Patent Publication Number: US-10329304-B2

Title: Compounds and methods for inhibition of hedgehog signaling and phosphodiesterase

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority from International Patent Application No. PCT/US2015/050024, filed Sep. 14, 2015, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/049,735 filed Sep. 12, 2014, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/199,442 filed Jul. 31, 2015, and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/304,513, filed Mar. 7, 2016, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by this reference. 
    
    
     GOVERNMENT INTEREST 
     This invention was made with government support under RO1HL104040 awarded by National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for inhibiting Hedgehog signaling. The presently-disclosed subject matter further relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for inhibiting phosphodiesterase 4. 
     INTRODUCTION 
     Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is one of the key regulators of both invertebrate and vertebrate development. During development, Hh signaling regulates a wide variety of processes, including patterning of body segments, organs, and appendages; chondrogenesis; myotome induction; and floor plate differentiation. In adult animals, Hh signaling regulates the survival of a variety of differentiated cell types, the proliferation of variety of adult stem cells, and the development of hair follicles. 
     In these various developmental processes, members of the Hh family of extracellular signaling molecules activate a membrane receptor complex. Initially, the binding of Hh to the transmembrane receptor Patched (Ptc) releases its inhibition of Smoothened (Smo), a distant cousin of the 7-transmembrane G-couple protein receptor family. The activation of Smo by Hh then initiates an intracellular signaling pathway that ultimately results in activation of Gli zinc-finger transcription factors, which are thought to mediate much of the cellular effects of Hh signaling. 
     In most subjects, the Hh signaling pathway is normally tightly regulated, becoming activated only in precise locations and at precise times. However, in other subjects, the aberrant activation of the Hh signaling pathway is associated with numerous types of malignancies, including basal cell carcinomas, medulloblastomas, melanomas, fibrosarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomas, glioblastomas, multiple myelomas and pancreatic cancers. Indeed, Hh signaling has been observed to promote tumorigenesis through both cell-autonomous and paracrine effects, and there is increasing recognition that Hh may play a key role in transforming adult stem cells into tumor stem cells and in maintaining tumor cell compartments. Consequently, in recent years, significant efforts have been spent developing small molecule inhibitors of the Hh pathway that are capable of being used in the treatment of cancer. 
     Despite the recent efforts, however, the large majority of Hedgehog signaling inhibitors target Smo and are subject to significant inhibitor-driven resistance mechanisms. Additionally, a large proportion of driver mutations of tumorigenesis occur at signaling nodes downstream of Smo, for which Smo antagonists are not predicted to show efficacy. Use of most of the small molecule inhibitors of the Hh pathway that have been developed to date has been limited by poor bioavailability and/or activity. Currently marketed Hedgehog signaling inhibitors (vismodegib and sonidegib) only antagonize the Smoothened receptor and treatment-driven resistance leads to a high rate of tumor recurrence. By inhibiting the pathway at nodes downstream of Smoothened, the possibility exists for avoiding resistance altogether, creating a second line treatment to the Smoothened antagonists, or a combination therapy with Smoothened antagonists. Therefore, the development of Hedgehog signaling inhibitors that function downstream of Smo would be of great significance to the clinical areas of Hedgehog-driven malignancies. 
     Accordingly, small molecule inhibitors of Hedgehog signaling that exhibit an increase in bioavailability and potency, would be both highly desirable and beneficial. Such inhibitors may find use in targeted treatment of basal cell carcinomas, medulloblastomas, pancreatic cancers, small cell lung cancers, breast cancers, glioblastomas, acute leukemias, and chronic myeloid leukemias. 
     SUMMARY 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter meets some or all of the above-identified needs, as will become evident to those of ordinary skill in the art after a study of information provided in this document. 
     This Summary describes several embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter, and in many cases lists variations and permutations of these embodiments. This Summary is merely exemplary of the numerous and varied embodiments. Mention of one or more representative features of a given embodiment is likewise exemplary. Such an embodiment can typically exist with or without the feature(s) mentioned; likewise, those features can be applied to other embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter, whether listed in this Summary or not. To avoid excessive repetition, this Summary does not list or suggest all possible combinations of such features. 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter includes a compound. In some embodiments, the compound is of the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein
 
     X is selected from C, N, O, and S; 
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In some embodiments, the compound is according to a formula selected from the group consisting of:
 
                                           
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
 
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or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
 
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or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein
 
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     In some embodiments, the compound is of the formula: 
                         
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     In some embodiments, the compound is of the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein
 
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In some embodiments, the compound is of the formula selected from
 
                         
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
 
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or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof.
 
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or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof,
 
wherein
 
R 1  is selected from
 
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     In some embodiments, the compound is of the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein
 
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     In some embodiments, the compound is of the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein when X is S, Y is
 
                         
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     In some embodiments, the compound is a formula selected from the group consisting of 
                                           
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     The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes a pharmaceutical composition. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier; and a compound as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition further includes a second compound or composition having Hh signaling inhibition activity, PDE4 inhibition activity, anti-cancer or anti-tumor activity, anti-angiogenic activity, anti-metastatic activity, anti-heart failure activity, and/or anti-inflammation activity, or wherein the second compound or composition is useful for treating a condition of interest. In some embodiments, the second compound is a Smo antagonist. In some embodiments, the Smo antagonist is Vismodegib (GDC-0449, 1), Sonidegib (NVP-LDE225, 2), PF-04449913, IPI-926, BMS-833923, TAK-441, LY2940680, or itraconazole. 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes a kit that comprises a compound or a pharmaceutical composition, as described herein, and a device for administration of the compound or composition. The presently-disclosed subject matter further provides a kit that comprises a compound or a pharmaceutical composition, as disclosed herein; and further comprising a second compound or composition having Hh signaling inhibition activity, PDE4 inhibition activity, anti-cancer or anti-tumor activity, anti-angiogenic activity, anti-metastatic activity, anti-heart failure activity, and/or anti-inflammation activity, or wherein the second compound or composition is useful for treating a condition of interest. 
     In some embodiments, the kit further comprises a second compound or composition and a device for administration of the compound or composition and/or a device for administration of the second compound or composition. In embodiments where the kit includes a device for administration of the compound(s) or composition(s) the device can be a nebulizer. 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes methods. A method of inhibiting hedgehog signaling in a cell is provided and includes contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutical composition, as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, contacting the cell with the compound comprises administering the compound or composition to a subject. 
     In some embodiments, the administration is to a subject in need of treatment for a condition of interest. In some embodiments the condition of interest is related to heart failure. In other embodiments, the condition of interest is related to PDE4 activity, cancer, virus, angiogenesis, tumorigenisis or tumor activity, metastasis and/or inflammation. In some embodiments, the condition of interest is selected from basal cell carcinomas, medulloblastomas, pancreatic cancers, small cell lung cancers, breast cancers, glioblastomas, acute leukemias, and chronic myeloid leukemias. 
     A method of inhibiting phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) in a cell is provided and includes contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutical composition, as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, contacting the cell with the compound comprises administering the compound or composition to a subject. In some embodiments, administration is to a subject in need of treatment for a condition of interest. In some embodiments, administration is intranasally or orally. 
     A method of treating a condition of interest is provided and includes contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutical composition, as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, contacting the cell with the compound comprises administering the compound or composition to a subject. In some embodiments, the administration is to a subject in need of treatment for a condition of interest. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The novel features of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. A better understanding of the features and advantages of the present invention will be obtained by reference to the following detailed description that sets forth illustrative embodiments, in which the principles of the invention are used, and the accompanying drawings of which: 
         FIGS. 1 a -1 h    include data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone inhibits Hedgehog signaling via inhibition of PDE4. Zebrafish embryos treated with 2 μM Eggmanone (Egm) starting at 4-hours post fertilization (hpf) exhibited range of phenotypes found in Hh pathway mutants, including ventral tail curvature, loss of pectoral fins ( FIG. 1 a   ), smaller eyes and ( FIG. 1 d   ) enlarged somites in place of normal chevron-shaped somites. Egm treatment abolished Hh-responsive ptch1 expression in adaxial cells at 12-hpf  FIG. 1 ( b ; arrow), in the pectoral fin bud at 48-hpf ( FIG. 1 c   ; arrow). Egm inhibited Sonic hedgehog (SHH)-responsive Gli-luciferase reporter activity ( FIG. 1 e   ) and Purmorphamine (Purm, 3 μM)-induced reporter activity  FIG. 1( f )  (n=4 for each condition, RLU, relative luciferase units, +/−standard error; P-value &lt;0.0184 starting at 1 μM for I; P-value &lt;0.0054 starting at 0.5 μM for J. Cyclopamine (Cyc) 5 uM). ( FIG. 1 g   ) Left, Eggmanone inhibited PDE4 isoforms with the IC 50  range of 0.8 to 3.75 μM, except the super-short PDE4D2. Right, representation of PDE4 isoform structures. ( FIG. 1 h   ) Overexpression of wild-type PDE4D3 (D3WT) induced Hh reporter activity (*P=0.0026 versus pCS2 control), which was abolished by 5 μM Eggmanone (p&lt;0.0001 versus D3WT). Overexpression of dominant-negative PDE4D3 (D3DN) decreased Hh reporter activity (**P=0.0121 versus pCS2). 
         FIGS. 2 a -2 e    include data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone causes local perturbations in cAMP levels resulting in PKA activation restricted to the basal bodies. ( FIG. 2 a   ) Rolipram increased total cellular cAMP levels, whereas Egm only caused small increase at concentrations above those required to inhibit Hh signaling. ( FIG. 2 b   ) Left, still images from high-speed video of zebrafish otic kino-cilia. Middle, kymograph visualization demonstrates that cilia movement is markedly reduced following 2 μM Egm treatment. Right, schematic of motile kino-cilia (green, line of capture for kymograph). ( FIG. 2 c   ) Immunostaining for the basal body marker gamma-Tubulin (green) and the autophosphorylated PKA catalytic subunit (Phospho Y197 -PKA-C; red) in NIH3T3 cells stimulated with SAG (top) demonstrates a low baseline PKA activation; co-treatment with 5 μM Egm (middle) increases local PKA activation at the basal body and in areas immediately surrounding it; co-treatment with 10 μM Rolipram increases PKA activation more diffusely. ( FIG. 2 d   ) Intensity plot of immunostaining along a line bisecting the basal body and nucleus. ( FIG. 2 e   ) Correlation plot of p-PKA and gamma-Tubulin staining intensities. 
         FIG. 3 a -3 i    include data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone causes dysregulation of cilia-to-nuclear trafficking of Gli2 and selectively kills Hh-dependent cells. ( FIG. 3 a   ) Immunostaining for the cilia marker Arl13b (green) and Gli2 (red) of NIH3T3 cells stimulated with SAG (20 nM) in the presence of 5 μM Egm or DMSO control. Egm treatment increased co-localization of Gli2 (yellow) in the primary cilia, arrows. ( FIG. 3 b   ) Quantitative analysis reveals that Egm significantly increased Gli2 localization in the cilia (n=10 for each condition; p=0.026, versus DMSO). ( FIG. 3 c   ) Representative western blot for Gli2 in nuclear fractions of NIH3T3 cells. Neg, unstimulated. SAG, stimulated with SAG (20 nM) for 60 minutes. SAG+FSK, co-treated with SAG and FSK (3004). SAG+EGM, co-treated with SAG and Egm (10 μM). Bottom, corresponding western blot for nuclear Lamin-A/C as loading controls. FL, full-length, active form of Gli2. R, proteolytically processed, repressor form of Gli2. ( FIG. 3 d   ) Quantitative analysis of the ratio of full length Gli2 to lamin-A in the nucleus reveals that SAG treatment increased abundance of full-length Gli2 in the nucleus, and this increase was abrogated by co-treatment with either FSK or Egm. ( FIG. 3 e   ) SAG treatment increased the nuclear ratio of full-length Gli2 (FL) to repressor Gli2 (R), which was abrogated by co-treatment with either FSK or Egm (For D and E, n=4 for each condition; p&lt;0.05, versus SAG; ratio for each condition was normalized to the ratio of unstimulated controls). ( FIG. 3 f   ) Egm treatment (1004) led to rapid (within 24-hrs) decline in viability of SmoM2 cells but not NIH3T3 cells (n=3 for each data point; cell viability relative to DMSO-treated cells; *P&lt;0.0001; **P=0.0021) ( FIG. 3 g   ) Relative cell viability of Daoy (medulloblastoma), RKO (colon cancer) and PC3 (prostate cancer) cells following 72-hour treatment with increasing concentrations of Egm (n=4, for each data point). Egm (10 μM) treatment of Daoy cells for 48-hours decreased cell proliferation, based on phospho-histone H3 (PH3) staining ( FIG. 3 h   ) and increased apoptosis, based on TUNEL staining ( FIG. 3 i   ). 
         FIG. 4  includes the structure of Eggmanone identified in zebrafish-based screen for compounds that phenocopy hedgehog pathway mutants. Left, eggmanone, with IC50s for inhibition of Hh reporter activity and for PDE4D3 inhibition. 
         FIGS. 5 a -5 d    include data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone does not recapitulate all hedgehog signaling defects. Zebrafish embryos treated with 2 μM Eggmanone (Egm) starting at 4-hours post fertilization (hpf) ( FIG. 5 a   ) smaller eyes, ( FIG. 5 b   ) defects in neurocranium chondrogenesis. Egm treatment abolished Hh-responsive ptch1 expression in somites at 24-hpf ( FIG. 5 c   ;*). Egm did not abolish ptch1 expression in myotome cells ( FIG. 5 c   ; arrow) and in ventral neural tube ( FIG. 5 c   ; arrowhead) nor abolish nkx2.2:eGFP expression ( FIG. 5 d   ; arrowhead) 
         FIG. 6  includes data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone affects hedgehog signaling but does not affect BMP signaling. Eggmanone significantly inhibited ptch1 expression in response to purmorphamine in Nih3T3 fibroblasts. 
         FIG. 7  includes data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone affects hedgehog signaling but does not affect BMP signaling. Eggmanone had no significant effects on BMP4-responsive reporter (BRE-luc) activity in C2C12BRA reporter cells 7 . BRE-luc (BMP responsive element driven luciferase) cells were stimulated with BMP4 ligand. Eggmanone had no agonist or antagonist activity. 
         FIG. 8  includes results from LASSO algorithm, including molecular surface descriptor of eggmanone. 
         FIG. 9  includes structures identified using LASSO algorithm. 
         FIGS. 10 a  and 10 b    include data and results of studies showing Eggmanone&#39;s ability to inhibit different isoforms of PDE4. ( FIG. 10 a   ) In vitro PDE activity assays across 11 PDE families reveals that Egm (10 μM) significantly inhibited only the PDE4 class. ( FIG. 10 b   ) Dose response curves of in vitro PDE assays. 
         FIGS. 11 a  and 11 b    include data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone does not disrupt PDE4D3 localization to the peri-ciliary region at the base of the primary cilium. ( FIG. 11 a   ) Left, vsv-tagged PDE4D3 (green). Middle, Arl13b immunostaining marks the primary cilium (red). Right, merged images. ( FIG. 11 b   ) NIH3T3 cells transfected with either VSV-PDE4D3 vector or empty vector control were treated with either DMSO or 5 uM eggmanone. Lysates were incubated with anti-AKAP450 antibody and complexes bound to Protein A/G beads. After immunoprecipitation, western blot probed with anti-VSV antibody demonstrated physical interaction between AKAP450 and PDE4D3. There is no difference between control and eggmanone treated cells. 
         FIGS. 12 a -12 f    include data and results of studies showing that Eggmanone increases activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) at the cilium base, but not globally. ( FIG. 12 a   ) Immunostaining for the cilia marker Arl13b (green) and the autophosphorylated form of the PKA catalytic subunit (red) shows Egm treatment increases local PKA activation at the base of the primary cilia, corresponding to the basal body (n=16 for each condition, p=0.00014, versus SAG alone). ( FIG. 12 b   ) Quantitative analysis of ( FIG. 12 a   ); Immmunostaining of autophosphorylated (Thr-197) form of the PKA catalytic subunit (red) costained with cilia specific Arl13b (green) show that eggmanone treatment increases levels of phospho-PKA only in the periciliary domain, but not the cilium. ( FIG. 12 c   ) Immunostaining for the basal body marker gamma-Tubulin (green) and the autophosphorylated form of the PKA catalytic subunit (Phospho Y197 -PKA-C; red) in NIH3T3 cells stimulated with Hh pathway activator SAG demonstrates that co-treatment with Egm (5 μM) treatment increases local PKA activation in the basal body (yellow, merged). ( FIG. 12 d   ) Quantitative analysis of autophosphorylated PKA reveals that Egm treatment significantly increased PKA activation in the basal body (n=10 for each condition; p&lt;0.05, versus SAG alone). ( FIG. 12 e   ) Correlation coefficients from studies in ( FIG. 12 c   ). ( FIG. 12 f   ) Graphic comparison of correlation coefficients found in  FIG. 6   e.    
         FIG. 13  depicts a model for Eggmanone mechanism of action. Left, in the absence of Hh ligand (SHH), Gli transiently enters and subsequently exits the primary cilia without getting activated. A proportion of Gli is proteolytically cleaved into the repressor form (Gli-R), which translocates to the nucleus to repress Hh target gene transcription. Middle, in the presence of Hh ligand (SHH), Gli becomes activated in the cilium by a still uncharacterized modification, then translocates to the nucleus as the full-length activator (Gli-activ.) to activate Hh target gene transcription. PDE4, which is localized to the basal body along with AKAP and PKA, functions as a “barrier” to isolate the primary cilium from the cAMP fluctuations occurring in the rest of the cell and serves to prevent aberrant PKA activation. Right, eggmanone (Egm) treatment selectively targets PDE4 isoforms localized to the basal body, leading to local elevations in the cAMP levels in the peri-ciliary microdomain and to local PKA activation. This in turn impedes Gli-activ. from translocating to the nucleus, resulting in down regulation of Hh signaling. 
         FIG. 14  is a graph showing anticancer effect of Eggmanone on various cancer cell lines. 
         FIG. 15  includes results of a BVDV (Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, surrogate for Hepatitis C virus) CPE (cytotoxic effect) Assay with Eggmanone, where the compound was tested in half-log concentrations, and the data for the highest 3 concentrations is normalized to the respective DMSO concentrations. 
