Novel mechanisms of molecular glue-induced protein degradation

S Alabi - Biochemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Molecular glues, as defined thus far in the targeted protein degradation (TPD) field, are
monovalent small molecules (< 500 Da) that reshape the surface of an E3 ligase receptor …

Molecular glues: the adhesive connecting targeted protein degradation to the clinic

JM Sasso, R Tenchov, DS Wang, LS Johnson… - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation is a rapidly exploding drug discovery strategy that uses small
molecules to recruit disease-causing proteins for rapid destruction mainly via the ubiquitin …

Discovery of a molecular glue promoting CDK12-DDB1 interaction to trigger cyclin K degradation

L Lv, P Chen, L Cao, Y Li, Z Zeng, Y Cui, Q Wu, J Li… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Molecular-glue degraders mediate interactions between target proteins and components of
the ubiquitin-proteasome system to cause selective protein degradation. Here, we report a …

Emerging mechanisms of targeted protein degradation by molecular glues

GA Frere, ED de Araujo, PT Gunning - Methods in Cell Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Targeted protein degradation has emerged as a transformative therapeutic modality for the
treatment of human diseases. The clinical successes of approved protein degraders like …

Design principles for cyclin K molecular glue degraders

Z Kozicka, DJ Suchyta, V Focht, G Kempf… - Nature chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Molecular glue degraders are an effective therapeutic modality, but their design principles
are not well understood. Recently, several unexpectedly diverse compounds were reported …

The CDK inhibitor CR8 acts as a molecular glue degrader that depletes cyclin K

M Słabicki, Z Kozicka, G Petzold, YD Li, M Manojkumar… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular glue compounds induce protein–protein interactions that, in the context of a
ubiquitin ligase, lead to protein degradation. Unlike traditional enzyme inhibitors, these …

Targeted protein degradation: from mechanisms to clinic

JM Tsai, RP Nowak, BL Ebert, ES Fischer - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Targeted protein degradation refers to the use of small molecules to induce the selective
degradation of proteins. In its most common form, this degradation is achieved through …

Haven't got a glue: protein surface variation for the design of molecular glue degraders

Z Kozicka, NH Thomä - Cell Chemical Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Molecular glue degraders are small, drug-like compounds that induce interactions between
an E3 ubiquitin ligase and a target, which result in ubiquitination and subsequent …

Molecular glue-mediated targeted protein degradation: A novel strategy in small-molecule drug development

X Tan, Z Huang, H Pei, Z Jia, J Zheng - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Small-molecule drugs are effective and thus most widely used. However, their applications
are limited by their reliance on active high-affinity binding sites, restricting their target …

The importance of cellular degradation kinetics for understanding mechanisms in targeted protein degradation

KM Riching, EA Caine, M Urh, DL Daniels - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted protein degradation has exploded over the past several years due to preclinical
and early clinical therapeutic success of numerous compounds, and the emergence of new …