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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Monovalent Nondegrading Molecular Glues: An Updated Overview of Emerging Mechanisms and Therapeutic Development.

Linfeng Li, Jiajia Li, Li Yang, Jun Zhou, Yuying Ma

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Linfeng LiCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6185-4999
Jiajia LiCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Li YangCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Jun ZhouCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Yuying MaCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4218-9297

Funding

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Plan of Chongqing for Returned Overseas Scholars 2305013383486448Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Plan of Chongqing for Returned Overseas Scholars 2508013605744353National Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates 202610631028Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, China CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemically induced proximity (CIP) has revolutionized small-molecule pharmacology by moving beyond traditional occupancy-based inhibition and activation. Within this paradigm, monovalent nondegrading molecular glues (ndMGs) represent a structurally compact and mechanistically distinct class of linkerless compounds. These agents stabilize or induce selective biomolecular interactions, altering the functional state or cellular localization of macromolecular complexes without causing component degradation. Once considered rare phenomena unique to specific natural products, ndMGs are now being actively engineered across diverse therapeutic landscapes, with multiple candidates advancing into clinical trials and achieving regulatory validation. We systematically highlight their evolving capabilities to modulate oncogenic networks, intervene with immune activity, rectify metabolic signaling, control neurodegenerative trafficking and stress networks, and disrupt critical pathogen assemblies, while broadening the druggable landscape into non-canonical mechanisms. In each section, we analyze the therapeutic value of the targets, the molecular mechanisms of action, the latest progress, and the unique challenges faced by these strategies. In summary, the ndMG modality represents a highly versatile strategy to unlock the undruggable proteome.

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biomolecular complexchemically induced proximitymolecular glueundruggable

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PMID42797434
PMCPMC13610670

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