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Targeted protein degradation: turning undruggable targets into druggable targets

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Unlike traditional drug discovery, which focuses on inhibiting or activating proteins, TPD offers a more precise and efficient way to alter cellular pathways. 1 The concept of TPD was first demonstrated with a heterobifunctional small molecule to degrader a protein of interest in the early 2000s. How does TPD work? Nature News.

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Molecules of the Month – June 2023

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danuglipron – An oral GLP-1-RA full agonist in Phase IIb clinical trials for obesity and Phase II trials for type 2 diabetes mellitus, identified through sensitized cell high-throughput screening and optimization, originated from Pfizer. Request a trial to check out substructure search and more features. Not a member?

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Degrader Radar, Apr. ’23: DCAF1, on CNS Degraders, and More

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This article highlights six recent articles of interest in the field of targeted protein degradation including but not limited to potentially new ligases, recruiting motifs, and a discussion on the feasibility of CNS-penetrant degraders. Get ahead now by requesting a trial. already a member?

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Drug Hunter Journal Club: March 2023

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BCCov “A covalent BTK ternary complex compatible with targeted protein degradation” Nat. Get ahead now by requesting a trial. Drug Hunter Premium is drug discovery, distilled, so you can quickly catch up and make informed decisions based on industry examples. already a member?

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Kinase-impaired BTK mutations are susceptible to clinical-stage BTK and IKZF1/3 degrader NX-2127

Covalent Modifiers

We therefore set out to understand the nonenzymatic functions of BTK and explored targeted protein degradation to overcome the oncogenic scaffold function of mutant BTK. RESULTS BTK enzymatic activity assays revealed that drug resistance mutations in BTK fall into two distinct groups: kinase proficient and kinase impaired.

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Patent Highlights: Allosteric AR Modulators, Glycogen Synthase Inhibitors, and More

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This edition includes Maze’s glycogen synthase 1 (GYS1) inhibitors that were recently licensed to Sanofi, allosteric androgen receptor (AR) modulators that may be of interest to targeted protein degradation researchers, and brain-penetrant HER2 and ROCK2 inhibitors. Get ahead now by requesting a trial. already a member?

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ARVINAS AND PFIZER ANNOUNCE GLOBAL COLLABORATION TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE PROTAC® PROTEIN DEGRADER ARV-471

The Pharma Data

(NYSE: PFE) today announced a global collaboration to develop and commercialize ARV-471, an investigational oral PROTAC® (PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera) estrogen receptor protein degrader. The estrogen receptor is a well-known disease driver in most breast cancers. Chief Executive Officer at Arvinas.