[HTML][HTML] Advances in molecular glues: exploring chemical space and design principles for targeted protein degradation

SH Kumar, V Muthukumaran, R Sistla… - Drug Discovery …, 2024 - Elsevier
The discovery of the E3 ligase cereblon (CRBN) as the target of thalidomide and its analogs
revolutionized the field of targeted protein degradation (TPD). This ubiquitin-mediated …

Decoding the functional impact of the cancer genome through protein–protein interactions

H Fu, X Mo, AA Ivanov - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2025 - nature.com
Acquisition of genomic mutations enables cancer cells to gain fitness advantages under
selective pressure and, ultimately, leads to oncogenic transformation. Interestingly, driver …

Molecular glues and bifunctional compounds: Therapeutic modalities based on induced proximity

SL Schreiber - Cell Chemical Biology, 2024 - cell.com
This Perspective explores molecular glues and bifunctional compounds—proximity-inducing
compounds—and offers a framework to understand and exploit their similarity to hotspots …