ReviewRSC medicinal chemistry2021
Monobodies as tool biologics for accelerating target validation and druggable site discovery.
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- Utilizing Engineered Monobodies for the Electrochemical Quantification of Lysozyme.Analytical chemistry · 2025Article
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- Fluorescent labeling strategies for molecular bioimaging.Biophysical reports · 2025Review
- Protein-Based Degraders: From Chemical Biology Tools to Neo-Therapeutics.Chemical reviews · 2025Review
- Design of Cell-Penetrating Domain Antibodies via a Genetically Encoded β-Lactam Amino Acid.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025Article
- Inhibition and degradation of NRAS with a pan-NRAS monobody.Oncogene · 2024Article
- Cytosolic delivery of monobodies using the bacterial type III secretion system inhibits oncogenic BCR: ABL1 signaling.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Article
- Exploring switch II pocket conformation of KRAS(G12D) with mutant-selective monobody inhibitors.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Monobody Inhibitor Selective to the Phosphatase Domain of SHP2 and its Use as a Probe for Quantifying SHP2 Allosteric Regulation.Journal of molecular biology · 2023Article
- Inhibition of RAS-driven signaling and tumorigenesis with a pan-RAS monobody targeting the Switch I/II pocket.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Adaptor-Specific Antibody Fragment Inhibitors for the Intracellular Modulation of p97 (VCP) Protein-Protein Interactions.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
Despite increased investment and technological advancement, new drug approvals have not proportionally increased. Low drug approval rates, particularly for new targets, are linked to insufficient target validation at early stages. Thus, there remains a strong need for effective target validation techniques. Here, we review the use of synthetic binding proteins as tools for drug target validation, with focus on the monobody platform among several advanced synthetic binding protein platforms. Monobodies with high affinity and high selectivity can be rapidly developed against challenging targets, such as KRAS mutants, using protein engineering technologies. They have strong tendency to bind to functional sites and thus serve as drug-like molecules, and they can serve as targeting ligands for constructing bio-PROTACs. Genetically encoded monobodies are effective "tool biologics" for validating intracellular targets. They promote crystallization and help reveal the atomic structures of the monobody-target interface, which can inform drug design. Using case studies, we illustrate the potential of the monobody technology in accelerating target validation and small-molecule drug discovery.
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