Oncogenic mutations in critical nodes of cellular signaling pathways have been associated with tumorigenesis and progression. The B-Raf protein kinase, a key hub in the canonical MAPK signaling cascade, is mutated in a broad range of human cancers and especially in malignant melanoma. The most prevalent B-RafV600E mutant exhibits elevated kinase activity and results in constitutive activation of the MAPK pathway, thus making it a ...
[Gauthier Jr., Donald R.; Szumigala Jr., Ronald H.; Dormer, Peter G.; Armstrong III, Joseph D.; Volante; Reider, Paul J. Organic Letters, 2002 , vol. 4, # 3 p. 375 - 378]