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Cedilla: degrading proteins by modulating protein stability
How Cedilla harnesses native destabilization mechanisms to degrade proteins
November 14, 2019 10:33 PM UTC
Updated on Nov 14, 2019 at 11:21 PM UTC
While most protein degradation companies are developing bifunctional molecules that directly induce ubiquitin-mediated degradation, Cedilla is taking a different approach with monovalent small molecules that trigger a broader range of degradation mechanisms.
“The concept of being able to go after it not with the bivalents or bifunctionals but rather with a monovalent program or monovalent compound just seemed incredibly compelling to us,” said Neil Exter from Third Rock Ventures, which launched Cedilla Therapeutics Inc. last year. ...