Background
This gene, a Kirsten ras oncogene homolog from the mammalian ras gene family, encodes a protein that is a member of the small GTPase superfamily. A single amino acid substitution is responsible for an activating mutation. The transforming protein that results is implicated in various malignancies, including lung adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenoma, ductal carcinoma of the pancreas and colorectal carcinoma. Alternative splicing leads to variants encoding two isoforms that differ in the C-terminal region.
Synonyms
KRAS; v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog; NS; NS3; KRAS1; KRAS2; RASK2; KI-RAS; C-K-RAS; K-RAS2A; K-RAS2B; K-RAS4A; K-RAS4B; GTPase KRas; K-Ras 2; c-Ki-ras; oncogene KRAS2; K-ras p21 protein; OTTHUMP00000245391; OTTHUMP00000245393; c-Kirsten-ras protein; PR310 c-K-ras oncogene; transforming protein p21; cellular c-Ki-ras2 proto-oncogene; v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma 2 viral oncogene homolog; Kirsten rat sarcoma-2 viral (v-Ki-ras2) oncogene homolog