Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 434-442.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2023.06.008

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Research progress in targeted degradation of membrane proteins

ZHAO Su, ZHANG Heng, LI Yan, WANG Zhenchao①③   

  1. ① School of pharmaceutical sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; ② Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China; ③ State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
  • Received:2022-12-30 Online:2023-12-25 Published:2023-12-21

Abstract: Membrane proteins are the major participants in cell-cell interactions, and play important roles in many essential cellular processes, such as signal transduction, differentiation, proliferation, and stress response. Traditional small molecule inhibitors and antibodies can play a role by inhibiting and blocking the interactions between membrane proteins and their ligands, but there are often problems of incomplete inhibition or induction of drug resistance. The emerging protein targeted degradation technologies provide a new area for drug discovery. The function of protein is completely lost by specifically degrading in lysosome or proteasome, which expands significantly the drugable scope. This review briefly discusses research progress about targeted membrane protein degradation technologies and presents the promising application of these technologies in clinic.