         FIG. 16  includes the results of a plaque assay of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), where 10 μM Eggmanone was added to cells 1 hour prior to the assay in serial 10 fold dilutions with each dilution performed in triplicate (shown), where the three columns to the left contained vehicle (DMSO) without drug, the three columns to the left are treated with drug, and dilutions are most concentrated in the uppermost wells and serially decrease through the rows. 
         FIGS. 17 a -17 i    includes data and images showing that Eggmanone specifically inhibits Hedgehog signaling. Zebrafish embryos treated with 2 μM EGM (Egm) starting at 4-hours post fertilization (hpf) exhibited range of phenotypes found in Hh pathway mutants, including ventral tail curvature, loss of pectoral fins ( FIG. 17 a   ), smaller eyes and when treated at 10 hpf ( FIG. 17 b   ) enlarged somites in place of normal chevron-shaped somites. Egm treatment abolished Hh-responsive ptch1 expression in adaxial cells at 12-hpf ( FIG. 17 c   ; arrow), and in the pectoral fin bud at 48-hpf ( FIG. 17 d   ; arrow). ( FIG. 17 e   ) Egm inhibited Sonic hedgehog (SHH)-responsive Gli-luciferase (Gli-Luc) reporter activity in a dose-dependent manner. Cyclopamine (Cyc) 5 uM for comparison (n=4 for each condition, results represented as mean RLU, relative luciferase units, +/−standard error; P-value &lt;0.0184, starting at 1 μM). ( FIG. 17 f   ) Egm inhibited purmorphamine (Purm, 3 μM)-induced Gli-Luc reporter activity in a dose-dependent manner. (n=4; P-value &lt;0.0054, starting at 0.5 μM). ( FIG. 17 g   ) Egm significantly inhibited ptch1 expression in response to purmorphamine in NIH3T3 fibroblasts (n=3 for each condition, expression normalized to GAPDH, P-value &lt;0.003, starting at 1 μM) ( FIG. 17 h   ) Egm had no significant effects on BMP4-responsive reporter (BRE-luc) activity in C2Cl2BRA reporter cells. BRE-luc (BMP responsive element driven luciferase) cells were stimulated with BMP4 ligand. ( FIG. 17 i   ) Egm had no significant effect on Gli-luciferase reporter activity under Gli2 overexpression conditions. 
         FIGS. 18 a -18 d    includes data and images showing that Eggmanone is a selective PDE4 inhibitor. ( FIG. 18 a   ) In vitro PDE activity assays across 11 PDE families reveal that Egm (10 and 50 μM) significantly inhibited only the PDE4 class (bold faced, highlighted). ( FIG. 18 b   ) Dose response curve for Egm inhibition of indicated PDE isoforms on in vitro assays. ( FIG. 18 c   ) Left, EGM inhibited PDE4 isoforms with the IC 50  range of 0.8 to 73.46 μM. Right, representation of PDE4 isoform structures. ( FIG. 18 d   ) Double reciprocal (Lineweaver-burke) plot indicates a competitive mode of inhibition. 
         FIG. 19  includes a chart of a PDE 4D3 enzyme linearity study showing that inhibition of PDE4 with Egm occurs in a linear manner. 
         FIG. 20  includes a Eadie Hofstee plot showing that Egm acts in a competitive manner. 
         FIG. 21  includes a graph showing Km versus Egm concentration, wherein the linear relationship suggests that Egm acts in a competitive manner. 
         FIGS. 22 a  and 22 b    includes data and showing that Hh inhibition requires PDE4 antagonism. ( FIG. 22 a   ) Results of Hh signaling reporter assays, and of PDE4D3 activity assay for eggmanone (EGM) and 12 analogs. A compound&#39;s ability to antagonize PDE4 correlates with it&#39;s ability to inhibit Hh signaling. ( FIG. 22 b   ) Overexpression of wildtype PDE4D3 (D3WT) induced Hh reporter activity (*P=0.0026 versus pCS2 control), which was abolished by 5 uM EGM (p&lt;0.0001 versus D3WT). Overexpression of dominant negative PDE4D3 (D3DN) decreased Hh reporter activity (** P=0.0121 versus pCS2) 
         FIGS. 23 a  and 23 b    includes graphs showing the effects of known PDE4 inhibitors rolipram and D159153 on Hedgehog signaling. ( FIG. 23 a   ) The competitive PDE4 inhibitor rolipram (beige bars) inhibited Sonic hedgehog (SHH)-responsive Gli-luciferase (Gli-Luc) reporter activity, but, unlike eggmanone (Egm, blue bars), rolipram did not bring the reporter activity down to the baseline even at very high concentrations. ( FIG. 23 b   ) The allosteric PDE4 inhibitor D159153 (beige bars) did not inhibit Sonic hedgehog (SHH)-responsive Gli-luciferase (Gli-Luc) reporter activity even at very high concentrations (n=3 for each condition, results represented as mean RLU, relative luciferase units, +/−standard error). 
         FIGS. 24 a -24 d    include data and graphs showing that Eggmanone causes local perturbations in cAMP levels without affecting global cellular cAMP content. ( FIG. 24 a   ) Eggmanone (EGM) treatment had no effect on total cellular cAMP content in NIH 3T3 cells, and the competitive PDE4 inhibitor rolipram and the allosteric PDE4 inhibitor D159153 substantially and moderately increased total cellular cAMP levels, respectively. ( FIG. 24 b   ) Left, still images from high-speed video of zebrafish otic kino-cilium. Middle, kymograph visualization demonstrates that cilium movement is markedly reduced following 2 μM EGM treatment. Right, schematic of motile kino-cilium (green, line of capture for kymograph). ( FIG. 24 c   ) Top, NIH3T3 cells expressing m TurquoiseΔ-Epac(CD, ΔDEP)-cp173 Venus-Venus; Bottom, normalized mean kinetics of FRET change detected in response to 5 μM Rolipram or 5 μM EGM (n=3). ( FIG. 24 d   ) Top, NIH3T3 cells expressing PKAC-YFP and PKARII-CFP; Bottom, normalized mean kinetics of FRET change detected in response to 5 μM EGM (n=2). FRET values are the mean calculated within an ROI drawn to include the entire cytosolic area or the centrosome. 
         FIGS. 25 a -25 d    includes images and graphs showing that Eggmanone (EGM) treatment results in PKA activation restricted to the basal bodies. ( FIG. 25 a   ) Immunostaining for the cilia marker Arl13b (green) and the autophosphorylated form of the PKA catalytic subunit (Phospho Y197 -PKA-C; red) in NIH3T3 cells stimulated with the Smo agonist SAG (left) demonstrates a low baseline PKA activation; co-treatment with 5 μM EGM (left) increases local PKA activation at the base of the primary cilia (n=16 for each condition, p=0.00014, versus SAG alone). ( FIG. 25 b   ) Quantitative analysis of ( FIG. 25 a   ). ( FIG. 25 c   ) Immunostaining for the basal body marker γ-Tubulin (green) and the autophosphorylated PKA catalytic subunit (Phospho Y197 -PKA-C; red) in NIH3T3 cells stimulated with SAG demonstrates that co-treatment with EGM (5 μM) dramatically increases PKA activation in the basal body (n=10 for each condition; p&lt;0.05, versus SAG alone). ( FIG. 25 d   ) Quantitative analysis of ( FIG. 25 c   ). 
         FIG. 26  includes images showing that allosteric PDE4 inhibitor D159153 and cAMP analog dibutyril cAMP (DBA) induce spatially localized PKA activation in the basal body. 
         FIGS. 27 a -27 f    include images and graphs showing that Eggmanone (EGM) causes selective dysregulation of Gli trafficking. ( FIG. 27 a   ) Immunostaining for the cilium marker Arl13b (green) and Gli2 (red) of NIH3T3 cells stimulated with SAG (20 nM) in the presence of 5 μM EGM or DMSO control. EGM treatment increased co-localization of Gli2 (yellow) in the primary cilium, arrows. ( FIG. 27 b   ) Quantitative analysis reveals that EGM significantly increased Gli2 localization in the cilium (n=10 for each condition; p=0.026, versus DMSO). ( FIG. 27 c   ) Representative western blot for Gli2 in nuclear fractions of NIH3T3 cells. Neg, unstimulated. SAG, stimulated with SAG (20 nM) for 60 minutes. SAG+FSK, co-treated with SAG and FSK (30 μM). SAG+EGM, co-treated with SAG and EGM (10 μM). Bottom, corresponding western blot for nuclear Lamin-A/C as loading controls. FL, full-length, active form of Gli2. R, proteolytically processed, repressor form of Gli2. ( FIG. 27 d   ) Quantitative analysis of the ratio of full length Gli2 to lamin-A in the nucleus reveals that SAG treatment increased abundance of full-length Gli2 in the nucleus, and this increase was abrogated by co-treatment with either FSK or EGM. ( FIG. 27 e   ) SAG treatment increased the nuclear ratio of full-length Gli2 (FL) to repressor Gli2 (R), which was abrogated by co-treatment with either FSK or EGM (For d and e, n=4 for each condition; p&lt;0.05, versus SAG; ratio for each condition was normalized to the ratio of unstimulated controls). ( FIG. 271 ) Immunostaining for the cilium marker Arl13b (red) and IFT88 (green) of NIH3T3 cells stimulated with SAG (20 nM) in the presence of DMSO control (top), 100 μM ciliobrevin D (middle), or 5 μM EGM (bottom). Ciliobrevin D perturbed the localization of IFT88 in the cilium, but EGM did not affect IFT88 localization. 
         FIG. 28  includes an echocardiogram of a mouse after having been administered 20 mg/kg Egm via an intraperitoneal injection. 
         FIG. 29  includes data of the effects on the heart of a mouse after having been administered levels of from 5 mg/kg to 20 mg/kg Egm via an intraperitoneal injection. It includes data that, in both healthy wild type mice and mice with heart failure, EGM increases fractional shortening (FS) and decreases end-diastolic left ventricular internal dimension (LVIDd) without increasing heart rate. 
         FIG. 30  includes images showing that addition of Egm causes local activation of PKA around PDE4 localization. 
         FIG. 31  includes a graph showing the concentration of total cAMP levels after administration with DMSO, Rolipram (Rol), and an embodied Egm (HI913). 
         FIG. 32  includes a graph showing the effects of Egm on the contractibility of isolated mouse cardiomyocytes in comparison to a vehicle control (VEH). 
         FIG. 33  includes a graph showing calcium handling results from mice that had been administered with VEH, EGM, or ISO. 
         FIG. 34  includes a graph showing the effects of Egm on the contractibility of human cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). 
         FIG. 35  includes a myograph of a cannulated mouse aorta showing that the addition of Egm results in little to no contraction or dilation of the vessel. 
         FIG. 36  includes a graph of an ascending aorta myography. 
         FIG. 37  includes a graph of relative cytotoxic effect in BT cells with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, a surrogate for human hepatitis C virus in the present of H1913. 
         FIG. 38  includes a schematic of the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway. 
         FIGS. 39 a -39 g    include data and images from discovery of EGM1 inhibiting Hedgehog signaling from an in vivo zebrafish phenotypic screen. ( FIG. 39 ( a ) ) includes images of zebrafish embryos treated with EGM1 exhibiting ventral tail curvature and loss of pectoral fins ( FIG. 39 ( b ) ) Egm treatment abolished Hh-responsive ptc1 expression in adaxial cells, and in the pectoral fin bud ( FIG. 39 ( c ) ; arrow). ( FIG. 39 ( d ) ) graphs the concentration of EGM1 versus percent Hh activity, its cell-based inhibition profile. ( FIG. 39  ( e )) provides data of the relative percent of mRNA. ( FIG. 39( f ) ) includes images where EGM1 was shown to not bind to the cyclopamine binding site of Smo as evidenced by its inability to displace a fluorescent analog of cylopamine from its binding site on Smo. ( FIG. 39( g ) ) EGM1 could not overcome constitutive activation of signaling by overexpression of the Gli1 protein, thus indicating that EGM1 functioned between Sufu and Gli to effect Hh signaling inhibition. 
         FIGS. 40 a -4 d    Includes Synthesis and Characterization of EGM1 Compounds. ( FIG. 40 ( a ) ) includes a general reaction scheme for the synthesis and derivitization of EGM1. ( FIG. 40 ( b ) ) includes the Structure Activity Relationship (SAR) of Outer EGM1 Appendages. ( FIG. 40 ( c ) ) includes compounds with modifications to the EGM1 Core Scaffold. ( FIG. 40 ( d ) ) SAR-Informed Analog Evaluations. 
         FIGS. 41 a -41 c    include results of the mechanism of action validation for several EGM1 compounds.  FIG. 41( a )  charts percent Hh Activity (Pct1) based on administration of EGM1 compounds (4), (22), (23) and (24) as provided in  FIG. 40 .  FIG. 41( b )  includes the percent zebrafish displaying phenotype based on compound concentration.  FIG. 41 ( c )  includes images of zebrafish and EC 50  based on compounds administered. 
         FIG. 42  provides a schematic of scaffold hopping via virtual screening. 98,000 compounds were screened against EGM1 3D hypothesis via the Suflex-Sim algorithm. 
         FIG. 43  includes data and results of in vivo phenotypic screening studies of EGM1 related structures. 
         FIG. 44  includes images showing EGM1 analogs 14b, 19b, 19c and 20a lacking activity downstream of Sufu do not displace the binding of BODIPY-cyclopamine (5 nM) from its Smo binding site at the indicated concentrations, in contrast to KAAD-cyclopamine (200 nM). Green=BODIPY-cyclopamine; blue=DAPI. Scale bar=20 μm. 
         FIGS. 45 a -45 c    include data and charts showing results of in vivo investigation of effects of EGM (Treatment) and Dimethyl sulphoxide ((DMSO) control) on RSV infection including (a) experimental conditions; (b) normalized daily body weight of mice after RSV infection and subsequent administration of DMSO and EGM; and (c) lung plaque assays measuring viral titer at days 3 and 5 subsequent to RSV infection and administration of DMSO and EGM. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     The details of one or more embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter are set forth in this document. Modifications to embodiments described in this document, and other embodiments, will be evident to those of ordinary skill in the art after a study of the information provided in this document. The information provided in this document, and particularly the specific details of the described exemplary embodiments, is provided primarily for clearness of understanding and no unnecessary limitations are to be understood therefrom. In case of conflict, the specification of this document, including definitions, will control. 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter meets some or all of the above-identified needs, as will become evident to those of ordinary skill in the art after a study of information provided in this document. To avoid excessive repetition, this Description does not list or suggest all possible combinations of such features. 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter includes compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods for using same. In some embodiments the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods are useful for inhibiting hedgehog (Hh) signaling and/or inhibiting phosphodiesterase 4. 
     Chemical compounds having the structures set forth in Table 1A may be referred to herein with reference to the associated formula numbers, also set forth in Table 1A. Formula (1) is also referred to herein as Eggmanone. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1A 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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     Compound 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter includes a compound having a structure represented by the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein X is selected from C, N, O, and S;
 
