PMID- 36358305 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221126 IS - 2079-7737 (Print) IS - 2079-7737 (Electronic) IS - 2079-7737 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 11 DP - 2022 Nov 2 TI - Predicting Deleterious Non-Synonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (nsSNPs) of HRAS Gene and In Silico Evaluation of Their Structural and Functional Consequences towards Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cancer. LID - 10.3390/biology11111604 [doi] LID - 1604 AB - The Harvey rat sarcoma (HRAS) proto-oncogene belongs to the RAS family and is one of the pathogenic genes that cause cancer. Deleterious nsSNPs might have adverse consequences at the protein level. This study aimed to investigate deleterious nsSNPs in the HRAS gene in predicting structural alterations associated with mutants that disrupt normal protein-protein interactions. Functional and structural analysis was employed in analyzing the HRAS nsSNPs. Putative post-translational modification sites and the changes in protein-protein interactions, which included a variety of signal cascades, were also investigated. Five different bioinformatics tools predicted 33 nsSNPs as "pathogenic" or "harmful". Stability analysis predicted rs1554885139, rs770492627, rs1589792804, rs730880460, rs104894227, rs104894227, and rs121917759 as unstable. Protein-protein interaction analysis revealed that HRAS has a hub connecting three clusters consisting of 11 proteins, and changes in HRAS might cause signal cascades to dissociate. Furthermore, Kaplan-Meier bioinformatics analyses indicated that the HRAS gene deregulation affected the overall survival rate of patients with breast cancer, leading to prognostic significance. Thus, based on these analyses, our study suggests that the reported nsSNPs of HRAS may serve as potential targets for different proteomic studies, diagnoses, and therapeutic interventions focusing on cancer. FAU - Chai, Chuan-Yu AU - Chai CY AD - Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Kampar 31900, Malaysia. FAU - Maran, Sathiya AU - Maran S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5617-901X AD - School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia. FAU - Thew, Hin-Yee AU - Thew HY AD - School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia. FAU - Tan, Yong-Chiang AU - Tan YC AD - School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia. FAU - Rahman, Nik Mohd Afizan Nik Abd AU - Rahman NMANA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4835-4687 AD - Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. FAU - Cheng, Wan-Hee AU - Cheng WH AD - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai, Nilai 71800, Malaysia. FAU - Lai, Kok-Song AU - Lai KS AD - Health Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, United Arab Emirates. FAU - Loh, Jiun-Yan AU - Loh JY AD - Centre of Research for Advanced Aquaculture (CORAA), UCSI University, No. 1, Jalan Menara Gading UCSI Height, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Yap, Wai-Sum AU - Yap WS AD - He & Ni Academy, Office Tower B, Northpoint Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur 59200, Malaysia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221102 PL - Switzerland TA - Biology (Basel) JT - Biology JID - 101587988 PMC - PMC9688001 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HRAS OT - RAS/MAPK signaling pathway OT - diagnosis OT - nsSNPs OT - prognosis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/11/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/12 06:01 PMCR- 2022/11/02 CRDT- 2022/11/11 01:04 PHST- 2022/08/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/11 01:04 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biology11111604 [pii] AID - biology-11-01604 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biology11111604 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biology (Basel). 2022 Nov 2;11(11):1604. doi: 10.3390/biology11111604.