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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Targeted Degradation Technologies Utilizing Autophagy.

Zeyu Zhou, Jiaming Liang, Binghua Cheng, Yanyan Li, Wenjie Zhou, Hui Tian, Wenli Shi, Ke Liu, Lijing Fang, Hongchang Li and 1 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. A Plug-and-Play Platform for Customizing Multivalent Degraders and Degrader-Drug Conjugates.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Programmed cell death in osteoarthritis.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
    Review
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Crosstalk Between Allergic Inflammation and Autophagy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Zeyu ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Jiaming LiangGuangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Binghua ChengGuangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Yanyan LiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Wenjie ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Hui TianDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Wenli ShiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Ke LiuFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen 518028, China.
Lijing FangFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen 518028, China.
Hongchang LiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen 518028, China.
Ximing ShaoGuangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0009-0008-4520-3393

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted degradation technologies, primarily referring to targeted protein degradation, have emerged as promising drug discovery strategies. In contrast to traditional "occupancy-driven" inhibition approaches, these technologies ingeniously leverage the cell's endogenous degradation mechanisms to achieve specific elimination of disease-causing targets. Autophagy, a highly conserved cellular clearance pathway, possesses broad substrate recognition capabilities, enabling degradation of not only individual proteins but also protein aggregates, damaged organelles, and invading pathogens. Given these characteristics, researchers are actively exploring the application of autophagy mechanisms in targeted degradation technologies. Herein, we summarize recent advances in autophagy-dependent degradation approaches, including autophagosome tethering compounds (ATTEC), autophagy-targeting chimeras (AUTAC), autophagy-targeting Chimera (AUTOTAC), chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)-based methods, nanotechnology-based strategies, and the newly introduced autophagy-induced antibody (AUTAB) technique, highlighting their mechanisms, advantages, and potential applications in treating tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, and other challenging conditions.

Indexed as

AutophagyProteolysisAnimalsAutophagosomesDrug DiscoveryHumansNanotechnologyNeurodegenerative Diseasesautophagydrug discoverylysosometargeted protein degradation

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PMID40724826
PMCPMC12295361

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