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GTPase KRas

KRAS
protein:P01116sfari:Ssfari:syndromicdisease:asd

Gene

KRAS

Organism

Homo sapiens(9606)

Length

189 aa

Mass

21,656 Da

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KRAS encodes a small GTPase that binds and hydrolyzes GDP/GTP nucleotides and plays a critical role in regulating cell proliferation (UniProt: P01116). The protein activates the MAPK1/MAPK3 signaling cascade and can promote oncogenic transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes, particularly in colorectal cancer cells (UniProt: P01116).

KRAS mutations are associated with multiple malignancies and developmental disorders, including acute myelogenous leukemia, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, gastric cancer, and cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome 2 (UniProt: P01116). KRAS also contributes to Noonan syndrome 3, characterized by short stature, facial dysmorphia, congenital heart defects, and increased risk of myeloproliferative disorders (UniProt: P01116). Additional associations include oculoectodermal syndrome and Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome (UniProt: P01116).

KRAS is curated as a syndromic autism-associated gene (SFARI Cat S). The syndrome-associated phenotypes noted in KRAS-linked conditions—including developmental delay, intellectual disability, and behavioral abnormalities—overlap with neurodevelopmental presentations, though direct mechanistic links to autism remain to be fully characterized.

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Genetic Evidence · ASD

Syndromic

Source: SFARI Gene database · gene.sfari.org

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Function

Ras proteins bind GDP/GTP and possess intrinsic GTPase activity (PubMed:20949621, PubMed:39809765). Plays an important role in the regulation of cell proliferation (PubMed:22711838, PubMed:23698361). Activates MAPK1/MAPK3 resulting in phosphorylation and ultimately degradation of GJA1 (By similarity). Plays a role in promoting oncogenic events by inducing transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells in a ZNF304-dependent manner (PubMed:24623306)

Disease associations

  • Leukemia, acute myelogenousAML

    A subtype of acute leukemia, a cancer of the white blood cells. AML is a malignant disease of bone marrow characterized by maturational arrest of hematopoietic precursors at an early stage of development. Clonal expansion of myeloid blasts occurs in bone marrow, blood, and other tissue. Myelogenous leukemias develop from changes in cells that normally produce neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils and monocytes.

  • Leukemia, juvenile myelomonocyticJMML

    An aggressive pediatric myelodysplastic syndrome/myeloproliferative disorder characterized by malignant transformation in the hematopoietic stem cell compartment with proliferation of differentiated progeny. Patients have splenomegaly, enlarged lymph nodes, rashes, and hemorrhages.

  • Noonan syndrome 3NS3

    A form of Noonan syndrome, a disease characterized by short stature, facial dysmorphic features such as hypertelorism, a downward eyeslant and low-set posteriorly rotated ears, and a high incidence of congenital heart defects and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Other features can include a short neck with webbing or redundancy of skin, deafness, motor delay, variable intellectual deficits, multiple skeletal defects, cryptorchidism, and bleeding diathesis. Individuals with Noonan syndrome are at risk of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by excessive production of myelomonocytic cells.

  • Gastric cancerGASC

    A malignant disease which starts in the stomach, can spread to the esophagus or the small intestine, and can extend through the stomach wall to nearby lymph nodes and organs. It also can metastasize to other parts of the body. The term gastric cancer or gastric carcinoma refers to adenocarcinoma of the stomach that accounts for most of all gastric malignant tumors. Two main histologic types are recognized, diffuse type and intestinal type carcinomas. Diffuse tumors are poorly differentiated infiltrating lesions, resulting in thickening of the stomach. In contrast, intestinal tumors are usually exophytic, often ulcerating, and associated with intestinal metaplasia of the stomach, most often observed in sporadic disease.

  • Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome 2CFC2

    A form of cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome, a multiple congenital anomaly disorder characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, heart defects and intellectual disability. Heart defects include pulmonic stenosis, atrial septal defects and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Some affected individuals present with ectodermal abnormalities such as sparse, friable hair, hyperkeratotic skin lesions and a generalized ichthyosis-like condition. Typical facial features are similar to Noonan syndrome. They include high forehead with bitemporal constriction, hypoplastic supraorbital ridges, downslanting palpebral fissures, a depressed nasal bridge, and posteriorly angulated ears with prominent helices. CFC2 patients often do not have the skin abnormalities, such as ichthyosis, hyperkeratosis, and hemangioma observed in CFC1.

  • Oculoectodermal syndromeOES

    A syndrome characterized by the association of epibulbar dermoids and aplasia cutis congenita. Affected individuals show multiple, asymmetric, atrophic, non-scarring and hairless regions that may be associated with hamartomas. Ectodermal changes include linear hyperpigmentation that may follow the lines of Blaschko and rarely epidermal nevus-like lesions. Epibulbar dermoids may be uni-or bilateral. Additional ocular anomalies such as skin tags of the upper eyelid, rarely optic nerve or retinal changes, and microphthalmia can be present. The phenotypic expression is highly variable, and various other abnormalities have occasionally been reported including growth failure, lymphedema, cardiovascular defects, as well as neurodevelopmental symptoms like developmental delay, epilepsy, learning difficulties, and behavioral abnormalities. Benign tumor-like lesions such as nonossifying fibromas of the long bones and giant cell granulomas of the jaws have repeatedly been observed and appear to be age-dependent, becoming a common manifestation in individuals aged 5 years or older.

  • Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndromeSFM

    A disease characterized by sebaceous nevi, often on the face, associated with variable ipsilateral abnormalities of the central nervous system, ocular anomalies, and skeletal defects. Many oral manifestations have been reported, not only including hypoplastic and malformed teeth, and mucosal papillomatosis, but also ankyloglossia, hemihyperplastic tongue, intraoral nevus, giant cell granuloma, ameloblastoma, bone cysts, follicular cysts, oligodontia, and odontodysplasia. Sebaceous nevi follow the lines of Blaschko and these can continue as linear intraoral lesions, as in mucosal papillomatosis.

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