Discovery, molecular and pharmacological characterization of GSA-10, a novel small-molecule positive modulator of Smoothened

…, H Faure, H Roudaut, E Traiffort, A Schoenfelder…

Index: Solinas, Antonio; Faure, Helene; Roudaut, Hermine; Traiffort, Elisabeth; Schoenfelder, Angele; Mann, Andre; Manetti, Fabrizio; Taddei, Maurizio; Ruat, Martial Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 55, # 4 p. 1559 - 1571

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Abstract

Abstract Activation of the Smoothened (Smo) receptor mediates Hedgehog (Hh) signaling. Hh inhibitors are in clinical trials for cancer, and small-molecule Smo agonists may have therapeutic interests in regenerative medicine. Here, we have generated and validated a pharmacophoric model for Smo agonists and used this model for the virtual screening of a library of commercially available compounds. Among the 20 top-scoring ligands, we have ...