Proximity-based modalities for biology and medicine

X Liu, A Ciulli - ACS Central Science, 2023 - ACS Publications
Molecular proximity orchestrates biological function, and blocking existing proximities is an
established therapeutic strategy. By contrast, strengthening or creating neoproximity with …

Molecular glues for targeted protein degradation: from serendipity to rational discovery

G Dong, Y Ding, S He, C Sheng - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation is a promising area in the discovery and development of
innovative therapeutics. Molecular glues mediate proximity-induced protein degradation and …

Advances in targeting 'undruggable'transcription factors with small molecules

MJ Henley, AN Koehler - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Transcription factors (TFs) represent key biological players in diseases including cancer,
autoimmunity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, outside nuclear receptors …

Chasing molecular glue degraders: screening approaches

A Domostegui, L Nieto-Barrado… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) govern all biological processes. Some small molecules
modulate PPIs through induced protein proximity. In particular, molecular glue degraders …

Expanding chemical probe space: quality criteria for covalent and degrader probes

IV Hartung, J Rudolph, MM Mader… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Within druggable target space, new small-molecule modalities, particularly covalent
inhibitors and targeted degraders, have expanded the repertoire of medicinal chemists …

Targeted protein degradation: A promise for undruggable proteins

KTG Samarasinghe, CM Crews - Cell chemical biology, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Protein homeostasis, or" proteostasis," is indispensable for a balanced, healthy
environment within the cell. However, when natural proteostasis mechanisms are …

Template-assisted covalent modification underlies activity of covalent molecular glues

YD Li, MW Ma, MM Hassan, M Hunkeler… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Molecular glues are proximity-inducing small molecules that have emerged as an attractive
therapeutic approach. However, developing molecular glues remains challenging, requiring …

UBR5 forms ligand-dependent complexes on chromatin to regulate nuclear hormone receptor stability

JM Tsai, JD Aguirre, YD Li, J Brown, V Focht, L Kater… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Nuclear hormone receptors (NRs) are ligand-binding transcription factors that are widely
targeted therapeutically. Agonist binding triggers NR activation and subsequent degradation …

Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) come of age: entering the third decade of targeted protein degradation

MJ Bond, CM Crews - RSC chemical biology, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the discovery of PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) twenty years ago,
targeted protein degradation (TPD) has changed the landscape of drug development …

Rational chemical design of molecular glue degraders

ES Toriki, JW Papatzimas, K Nishikawa… - ACS central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation with molecular glue degraders has arisen as a powerful
therapeutic modality for eliminating classically undruggable disease-causing proteins …