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Recent Advances in Targeted Protein Degradation Molecular Glues as Anticancer Drugs
Yulin Shen1, Wen Wen2, Luoyang Chen3
1School of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Abstract:
Molecular glues have emerged as a novel class of targeted protein degraders with broad potential in cancer therapy. By inducing proximity between E3 ubiquitin ligases and oncogenic proteins, these agents activate the ubiquitin-proteasome system to drive selective protein degradation. This review systematically explores the application strategies of molecular glues in the targeted degradation of cancer-related proteins located in different subcellular compartments: nuclear cancer proteins (Ikaros, Helios, Aiolos, B-cell lymphoma 6 protein, cyclin K, RNA binding motif protein 39) and cytoplasmic cancer proteins (β-catenin, casein kinase 1α, G1 to S phase transition factor 1). Additionally, this work discusses current challenges and optimisation strategies, offering new perspectives for the development of precision anti-cancer therapeutics.
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