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Abstract
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is an important regulator of embryonic patterning, tissue regeneration, stem cell renewal and cancer growth. A purine derivative named purmorphamine was previously found to activate the Hh pathway and affect osteoblast differentiation through an unknown mechanism. We demonstrate here that purmorphamine directly targets Smoothened, a critical component of the Hh signaling pathway.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16408088 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio753
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040