide range of AhR involvement in carcinogenesis, inflammation and hormonal signaling, including in OC.
A brief description on the pathophysiology and hormonal sensitivity of OC progression/regression, metastasis and chemoresistance/sensitivity would also improve the quality of the present review. Only cisplatin/platinum based-drug resistance has been discussed in this review. This can also be expanded by including other specific/precision-based therapies (e.g. in Figure 2 on radio-or other chemo-based therapies).

Is the topic of the review discussed comprehensively in the context of the current literature?

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Are all factual statements correct and adequately supported by citations?

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Is the review written in accessible language?

Yes
Are the conclusions drawn appropriate in the context of the current research literature?

Yes

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Shams Tabrez, Toxicology and Forensic Science Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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In this article the authors have highlighted the role of the RAS family of proteins in the pathogenesis of ovarian cancers. The article has covered a wide range of functional aspects of RAS including mutational aspects of RAS and its association with various signaling pathways such as RAF-1/MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), PI3K phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT, RalGEFs, Rac/Rho, BRAF (v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B), MEK1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1), ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase), PKB (protein kinase B), and PKC (protein kinase C) involved in cell proliferation as well as maintenance pathways thereby driving tumorigenesis and cancer cell propagation.

It is an important addition to the current state of literature and a very timely one too. The manuscript is well written, and literature extensively reviewed. There are just a few minor issues to take care of before possible indexing:

Minor comments:

It is will important to add a graphic abstract.
The full form of OC should be provided for use in the introduction section.
Editing/spelling checks in a few sections is required.

Is the topic of the review discussed comprehensively in the context of the current literature?

Yes
Are all factual statements correct and adequately supported by citations?

Yes
Is the review written in accessible language?

Yes
Are the conclusions drawn appropriate in the context of the current research literature?

Yes

Competing Interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Reviewer Expertise

Cancer Biology; Molecular Signalling, Chemoprevention

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Role of RAS signaling in ovarian cancer

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Introduction

RAS signaling pathway

RAS signaling in cancer

RAS signaling in OC

RAS mutations in OC

OC subtypes

Figure 1. Classification of OC.

Table 1. Frequency of incidence of KRAS and NRAS mutations in different subtypes of OC.

Table 2. Mutational status and clinical relevance of RAS mutations in OC.

Low-Grade Serous OC (LGSOC)

High-grade serous OC (HGSOC)

Mucinous OC (MOC)

Endometrioid carcinoma (EnOC)

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC)

Borderline ovarian tumor (BOT)

Crosstalk between RAS and other signaling pathways in OC

Figure 2. Effect of oncogenic activation of RAS signaling in OC.

Advancements in KRAS targeted therapy in OC

OC stem cells associated with RAS functions involved in chemoresistance

Figure 3. Mutant RAS associated acquisition of chemoresistance in OC.

Conclusion

Data availability

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