R 1  is selected from CH 2 CH 3 , (CH 2 ) 2 CH 3 ,
 
                         
R 2  is selected from CH 3 ,
 
                                           
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R 3  is selected from H, CH 3 ,
 
                         
so long as when R 2  is
 
                         
R 1  is not
 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In some embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group set forth in Table 2, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
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     In some embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group set forth in Table 1B, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1B 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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     In some embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group consisting of 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
 
     In some embodiments, the compound has the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the compound has the formula:
 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
 
     In yet other embodiments, the compound has a structure of the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein
 
R 4  is selected from
 
                         
R 5  is selected from CH 3 ,
 
                         
and
 
R 6  is selected from H,
 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In some embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group set forth in Table 1C, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1C 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (56) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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     In other embodiments, the compound has a structure of the formula: 
                         
or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein
 
R 7  is selected from
 
                         
and R 8  is
 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In yet further embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group set forth in Table 1D, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
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     In yet further embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group set forth in Table 1E, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
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     In yet further embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the following: 
                         
or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof.
 
     In yet further embodiments, the compound has a formula set forth herein, including in the Examples. 
     Pharmaceutical Compositions 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds as disclosed herein, and further includes a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. In this regard, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” refers to sterile aqueous or nonaqueous solutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, as well as sterile powders for reconstitution into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions just prior to use. Proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of coating materials such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersions and by the use of surfactants. These compositions can also contain adjuvants such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifying agents and dispersing agents. Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be ensured by the inclusion of various antibacterial and antifungal agents such as paraben, chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid and the like. It can also be desirable to include isotonic agents such as sugars, sodium chloride and the like. Prolonged absorption of the injectable pharmaceutical form can be brought about by the inclusion of agents, such as aluminum monostearate and gelatin, which delay absorption. Injectable depot forms are made by forming microencapsule matrices of the drug in biodegradable polymers such as polylactide-polyglycolide, poly(orthoesters) and poly(anhydrides). Depending upon the ratio of drug to polymer and the nature of the particular polymer employed, the rate of drug release can be controlled. Depot injectable formulations are also prepared by entrapping the drug in liposomes or microemulsions which are compatible with body tissues. The injectable formulations can be sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacterial-retaining filter or by incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid compositions which can be dissolved or dispersed in sterile water or other sterile injectable media just prior to use. Suitable inert carriers can include sugars such as lactose. 
     Suitable formulations include aqueous and non-aqueous sterile injection solutions that can contain antioxidants, buffers, bacteriostats, bactericidal antibiotics and solutes that render the formulation isotonic with the bodily fluids of the intended recipient; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions, which can include suspending agents and thickening agents. 
     The compositions can take such forms as suspensions, solutions or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles, and can contain formulatory agents such as suspending, stabilizing and/or dispersing agents. Alternatively, the active ingredient can be in powder form for constitution with a suitable vehicle, e.g., sterile pyrogen-free water, before use. 
     The formulations can be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose containers, for example sealed ampoules and vials, and can be stored in a frozen or freeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of sterile liquid carrier immediately prior to use. 
     For oral administration, the compositions can take the form of, for example, tablets or capsules prepared by a conventional technique with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients such as binding agents (e.g., pregelatinized maize starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose); fillers (e.g., lactose, microcrystalline cellulose or calcium hydrogen phosphate); lubricants (e.g., magnesium stearate, talc or silica); disintegrants (e.g., potato starch or sodium starch glycollate); or wetting agents (e.g., sodium lauryl sulphate). The tablets can be coated by methods known in the art. 
     Liquid preparations for oral administration can take the form of, for example, solutions, syrups or suspensions, or they can be presented as a dry product for constitution with water or other suitable vehicle before use. Such liquid preparations can be prepared by conventional techniques with pharmaceutically acceptable additives such as suspending agents (e.g., sorbitol syrup, cellulose derivatives or hydrogenated edible fats); emulsifying agents (e.g. lecithin or acacia); non-aqueous vehicles (e.g., almond oil, oily esters, ethyl alcohol or fractionated vegetable oils); and preservatives (e.g., methyl or propyl-p-hydroxybenzoates or sorbic acid). The preparations can also contain buffer salts, flavoring, coloring and sweetening agents as appropriate. Preparations for oral administration can be suitably formulated to give controlled release of the active compound. For buccal administration the compositions can take the form of tablets or lozenges formulated in conventional manner. 
     The compounds can also be formulated as a preparation for implantation or injection. Thus, for example, the compounds can be formulated with suitable polymeric or hydrophobic materials (e.g., as an emulsion in an acceptable oil) or ion exchange resins, or as sparingly soluble derivatives (e.g., as a sparingly soluble salt). 
     The compounds can also be formulated in rectal compositions (e.g., suppositories or retention enemas containing conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butter or other glycerides), creams or lotions, or transdermal patches. 
     In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a compound as disclosed herein or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. 
     In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a compound of Formula (1), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (3), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (5), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (6), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (7), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (8), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (9), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (11), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (12), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (13), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (15), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of Formula (16), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a the compound of any of Formula (1) to Formula (83). 
     As disclosed herein, compounds and compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter are inhibitors of hedgehog signaling and inhibitors of PDE4. Such inhibitors have further utilities as described herein, which include, but are not limited to, anti-cancer or anti-tumor activity, anti-angiogenic activity, anti-metastatic activity, and/or anti-inflammation activity, and utility for treating certain conditions of interest. In this regard, in some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition can further include a second compound or composition having Hh signaling inhibition activity, PDE4 inhibition activity, anti-cancer or anti-tumor activity, anti-angiogenic activity, anti-metastatic activity, and/or anti-inflammation activity, or wherein the second compound or composition is useful for treating a condition of interest. In some embodiments, the addition of the second compound or composition provides for a synergistic response. In some embodiments the second compound is a Smo antagonist. In some embodiments the Smo antagonist is Vismodegib (GDC-0449, 1), Sonidegib (NVP-LDE225, 2), PF-04449913, IPI-926, BMS-833923, TAK-441, LY2940680, and itraconazole 
     Kits 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes kits, including a compound or pharmaceutical composition. In some embodiments, the kit can include a compound or pharmaceutical composition, as described herein, packaged together with a second compound or composition, a treatment device, and/or an administration device. 
     In some embodiments, the kit includes a compound, or a pharmaceutical composition including a compound as disclosed herein. 
     In some embodiments, a kit can include a compound or pharmaceutical composition as described herein, packaged together with a device useful for administration of the compound or composition. As will be recognized by those or ordinary skill in the art, the appropriate administration aiding device will depend on the formulation of the compound or composition that is selected and/or the desired administration site. For example, if the formulation of the compound or composition is appropriate for injection in a subject, the device could be a syringe. For another example, if the desired administration site is cell culture media, the device could be a sterile pipette. 
     As disclosed herein, compounds and compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter are inhibitors of hedgehog signaling and, in some aspects, inhibitors of PDE4. n some embodiments, the composition is an inhibitor of PDE4 and hedgehog signaling, in other embodiments, the composition is an inhibitor of hedgehog signaling independent of PDE4 inhibition. Such inhibitors have further utilities as described herein, which include, but are not limited to, anti-cancer or anti-tumor activity, anti-angiogenic activity, anti-metastatic activity, and/or anti-inflammation activity, and utility for treating certain conditions of interest. In this regard, in some embodiments, the kit can further include a second compound or composition having Hh signaling inhibition activity, PDE4 inhibition activity, anti-cancer or anti-tumor activity, anti-angiogenic activity, anti-metastatic activity, and/or anti-inflammation activity, or wherein the second compound or composition is useful for treating a condition of interest. In some embodiments, the addition of the second compound or composition provides for a synergistic response. 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes kits comprising a reagent to carry out a method as described hereinbelow. 
     Methods 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes methods. A method of inhibiting hedgehog signaling is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutical composition as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, contacting the cell with the compound or composition comprises administering the compound or composition to a subject. In some embodiments, the administration is to a subject in need of treatment for a condition of interest. Examples of relevant conditions of interest associated with inhibition of hedgehog signaling are set forth hereinbelow. 
     Also provided is a method of inhibiting phosphodiesterase-4. In some embodiments, the method includes contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutical composition as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, contacting the cell with the compound or composition comprises administering the compound or composition to a subject. In some embodiments, the administration is to a subject in need of treatment for a condition of interest. Examples of relevant conditions of interest associated with inhibition of PDE4 activity are set forth hereinbelow. 
     Also provided is a method of treating a condition of interest. In some embodiments, the method includes contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutical composition as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, contacting the cell with the compound or composition comprises administering the compound or composition to a subject. In some embodiments, the administration is to a subject in need of treatment for a condition of interest. Examples of relevant conditions of interest associated with inhibition of Hh signaling and/or inhibition of PDE4 activity are set forth hereinbelow. 
     As will be recognized by one of ordinary skill in the art, the term “inhibiting” or “inhibition” does not refer to the ability to completely inactivate all target biological activity in all cases. Rather, the skilled artisan will understand that the term “inhibiting” refers to decreasing biological activity of a target, such as a decreasing Hh signaling or decreasing PDE4 activity, such as can occur with a ligand binding site of the target, or protein in a biochemical pathway of the target, is blocked, or when a non-native complex with the target, or protein in a biochemical pathway of the target, is formed. Such decrease in biological activity can be determined relative to a control, wherein an inhibitor is not administered and/or placed in contact with the target. For example, in some embodiments, a decrease in activity relative to a control can be about a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or 100% decrease. The term “inhibitor” refers to a compound of composition that inactivates or decreases the biological activity of a target, such as Hh signaling pathway or PDE4 activity. 
