Presented by: Dave Madge, vice president, research division, WuXi AppTec Madge described methods that his company applies to identify and evaluate bifunctional molecules that mediate targeted protein degradation (TPD). He pointed out that although much TPD research focuses on proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds, the tools used to identify such molecules also can be used to evaluate the therapeutic potential of other bifunctional molecules. Of particular interest are those that bring “housekeeping proteins†to disease-causing targets. More broadly, researchers are…
