Regulators of the hedgehog pathway, compositions and uses related thereto
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1. A method for inhibiting mitotic cell proliferation in an animal comprising administering to the animal a veratrum-type alkaloid, wherein the veratrum-type alkaloid includes a nitrogen-containing ring comprising a tertiary amine having an extraannular substituent on the nitrogen.
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The present invention makes available, inter alia, methods and reagents for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. In certain embodiments, the subject methods can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations.
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- 1. A method for inhibiting mitotic cell proliferation in an animal comprising administering to the animal a veratrum-type alkaloid, wherein the veratrum-type alkaloid includes a nitrogen-containing ring comprising a tertiary amine having an extraannular substituent on the nitrogen.
- 6. A method for inhibiting activation of a hedgehog-patched pathway in a patient diagnosed with a hyperproliferative disorder comprising administering to the patient a veratrum-type alkaloid, wherein the veratrum-type alkaloid includes a nitrogen-containing ring comprising a tertiary amine having an extraannular substituent on the nitrogen.
- 11. A method for inhibiting unwanted hair growth or inhibiting spermatogenesis in a patient comprising administering to the patient a veratrum-type alkaloid, wherein the veratrum-type alkaloid includes a nitrogen-containing ring comprising a tertiary amine having an extraannular substituent on the nitrogen.
- 15. An in vitro method for inhibiting mitotic cell proliferation in a cell, comprising contacting the cell in vitro with a veratrum-type alkaloid, wherein the veratrum-type alkaloid includes a nitrogen-containing ring comprising a tertiary amine having an extraannular substituent on the nitrogen.
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