Orthosteric Molecular Glue Inhibits COP9 Signalosome with Substrate-Dependent Potency
Huigang Shi, Xiaorong Wang, Clinton Yu, Haibin Mao, Fenglong Jiao, Merav Braitbard, Ben Shor, Zhongsheng Zhang, Thomas Richard Hinds, Shiyun Cao, Erkang Fan, Dina Schneidman‐Duhovny, Lan Huang, Ning Zheng
This paper shows that an orthosteric inhibitor of the COP9 signalosome achieves high potency through a molecular glue mechanism that enhances substrate-dependent binding.
Nature · Feb 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology