CDK12/CRKRS Drug Discovery Landscape & Assay Solutions

Market Intelligence, Clinical Progress, and High-Purity Reagents for Oncology and Molecular Glue Development.

TarMart Solution Ecosystem & Related Targets

"Comprehensive reagent toolkit for CDK12/CRKRS drug discovery. Select your modality below:"

Component / Network Product Description Product Link
Antigen CDK12/CRKRS Recombinant Protein (Kinase Domain)
High purity (>95%), Endotoxin controlled. Sequence Verified. Sf9 Insect Cell expressed for eukaryotic post-translational modifications.
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Gene Delivery CDK12/CRKRS Promise-ORF / Lentivirus
Full-length ORF for stable cell line construction and target validation.
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Benchmark Ab Anti-CDK12/CRKRS Recombinant Antibody
Sequence-verified positive control for Western Blot, IHC, and IP.
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Validator CDK12/CRKRS siRNA Set
For knockdown verification and phenotype validation in DNA damage response assays.
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Related Target A CCNK (Cyclin K)
Obligate binding partner of CDK12; essential for kinase activation and molecular glue-induced degradation assays.
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Related Target B CDK13
Highly homologous kinase (91% identity in kinase domain) required for off-target selectivity screening.
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Critical Assay Challenge The TarMart Advantage (Technical Spec)
CDK13 Homology Off-target Screening CDK12 and CDK13 recombinant kinase proteins strictly verified by mass spec to ensure no cross-contamination
Molecular Glue Ternary Complex Assembly Co-expressed CDK12/CCNK complex available with precise stoichiometric ratios
Lack of Controls Clinical-grade benchmark antibodies included for target engagement comparison
False Positives in Knockdown HPLC-purified siRNA pool with chemical modifications to minimize off-target RNAi effects

Live CDK12/CRKRS R&D Tracker

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Global Clinical Landscape & Future Outlook

The race for CDK12/CRKRS therapeutics is intensifying, with major players shifting focus from traditional ATP-competitive small molecule inhibitors to targeted protein degraders (PROTACs) and molecular glues. As first-generation CDK12 inhibitors face limitations due to dose-limiting toxicities and selectivity issues with CDK9/CDK13, the next wave of R&D is targeting the selective degradation of the CDK12/Cyclin K complex, exploiting the "BRCAness" phenotype in homologous recombination (HR)-deficient tumors.

Competitive Modality & Indication Snapshot

Modality Representative Players Key Indications Critical Assay Need (Why TarMart?)
Molecular Glues (Cyclin K degraders) Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim Solid Tumors (mCRPC, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer) Ternary Complex Assay (Need recombinant CDK12/CCNK co-expressed proteins)
Selective Small Molecule Inhibitors AstraZeneca, Carrick Therapeutics Ovarian Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer Kinase Selectivity Assays (Need high-purity CDK12 vs CDK13/CDK9 panels)
PROTACs Arvinas, Academic Spinoffs Advanced Solid Tumors with DDR mutations Target Ubiquitination Assays (Need sequence-verified CDK12 and E3 ligase components)