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ReviewChemMedChem2025

Nondegradative Synthetic Molecular Glues Enter the Clinic.

Maximilian L Repity, Robin C E Deutscher, Felix Hausch

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Review in ChemMedChem, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maximilian L RepityDepartment Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clemens-Schöpf-Institute, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg Strasse 4, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
Robin C E DeutscherDepartment Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clemens-Schöpf-Institute, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg Strasse 4, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
Felix HauschDepartment Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clemens-Schöpf-Institute, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg Strasse 4, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3710-8838

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 03ZU1109CABundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 03ZU1109EB
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular glues are small molecules that can induce or stabilize protein-protein interactions between proteins inside cells. Unlike classical small molecule drugs, molecular glues can target challenging disease-causing proteins lacking well-defined binding pockets. Nature has repeatedly used this mode of action, but identifying molecular glues for new target proteins has been a major challenge. Recently, manmade molecular glues, inspired by natural products, for KRas, entered clinical trials although KRas is a major cancer target long thought to be undruggable. Here, how these molecules are initially discovered and optimized to provide several advanced drug candidates for various KRas-dependent cancer types are outlined. The major insights obtained for this new class of drug modalities are further summarized. These results showcase how molecular glues that do not rely on protein degradation can provide clinical benefits for challenging drug targets.

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Small Molecule LibrariesHumansMolecular StructureAntineoplastic AgentsKRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Small Molecule Librariescovalent warheadscyclophilinKRasmacrocyclesmolecular glues

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PMID40226972
PMCPMC12091845

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