     The terms “treatment” or “treating” refer to the medical management of a patient with the intent to cure, ameliorate, stabilize, or prevent a disease, pathological condition, or disorder. This term includes active treatment, that is, treatment directed specifically toward the improvement of a disease, pathological condition, or disorder, and also includes causal treatment, that is, treatment directed toward removal of the cause of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder. In addition, this term includes palliative treatment, that is, treatment designed for the relief of symptoms rather than the curing of the disease, pathological condition, or disorder; preventative treatment, that is, treatment directed to minimizing or partially or completely inhibiting the development of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder; and supportive treatment, that is, treatment employed to supplement another specific therapy directed toward the improvement of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder. 
     The terms “subject” or “subject in need thereof” refer to a target of administration, which optionally displays symptoms related to a particular disease, pathological condition, disorder, or the like. The subject of the herein disclosed methods can be a vertebrate, such as a mammal, a fish, a bird, a reptile, or an amphibian. Thus, the subject of the herein disclosed methods can be a human, non-human primate, horse, pig, rabbit, dog, sheep, goat, cow, cat, guinea pig or rodent. The term does not denote a particular age or sex. Thus, adult and newborn subjects, as well as fetuses, whether male or female, are intended to be covered. A patient refers to a subject afflicted with a disease or disorder. The term “patient” includes human and veterinary subjects. 
     The term “administering” refers to any method of providing a pharmaceutical preparation to a subject. Such methods are well known to those skilled in the art and include, but are not limited to, oral administration, transdermal administration, administration by inhalation, nasal administration, topical administration, intravaginal administration, ophthalmic administration, intraaural administration, intracerebral administration, rectal administration, and parenteral administration, including injectable such as intravenous administration, intra-arterial administration, intramuscular administration, and subcutaneous administration. Administration can include use of a device, including, for example, needles, nebulizers, and droppers. Administration can be continuous or intermittent. In various aspects, a preparation can be administered therapeutically; that is, administered to treat an existing disease or condition. In further various aspects, a preparation can be administered prophylactically; that is, administered for prevention of a disease or condition. 
     The term “effective amount” refers to an amount that is sufficient to achieve the desired result or to have an effect on an undesired condition. For example, a “therapeutically effective amount” refers to an amount that is sufficient to achieve the desired therapeutic result or to have an effect on undesired symptoms, but is generally insufficient to cause adverse side effects. The specific therapeutically effective dose level for any particular patient will depend upon a variety of factors including the disorder being treated and the severity of the disorder; the specific composition employed; the age, body weight, general health, sex and diet of the patient; the time of administration; the route of administration; the rate of excretion of the specific compound employed; the duration of the treatment; drugs used in combination or coincidental with the specific compound employed and like factors well known in the medical arts. For example, it is well within the skill of the art to start doses of a compound at levels lower than those required to achieve the desired therapeutic effect and to gradually increase the dosage until the desired effect is achieved. If desired, the effective daily dose can be divided into multiple doses for purposes of administration. Consequently, single dose compositions can contain such amounts or submultiples thereof to make up the daily dose. The dosage can be adjusted by the individual physician in the event of any contraindications. Dosage can vary, and can be administered in one or more dose administrations daily, for one or several days. Guidance can be found in the literature for appropriate dosages for given classes of pharmaceutical products. In further various aspects, a preparation can be administered in a “prophylactically effective amount”; that is, an amount effective for prevention of a disease or condition. 
     Uses and Conditions of Interest 
     As disclosed herein, compounds and compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter are inhibitors of hedgehog signaling via inhibition of PDE4, without global peturbations in cAMP levels. Rather, surprisingly and unexpectedly, the compounds and compositions disclosed herein selectively raise cAMP levels in the basal body, such that the compounds and compositions might be considered organelle-targeted. As such, the compounds and compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter have utilities in connection with inhibition of the hedgehog pathway, and utilities in connection with inhibition of PDE4 activity. 
     Inhibiting Hedgehog Signaling 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods of inhibiting hedgehog signaling in a cell, comprising contacting a cell with an effective amount of a Hh signaling inhibitor. In some embodiments, the presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods of inhibiting Hh signaling in a cell, comprising administering an effective amount of a Hh signaling inhibitor to a subject. In some embodiments, the subject is in need of a treatment for a condition of interest. In some embodiments, the Hh signaling inhibitor is a compound or pharmaceutical composition as disclosed hereinabove. In some embodiments, the presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods of treating a condition of interest, including conditions as identified herein. 
     With regard to targeting hedgehog signaling, methods of the presently-disclosed invention can be useful in treating conditions involving neoplastic or hyperplastic transformations, conditions related to tissue homeostasis, and anti-angiogenesis treatment to target cancers. 
     Treatment of Neoplastic or Hyperplastic Transformations. 
     Constitutive Hh signal activation, due to mutations that activate the pathway, is implicated in numerous neoplastic or hyperplastic conditions. For instance, constitutive activation of Hh pathway has been shown to play critical roles in tumorigenesis in malignant medulloblastoma (the most common brain tumor in children), neuroectodermal tumors, ependymomas, tumors associated with Gorlin syndrome (also known as Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome, a hereditary syndrome conferring high risk of skin and brain cancers, including basal cell carcinoma, medulloblastoma, and meningioma), sporadic basal cell carcinoma (the most common form of skin cancer), rhabdomyosarcoma, glioblastoma, renal carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, bone cancers, chondrosarcoma, breast cancer, urogenital cancers (including prostate cancer), adrenal cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, pancreatic cancers, and lung cancers (small cell lung cancer, squamous cell cancer, and adenocarcinomas). With regard to medulloblastoma, for example, the compounds and compositions disclosed herein have particular utility because they are hedgehog signaling inhibitors that do not target smoothened. These compounds and compositions can selectively kill cells over-expressing oncogenic, drug-resistant forms of smoothened. In the medulloblastoma field, drug resistance to smoothened antagonists are quickly becoming recognized as an important problem. 
     Proliferation of these cancer cells requires Hh signaling, and blocking Hh pathways has been shown to inhibit cancer cell proliferation and to reduce tumor size in Xenograft models. In addition to direct promotion of tumorigenesis, Hh pathway has been shown to be required in tissue mesenchyme surrounding pancreatic cancers to support tumor growth by a paracrine effects. Moreover, in animal models, blocking Hh signaling has been shown to suppress metastasis of pancreatic and prostate cancers. 
     As such, compounds and composition disclosed herein, which are inhibitors of Hh signaling, can have utility in treating cancers in which underlying the neoplastic transformation is caused, maintained or characterized by persistent Hh activation. 
     In some embodiments, methods of the presently-disclosed subject matter make use of compounds and composition disclosed herein for treatment of a cancer, such as a cancer identified above. In some embodiments, the cancer can be basal cell carcinoma, breast, cervical, colon, melanoma, prostate, pancreatic, medulloblastoma, small cell lung, or squamous lung. The status of Hh activation in particular tumor types can be found in publically-available resource, such as the Broad-Novartis Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia, which can be accessed online (http://www.broadinstitute.org/ccle/). In some embodiments, the cancer can be: acute B-cell, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), B-cell acute lymphoblastic (ALL-B cell), bile duct cancer, Burkitt&#39;s lyphoma, chondrosarcoma, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), colorectal, DLBCL lymphoma, endometrial, esophageal, Ewings sarcoma, glioma, Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma, leukemia, liver, lung (including small cell (SCLC) and non-small cell type (NSCLC)), medulloblastoma, melanoma, mesothelioma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, renal, stomach, thyroid, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL-T cell), or urinary tract. 
     In some embodiment, the cancer can be a cancer in which tumor profiling indicates Hh signal activation. Such cancers can be identified, for example, based on the overexpression of Hh pathway markers such as Gli1, Gli2, Gli3, Ptch1, and Ptch2 genes. The status of Hh activation in tumors of an individual subject can be determined, for example, by molecular profiling and accessed through portals such as My Cancer Genome (http://www.mycancergenome.org/). As such, some embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter provide for a personalized approach to determining a pathway signature of an individual subject&#39;s neoplasm. In some embodiments, for example, if sequence and expression profile analysis indicate that Hh signaling is activated in a particular subject&#39;s tumor, Hh inhibitors, including compounds and compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter, can be a used to treat the cancer. 
     Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy. 
     An important hallmark of cancer cells is rapid accumulation of mutations within rapidly dividing cell populations. These mutations allow subpopulation of cancer cells to develop resistance to chemotherapeutic agents and thus escape therapy. In the absence of angiogenesis, the growth of tumors is limited by mismatch between oxygen/nutrient supply and demand such that tumors cannot grow beyond a certain size (typically &lt;2 mm 3 ). Tumor angiogenesis is essential for transition into clinically significant large tumors as well as metastasis. Since blood vessels within tumors are typically comprised of noncancerous endothelial cells, targeting endothelial cells with anti-angiogenic molecules is an attractive method to block tumor growth, metastasis and drug resistance. Because Hh signaling plays a critical paracrine role in promoting angiogenesis, Hh signaling inhibitors, such as the compound and compositions as disclosed herein, can also be used as an anti-angiogenesis therapy for variety of cancers. 
     Conditions Related to Tissue Homeostasis. 
     The Hh pathway plays a key role in postnatal tissue homeostasis and regeneration. For example, in animal models, Hh pathway has been shown become activated after tissue injury, for instance of retina, bile duct, lung, bone and prostate. Hh pathway plays an important role regulating hair follicle, bone marrow, CNS, and benign prostate hyperplasia. As such, Hh signaling inhibitors, such as the compound and compositions as disclosed herein, can also be used as a part of treatment for neuroproliferative diseases, benign prostate hyperplasia, bone marrow proliferative disease and leukemia, osteopetrosis and hair overgrowth. 
     Furthermore, compounds and compositions as disclosed herein can also be useful in methods of stem cell differentiation. 
     Inhibiting PDE4 Activity 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods of inhibiting PDE4 Activity in a cell, comprising contacting a cell with an effective amount of a PDE4 inhibitor. In some embodiments, the presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods of inhibiting PDE4 in a cell, comprising administering an effective amount of a PDE4 inhibitor to a subject. In some embodiments, the subject is in need of a treatment for a condition of interest. In some embodiments, the PDE4 inhibitor is a compound or pharmaceutical composition as disclosed hereinabove. In some embodiments, the presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods of treating a condition of interest, including conditions as identified herein. 
     With regard to targeting PDE4 activity, methods of the presently-disclosed invention can be useful in treating conditions involving inflammation, making use of PDE4 inhibitors as an anti-tumor, anti-angiogenic, or anti-metastatic agents, making use of PDE4 inhibitors to target the central nervous system, and making use of PDE4 inhibitors as anti-viral agents. 
     Targeting Inflammation. 
     TNF-α is an important target in numerous diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn&#39;s disease and psoriasis inhibition of PDE4 in monocytes and T-cells prevents TNF-α production. Furthermore inhibition of PDE4 in neutrophils, which play a pivotal role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe asthma, prevents multiple neutrophil responses, including chemotaxis, adhesion and production of IL-8. Furthermore PDE4 inhibitor CP80,633 suppressed T cell proliferation and production of IL-2, IL-5 and TNF-α. As such, the compounds and compositions disclosed herein can be used in anti-inflammatory treatment. 
     Anti-Tumor, Anti-Angiogenic, Anti-Metastatic Agents. 
     As disclosed herein, compounds and compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter have anti-proliferative effects in various cancer cell lines. It is also documented that PDE4 inhibitors have antiproliferative activity against murine carcinoma cells. In addition to anti proliferative effects inhibition of PDE4 has been linked to inhibition of VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor) which is essential for angiogenesis. Furthermore, PDE4 inhibition could have anti-metastatic effects due to its inhibition of Rho-driven migration of fibroblasts. PDE4 inhibition can also find utility in the context of pathological angiogenesis, including macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. As such, the compounds and compositions disclosed herein can be used as anti-tumor, anti-angiogenic, anti-metastatic, agents. 
     Targeting Central Nervous System. 
