Protein homeostasis refers to the balance of proteins within cells, involving processes such as protein synthesis, folding, modification, transport, function, and degradation. Proteins in cells participate in nearly all life […]
PROTACs, a novel therapeutic approach, have garnered interest from numerous pharmaceutical companies, including Merck, Genentech, Pfizer, Novartis, Arvinas, C4 Therapeutics, Haisco Pharmaceutical, Kintor Pharmaceutical, and BeiGene. Currently, approximately 20 PROTACs […]
History of Thalidomide During the 1950s-1960s, thalidomide was widely used as an antiemetic for pregnant women, leading to a tragic outcome with thousands of cases of malformed babies. However, in 1965, […]
1. Structural Characteristics of PROTAC PROTAC consists mainly of three key structures: on one side is the ligand structure targeting the Protein of Interest (POI); on the other side is […]
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) technology has been developed rapidly in recent years, especially proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs). To date, a large number of degraders have been discovered against more than […]