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This Perspective focuses on the chemical basis of ferroptotic cell death, discussing the prominent role of spontaneous chemical reactions, how they depend on enzyme-catalyzed processes and how to exploit this interplay for therapeutic benefit.
This Perspective summarizes recent discoveries that have laid the foundation for targeted degradation therapeutics and discusses the current state of understanding and consideration involved in developing these protein degraders.