     PDE4 is expressed in various neuronal cell types in the CNS. Indeed, Rolipram does show some efficacy in several preclinical models for depression, memory deficit, Alzheimer&#39;s disease, and spinal cord injury. Furthermore PDE4 inhibition has been shown to be beneficial and effective in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson&#39;s disease via a direct neuroprotective effect. Additionally inhibition of PDE4 improves both the working memory and reference memory caused by NMDA receptor antagonists. As such, the compounds and compositions disclosed herein can be used in the treatment of CNS disorders and neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression, memory deficits, Alzheimers&#39; disease, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson&#39;s disease. 
     Anti-Viral Agents. 
     PDE4 was found to be functionally up-regulated in human T-lymphotropic virus-infected T-cells and may contribute to the virus-induced proliferation. Furthermore, selective blocking of PDE4 activity inhibited IL-2R expression and thereby led to abolishing HIV-1 DNA nuclear import in memory T cells. Additionally there have been recent implications of PDE4 μlaying major important roles in the infection process of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Dengue, and cowpox. As disclosed herein, compounds and compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter have antiviral effects on, RSV, Influenza, Dengue, and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV). As such, the compounds and compositions disclosed herein can be used as anti-viral agents. 
     The compounds and compositions disclosed herein can also be used in the treatment of conditions in which side effects of existing competitive PDE4 inhibitors have limited treatment options and have prompted need for development of alternative PDE4 inhibitors. 
     Treatments Related to Heart Failure 
     Heart failure (HF) is a common condition affecting over 5.8 million Americans, and the prevalence of HF is expected increase dramatically over the next 20 years. Presently, one in 5 Americans has lifetime risk of HF. HF is primary reason for hospitalization in US, and a leading cause of death in US (over 300,000 deaths a year). Despite recent medical advances, the HF prognosis remains poor with over 50% mortality within 5 years of diagnosis. Currently, apart from heart transplantation, treatment options are largely palliative. There are no drugs approved for treatment of systolic heart failure. In critical ill patients with end-stage heart failure, positive inotropes like milrinone and dobutamine, which increase heart contractility, augment function of failing heart in the ICU setting. However, long-term administration of inotropes is curtailed by tachyphylaxis and increased risk of arrhythmias, heart failure progression and death. 
     The etiology of systolic heart failure, is multifactorial, involving complex interplay between genetic susceptibility and acquired insults, such as myocardial infarction, long-standing hypertension, cardiotoxins, or myocarditis. Disease progression involves maladaptive phenotypic alterations in myocardial structure and function, resulting from neurohormonal and cytokine activation. Despite the multitude of pathways leading to heart failure, cAMP regulation of PKA is emerging as a major regulator of cardiac contraction. 
     Calcium cycling, which drives the contractile mechanics of cardiomyocytes, is modulated by PKA phosphorylation of the ryanodine receptor, CREB, NCX1, KCNQ1, troponin I, and phospholamban (PLB) (an endogenous SERCA inhibitor). While short-term increases in cellular cAMP levels—either via stimulation of beta-adrenergic receptor or inhibition of phosphodiesterases (typically PDE3)—enhance cardiac function initially, chronic cAMP elevation results in tachyphylaxis and heart failure progression via adrenergic receptor desensitization and other maldaptive responses. 
     However, the present PDE4 inhibitors (e.g., EGM), can be used for the treatment of subjects with systolic heart failure. As described herein, Eggmanone increases fractional shortening (FS) and ejection fraction (EF) of heart without increasing heart rate. In comparison to the traditional inotropes, which increase total cAMP levels in the cardiomyocyte, the unique advantage of the present invention is that the EGM class of PDE4 inhibitors raise cAMP levels locally to wherever PDE4 is localized within specific subcellular compartments, but not globally. Hence, maladaptive responses to chronic stimulation, such as tachyphylaxis and heart failure progression, can be reduced or avoided. 
     Various treatments related to heart treatment can be implemented with the present compounds. In some embodiments the present compounds will comprise a pharmaceutical composition that can be administered to acutely improve cardiac function. This can be particularly beneficial with critically ill subjects with systolic heart failure (e.g, in ICU or inpatient setting). In other embodiments the present compounds can provide inotropic support following surgery (e.g., myocardial surgery), in critically ill subjects with inadequate cardiac output, regardless of etiology (i.e., cardiogenic shock, septic shock, hemorrhagic shock, etc.), and/or in pediatric subjects. In some embodiments the present compositions can be administered to improve or stabilize (i.e., treat) long-term cardiac function, to promote beneficial cardiac remodeling, to provide symptomatic relief and survival benefits in subjects with advanced systolic heart failure as a chronic therapy, and the like. 
     Additional Conditions of Interest 
     Additional conditions of interest include, but are not limited to, asthma, COPD, bronchitis and bronchiectasis, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, eosinophil-related disorders, including chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, chronic interstitial lung disease, allergic granulomatous angiitis/Churg-Strauss syndrome, polyarteritis nodosa, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, conjunctivitis, uveitis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn&#39;s disease, septic shock, renal failure, cachexia and infection, liver injury, pulmonary hypertension, bone loss disease, CNS disorders: cognitive and memory defects in Parkinson&#39;s disease, Huntington&#39;s chorea, Wilson&#39;s disease, paralysis agitans and thalamic atrophies, arteriosclerotic dementia, improved learning in general, depression, ischemia-reperfusion injury in stroke, diabetes prevention, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, HIV-1 replication, prostate disease, pemphigus, pemphigoid, antiviral: HIV-1, HIV-2, HIV-3, cytomegalovirus, CMV, influenza, adenovirus, Herpes virus, yeast and fungal infections. 
     Conditions of interest include anti-viral applications, including applications related to enveloped RNA viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus, and bronchiolitis (RSV is a leading cause of bronchiolitis), ebola virus, hepatitis C virus, Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Dengue virus, west nile virus, yellow fever virus, measles virus, mumps virus. 
     Conditions of interest include improved learning in neurofibromatosis type 1 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25176649), Behcet&#39;s syndrome (https://www.rareconnect.org/en/community/behcet-s-syndrome/forum/topic/apremilast-a-novel-pde4-inhibitor), and psoriasis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680635/, and psoriatic arthritis (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22257911). 
     While the terms used herein are believed to be well understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, definitions are set forth to facilitate explanation of the presently-disclosed subject matter. 
     Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the presently-disclosed subject matter belongs. Although any methods, devices, and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the presently-disclosed subject matter, representative methods, devices, and materials are now described. 
     Following long-standing patent law convention, the terms “a”, “an”, and “the” refer to “one or more” when used in this application, including the claims. Thus, for example, reference to “a cell” includes a plurality of such cells, and so forth. 
     Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, properties such as reaction conditions, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about”. Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in this specification and claims are approximations that can vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by the presently-disclosed subject matter. 
     As used herein, the term “about,” when referring to a value or to an amount of mass, weight, time, volume, concentration or percentage is meant to encompass variations of in some embodiments±20%, in some embodiments±10%, in some embodiments±5%, in some embodiments 1%, in some embodiments±0.5%, and in some embodiments±0.1% from the specified amount, as such variations are appropriate to perform the disclosed method. 
     As used herein, ranges can be expressed as from “about” one particular value, and/or to “about” another particular value. It is also understood that there are a number of values disclosed herein, and that each value is also herein disclosed as “about” that particular value in addition to the value itself. For example, if the value “10” is disclosed, then “about 10” is also disclosed. It is also understood that each unit between two particular units are also disclosed. For example, if 10 and 15 are disclosed, then 11, 12, 13, and 14 are also disclosed. 
     The presently-disclosed subject matter is further illustrated by the following specific but non-limiting examples. The following examples may include compilations of data that are representative of data gathered at various times during the course of development and experimentation related to the present invention. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Example 1 
     Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is a ubiquitous secondary messenger which mediates diverse signals with extraordinary functional precision. Functional specificity is thought to involve compartmentalized signaling centers, or ‘cAMP microdomains,’ inside which cAMP levels are tightly controlled. By restricting cAMP changes to specific microdomains, a cell can manage multiple cAMP-dependent signals without undesired signal “leakage” between pathways. These cAMP microdomains arise from dynamic process of localized cAMP synthesis via adenyl cyclase (AC) and degradation via phosphodiesterases (PDEs). Consequently, a global loss of PDE activity results in the loss of signal specificity. 
     cAMP plays an important, evolutionarily conserved role in Hh regulation. In  Drosophila , Hh activation of the Smoothened (Smo) transmembrane protein results in inhibition of cAMP production via Gαi, whereas the loss of PDE4 activity results in a Hh loss-of-function phenotype. Furthermore, PKA (cAMP-activated protein kinase) has a negative role on Hh activity. In vertebrates, where transient trafficking of the transcription factor Gli through the primary cilia is essential for Hh activation, PKA is localized to the basal body at the base of the cilium, and treatment with forskolin, an AC activator, disrupts the Gli trafficking to the cilia. However, whether the basal body might constitute a cAMP microdomain important for Hh regulation was not directly tested since forskolin causes a global PKA activation as well as non-PKA dependent pleiotropic effects. 
     In a phenotypic screen for small molecule modulators of zebrafish pattern formation the present inventors identified a series of structurally related compounds, represented by the prototype named Eggmanone (3-(2-methylallyl)-2-((2-oxo-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)thio)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4(3H)-one) ( FIG. 4-6 ), which caused a number of phenotypes resembling those of Hh-deficient mutant embryos; ventral tail curvature, absent pectoral fins, small eyes, loss of neurocranial chondrogenesis, and enlarged, rounded somites ( FIG. 1 a,d   ;  FIG. 5 a,b   ). Eggmanone abrogated the expression of the Hh target gene patched-1 (ptch1) in the bud stage adaxial cells, the pectoral fin fields, and the somites ( FIG. 1 b,c   ), but it did not eliminate ptch1 expression in the ventral neural tube or myotome cells immediately adjacent to the notochord ( FIG. 5 c   ). Consistent with the context-dependent inhibition of Hh signals in the embryo, the nkx2.2-expressing neurons in the ventral neural tube were not abolished in Eggmanone-treated embryos ( FIG. 5 d   ). 
     In the mouse Hh reporter cell line Shh-Light2, Eggmanone inhibited Hh-inducible Gli-responsive luciferase (Gli-Luc) activity in a dose dependent manner, confirming that the molecular target is conserved in mammals ( FIG. 1 e   ). Eggmanone also blocked Gli-Luc reporter and ptch1 induction by purmorphamine, a Smo agonist, indicating that Eggmanone targeted Hh pathway at or downstream of Smo activation ( FIG. 1 f   ,  FIG. 6 ). By contrast, Eggmanone did not affect BMP-responsive luciferase reporter activity, indicating that its Hh reporter inhibition was not due to nonspecific effects on luciferase activity ( FIG. 7 ). 
     To elucidate the mechanism of Hh inhibition by Eggmanone, the present inventors utilized the LASSO (“Ligand Activity by Surface Similarity Order”) algorithm to virtually screen for potential targets. As this algorithm implicated PDE5 ( FIGS. 9 and 10 ), the present inventors assayed Eggmanone for in vitro activity against eleven different PDE families and found that it significantly inhibited only the PDE4 family ( FIG. 10 a - b   ). Eggmanone significantly inhibited isoforms from each gene within the PDE4 (A-D) family ( FIG. 1 g   ), with an IC 50  (concentration causing 50% of maximal inhibition) range of 0.8-3 μM. Of the seven isoforms of PDE4s tested, only the super-short isoform PDE4D2 was not inhibited by Eggmanone. The naturally occurring N-terminal truncation found in PDE4D2 allowed us to infer that the first 33 residues of the UCR2 domain were essential for Eggmanone inhibition. Moreover, since the UCR2 domain is unique to the PDE4 family, this result also provided a molecular explanation for Eggmanone&#39;s selectivity toward PDE4 isoforms. Interestingly, even at high Eggmanone concentrations, the enzymatic activities of the PDE4s did not reach 0% ( FIG. 7 ). Taken together, these results suggested that Eggmanone is a selective allosteric inhibitor of PDE4 that targets the UCR2 domain. 
     To rule out other potential targets, the present inventors tested Eggmanone against other pharmacologically relevant classes of biomolecules using a comprehensive panel of 442 kinases, 158 GPCRs and 21 phosphatases; remarkably, Eggmanone did not exhibit significant agonist or antagonist activity against any of them (Tables 4-6). To confirm the interaction between PDE4 and the Hh pathway in vertebrates, the long isoform PDE4D3 was transfected into Shh-Light2 reporter cells and was found to increase Hh signaling, which was abrogated in the presence of Eggmanone ( FIG. 1 h   ). Furthermore, a dominant negative construct consisting of a catalytically inactive PDE4D3 inhibited Hh signaling. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Percent 
                 Compound 
               
