China Pharmaceutical University discovers NuTACs for PD-L1 degradation
Sep. 23, 2025
China Pharmaceutical University has patented non-ubiquitin proteolysis targeting chimera (NuTACs) comprising proteasomal ubiquitin receptor ADRM1 (ARM1; hRpn13) linked to programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (CD274; PD-L1) and/or bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4; HUNK1)-targeting moiety. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, eye disorders, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and systemic inflammatory response syndrome.