1. Activating mutations in the GNAQ or GNA11 genes occur in approximately 90% of uveal melanoma cases and drive tumor proliferation through downstream signaling pathways.
2. The small GTPase ARF6 is activated by oncogenic GNAQ and plays a key role in orchestrating multiple oncogenic signaling pathways in uveal melanoma cells.
3. Inhibiting ARF6, either through genetic silencing or pharmacological inhibition with the specific ARF6 inhibitor NAV-2729, reduces uveal melanoma cell proliferation in vitro and tumor establishment and growth in vivo, suggesting ARF6 may be a promising molecular target for uveal melanoma treatment.