               
                 Kinase 
                 Control 
                 Concentration (nM) 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 AAK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(E255K)-phosphorylated 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(F317I)-nonphosphorylated 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(F317I)-phosphorylated 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(F317L)-nonphosphorylated 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(F317L)-phosphorylated 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(H396P)-nonphosphorylated 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(H396P)-phosphorylated 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(M351T)-phosphorylated 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(Q252H)-nonphosphorylated 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(Q252H)-phosphorylated 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(T315I)-nonphosphorylated 
                 73 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(T315I)-phosphorylated 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1(Y253F)-phosphorylated 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1-nonphosphorylated 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL1-phosphorylated 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ABL2 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ACVR1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ACVR1B 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ACVR2A 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ACVR2B 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ACVRL1 
                 97 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ADCK3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ADCK4 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AKT1 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AKT2 
                 77 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AKT3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ALK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AMPK-alpha1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AMPK-alpha2 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ANKK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ARK5 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ASK1 
                 78 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ASK2 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AURKA 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AURKB 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AURKC 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 AXL 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BIKE 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BLK 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BMPR1A 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BMPR1B 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BMPR2 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BMX 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BRAF 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BRAF(V600E) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BRK 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BRSK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BRSK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 BTK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK1 
                 84 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK1D 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK1G 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK2A 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK2B 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK2D 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK2G 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMK4 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMKK1 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CAMKK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CASK 
                 97 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDC2L1 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDC2L2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDC2L5 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK11 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK3 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK4-cyclinD1 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK4-cyclinD3 
                 84 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK5 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK7 
                 68 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK8 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDK9 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDKL1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDKL2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDKL3 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CDKL5 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CHEK1 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CHEK2 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CIT 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CLK1 
                 77 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CLK2 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CLK3 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CLK4 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSF1R 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK1A1 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK1A1L 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK1D 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK1E 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK1G1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK1G2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK1G3 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK2A1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CSNK2A2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 CTK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DAPK1 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DAPK2 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DAPK3 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DCAMKL1 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DCAMKL2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DCAMKL3 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DDR1 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DDR2 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DLK 
                 63 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DMPK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DMPK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DRAK1 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DRAK2 
                 66 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DYRK1A 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DYRK1B 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 DYRK2 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(E746-A750del) 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(G719C) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(G719S) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(L747-E749del, A750P) 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(L747-S752del, P753S) 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(L747-T751del, Sins) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(L858R) 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(L858R, T790M) 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(L861Q) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(S752-I759del) 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EGFR(T790M) 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EIF2AK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA1 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA3 
                 74 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA5 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA6 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA7 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHA8 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHB1 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHB2 
                 81 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHB3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHB4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 EPHB6 
                 57 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERBB2 
                 75 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERBB3 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERBB4 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERK1 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERK2 
                 72 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERK3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERK4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERK5 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERK8 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ERN 1 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FAK 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FER 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FES 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FGFR1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FGFR2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FGFR3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FGFR3(G697C) 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FGFR4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FGR 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT1 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT3 
                 65 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT3(D835H) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT3(D835Y) 
                 70 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT3(ITD) 
                 77 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT3(K663Q) 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT3(N841I) 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT3(R834Q) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FLT4 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FRK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 FYN 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 GAK 
                 66 
                 10000 
               
