Protein-Based Degraders: From Chemical Biology Tools to Neo-Therapeutics

L Ou, MT Setegne, J Elliot, F Shen… - Chemical …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The nascent field of targeted protein degradation (TPD) could revolutionize biomedicine due
to the ability of degrader molecules to selectively modulate disease-relevant proteins. A key …

Bifunctional Molecules That Induce Both Targeted Degradation and Transcytosis of Extracellular Proteins in Brain Cells

RA Howell, S Wang, M Khambete… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) has emerged as an effective therapeutic strategy for a
wide range of diseases; however, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits access of degraders …

Two in one: the emerging concept of bifunctional antibodies

K Rhee, X Zhou - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Traditional antibodies block ligand binding or drive Fc effector
functions.•Bifunctional antibodies function through an induced proximity …

CYpHER: Catalytic extracellular targeted protein degradation with high potency and durable effect

ZR Crook, GP Sevilla, P Young, EJ Girard… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Many disease-causing proteins have multiple pathogenic mechanisms, and conventional
inhibitors struggle to reliably disrupt more than one. Targeted protein degradation (TPD) can …

A plug-and-play monofunctional platform for targeted degradation of extracellular proteins and vesicles

S Yao, Y Wang, Q Tang, Y Yin, Y Geng, L Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Existing strategies use bifunctional chimaeras to mediate extracellular protein degradation.
However, these strategies rely on specific lysosome-trafficking receptors to facilitate …

Staudinger Reaction-Responsive Coacervates for Cytosolic Antibody Delivery and TRIM21-Mediated Protein Degradation

Y Bao, Z Xu, K Cheng, X Li, F Chen… - Journal of the …, 2025 - ACS Publications
A low-molecular-weight compound whose structure strikes a fine balance between
hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity may form coacervates via liquid–liquid phase separation …

Directed evolution of genetically encoded LYTACs for cell-mediated delivery

JL Yang, SA Yamada-Hunter… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Lysosome-targeting chimeras (LYTACs) are a promising therapeutic modality to drive the
degradation of extracellular proteins. However, early versions of LYTAC contain synthetic …

IGF2 peptide-based LYTACs for targeted degradation of extracellular and transmembrane proteins

M Mikitiuk, J Barczyński, P Bielski, M Arciniega… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lysosome-targeting chimeras (LYTACs) have recently been developed to facilitate the
lysosomal degradation of specific extracellular and transmembrane molecular targets …

Design principles and therapeutic applications of novel synthetic WNT signaling agonists

Y Post, C Lu, RB Fletcher, WC Yeh, H Nguyen, SJ Lee… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
WNT signaling is crucial for embryonic development, and adult tissue homeostasis and
regeneration, through its essential roles in cell fate, patterning, and stem cell regulation. The …

Degron tagging for rapid protein degradation in mice

BA Hernández-Morán, G Taylor… - Disease Models & …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Degron tagging allows proteins of interest to be rapidly degraded, in a reversible and
tuneable manner, in response to a chemical stimulus. This provides numerous opportunities …