Foghorn Therapeutics patents new SMARCA2 and SMARCA4 degradation inducers
Dec. 2, 2024
Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising ubiquitin ligase binding moieties covalently linked to a probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) and/or transcription activator BRG1 (SMARCA4; BAF190A; SNF2-β) targeting moiety reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infection.