Provided are
chimeric molecules, compositions, and applications thereof that specifically bind to
natriuretic peptide receptor C (NPR-C). The disclosed chimera comprises an NPR-C
binding domain and a target-
binding domain. Through NPR-C-mediated
endocytosis, the chimera enables the
intracellular degradation of the target by lysosomal enzymes. The
chimeric molecules can rapidly, conveniently, and precisely degrade target proteins. Their
modular design permits broad applicability to proteins such as secreted proteins and membrane-associated proteins. These
chimeric molecules exhibit high
bioavailability and low
immunogenicity, thus being broadly applicable for the treatment of diseases including
cancer, neurodegenerative diseases,
psychiatric disease,
central nervous system diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases,
metabolic syndrome, tissue fibrotic
disease, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, renal diseases, hematologic diseases, infectious diseases, rare diseases and aging-related
disease.