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# KRAS

ENSG00000133703

Target class

Enzyme

Chromosome

12

Approved drugs

2

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

3

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

2

**ClinGen gene-disease validity**

Definitive

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

3

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Target name**

KRAS

**Gene name**

KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase

**Gene symbol**

KRAS

**Previous gene symbols**

- KRAS2

**Protein name**

GTPase KRas (EC 3.6.5.2) (K-Ras 2) (Ki-Ras) (c-K-ras) (c-Ki-ras) \[Cleaved into: GTPase KRas, N-terminally processed\]

### Other names (2)

- KRAS1
- K-Ras4B

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

RAS type GTPase family

**Target class**

Enzyme

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

54

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Supported

**Highest tissue expression**

30.74

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.228

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.575

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:3845

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.859354

**Protein interaction partners**

206

### Reactome pathways (9)

- R-HSA-6802946
- R-HSA-6802955
- R-HSA-8951936
- R-HSA-9648002
- R-HSA-9649948
- R-HSA-9674555
- R-HSA-9680350
- R-HSA-9753510
- R-HSA-9753512

## Genomic location

**End position**

25250936

**Start position**

25205246

**Chromosome**

12

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000133703

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:6407

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:6407)

**NCBI Gene ID**

3845

**UniProt ID**

P01116

## Cellular location

- Cell membrane
- Lipid-anchor
- Cytoplasmic side . Endomembrane system . Cytoplasm, cytosol .
- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: \[Isoform 2B\]: Cell membrane
- Lipid-anchor .
- Cytosol

### Publication evidence (4)

- PubMed 22431598  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22431598/)
- PubMed 23698361  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23698361/)
- PubMed 29239724  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29239724/)
- PubMed 28619714  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28619714/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.574723

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.228286

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Nerve - Tibial**

30.74

**Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere**

25.09

**Esophagus - Muscularis**

22.17

**Esophagus - Mucosa**

21.55

**Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction**

20.19

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Nerve - Tibial30.74
- Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere25.09
- Esophagus - Muscularis22.17
- Esophagus - Mucosa21.55
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction20.19
- Lung19.76
- Vagina18.42
- Bladder18.35
- Colon - Transverse17.91
- Artery - Tibial17.65
- Brain - Cerebellum17.42
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes17.05
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)16.95
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts16.8
- Uterus16.68
- Colon - Sigmoid16.64
- Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum16.59
- Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)16.3
- Cervix - Ectocervix16.2
- Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)15.93
- Artery - Coronary15.15
- Thyroid15.03
- Stomach14.98
- Fallopian Tube14.91
- Adipose - Subcutaneous14.68

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (3)

- GO:0000165  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0000165)
- GO:0007265  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007265)
- GO:0010628  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0010628)

### Cellular components (10)

- GO:0000139  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0000139)
- GO:0005737  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005737)
- GO:0005741  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005741)
- GO:0005789  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005789)
- GO:0005829  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005829)
- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)
- GO:0005925  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005925)
- GO:0009898  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0009898)
- GO:0012505  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0012505)
- GO:0016020  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0016020)

### Molecular functions (3)

- GO:0003924  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0003924)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0044877  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0044877)

## Related records

### Trials (105)

- A 2-part Phase 1/2 Open-label Trial on ODM-212
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate Bioavailability and Effect of Food for Sotorasib in Healthy Participants
- [A First-in-Human (FIH) Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of VVD-159642 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-first-in-human-fih-study-to-evaluate-the-safety-and-6675542e-45b5-40e0-a6e8-8a1e82cb3724.md)
- A Multicenter Phase 1b/2 Study of Adagrasib, Cetuximab, and Cemiplimab for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Harboring KRAS G12C Mutations
- A Phase 1 Study of MRTX0902 in Solid Tumors With Mutations in the KRAS MAPK Pathway
- A Phase 1/2, Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, PK, and Efficacy of Sotorasib (AMG 510) in Subjects With Solid Tumors With a Specific KRAS Mutation (CodeBreaK 100)
- A Phase 2 Basket Trial in Which Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Carrying the KRAS G12C mUtation Receive Treatment With a Combination of Sotorasib and Panitumumab
- A Phase I Study of Adagrasib and Durvalumab for Treatment of Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancers and Gastro-intestinal Cancers Harboring KRAS G12C Mutations
- A Phase I/II Study of AMG 510 in Combination With MVASI in Patients With Advanced, Unresectable or Metastatic KRAS G12C Mutant NSCLC With Asymptomatic Brain Metastasis
- A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Sotorasib in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin and Pemetrexed for Surgically Resectable Stage IIA-IIIB Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With a KRAS p.G12C Mutation
- A PK Study to Assess the Drug-drug Interaction of a BCRP Inhibitor on Adagrasib
- A Rollover Study Evaluating Sotorasib With or Without Panitumumab in Participants With KRAS p.G12C Mutation
- A Solid Tumor Study for Long Term Treatment of Cancer Patients Who Participated in Adagrasib Studies
- A Study Comparing Sotorasib With Durvalumab in People With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
- A Study Evaluating Sotorasib Platinum Doublet Combination Versus Pembrolizumab Platinum Doublet Combination as a Front-Line Therapy in Participants With Stage IV or Advanced Stage IIIB/C Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (CodeBreaK 202)
- A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Divarasib Versus Sotorasib or Adagrasib in Participants With Previously Treated KRAS G12C-positive Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- [A Study in Healthy Volunteers to Compare the Pharmacokinetics of Sotorasib Administered as 1 or 2 Tablets](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-in-healthy-volunteers-to-compare-the-721799d5-a4cc-454d-bdb5-ebdd91f826b5.md)
- A Study of Adagrasib Plus Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy vs. Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Participants With Previously Untreated Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With KRAS G12C Mutation (KRYSTAL-4)
- A Study of Anti-Cancer Therapies Targeting the MAPK Pathway in Patients With Advanced NSCLC
- A Study of BMS-986466 With Adagrasib With or Without Cetuximab in Participants With Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Virus Glycine 12 to Cysteine (KRAS G12C)-Mutant Solid Tumors

### Drugs (3)

- [Adagrasib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/adagrasib-550c7524-1104-4d43-9827-298e1041dc2e.md) GTPase KRas inhibitor
- Salirasib RAS inhibitor
- [Sotorasib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/sotorasib-a4359290-f99a-4ef1-8cd1-9a866e8b0748.md) GTPase KRas inhibitor

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