               
                 GCN2(Kin.Dom.2, S808G) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 GRK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 GRK4 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 GRK7 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 GSK3A 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 GSK3B 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 HCK 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 HIPK1 
                 84 
                 10000 
               
               
                 HIPK2 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 HIPK3 
                 70 
                 10000 
               
               
                 HIPK4 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 HPK1 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 HUNK 
                 75 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ICK 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 IGF1R 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 IKK-alpha 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 IKK-beta 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 IKK-epsilon 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 INSR 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 INSRR 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 IRAK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 IRAK3 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 IRAK4 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ITK 
                 81 
                 10000 
               
               
                 JAK1(JH1domain-catalytic) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 JAK1(JH2domain-pseudokinase) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 JAK2(JH1domain-catalytic) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 JAK3(JH1domain-catalytic) 
                 97 
                 10000 
               
               
                 JNK1 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 JNK2 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 JNK3 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT(A829P) 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT(D816H) 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT(D816V) 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT(L576P) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT(V559D) 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT(V559D, T670I) 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 KIT(V559D, V654A) 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LATS1 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LATS2 
                 79 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LCK 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LIMK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LIMK2 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LKB1 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LOK 
                 97 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LRRK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LRRK2(G2019S) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LTK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LYN 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 LZK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAK 
                 81 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP3K1 
                 78 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP3K15 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP3K2 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP3K3 
                 81 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP3K4 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP4K2 
                 79 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP4K3 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP4K4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAP4K5 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAPKAPK2 
                 76 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAPKAPK5 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MARK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MARK2 
                 76 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MARK3 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MARK4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MAST1 
                 72 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MEK1 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MEK2 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MEK3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MEK4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MEK5 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MEK6 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MELK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MERTK 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MET 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MET(M1250T) 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MET(Y1235D) 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MINK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MKK7 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MKNK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MKNK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MLCK 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MLK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MLK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MLK3 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MRCKA 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MRCKB 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MST1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MST1R 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MST2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MST3 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MST4 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MTOR 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MUSK 
                 79 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MYLK 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MYLK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MYLK4 
                 81 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MYO3A 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 MYO3B 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NDR1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NDR2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK1 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK11 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK3 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK5 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK6 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK7 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NEK9 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NIM1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 NLK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 OSR1 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 p38-alpha 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 p38-beta 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 p38-delta 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 p38-gamma 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PAK1 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PAK2 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PAK3 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PAK4 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PAK6 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PAK7 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PCTK1 
                 79 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PCTK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PCTK3 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PDGFRA 
                 98 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PDGFRB 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PDPK1 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PFCDPK1( P .  falciparum ) 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PFPK5( P .  falciparum ) 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PFTAIRE2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PFTK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PHKG1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PHKG2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3C2B 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3C2G 
                 76 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(C420R) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(E542K) 
                 72 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(E545A) 
                 95 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(E545K) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(H1047L) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(H1047Y) 
                 67 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(I800L) 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(M1043I) 
                 64 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CA(Q546K) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CB 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CD 
                 53 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK3CG 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIK4CB 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIM1 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIM2 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIM3 
                 71 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIP5K1A 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIP5K1C 
                 97 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIP5K2B 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PIP5K2C 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PKAC-alpha 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PKAC-beta 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PKMYT1 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PKN1 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PKN2 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PKNB( M .  tuberculosis ) 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PLK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PLK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PLK3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PLK4 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKCD 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKCE 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKCH 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKCI 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKCQ 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKD1 
                 79 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKD2 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKD3 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKG1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKG2 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKR 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRKX 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PRP4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 PYK2 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 QSK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RAF1 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RET 
                 96 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RET(M918T) 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RET(V804L) 
                 78 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RET(V804M) 
                 99 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RIOK1 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RIOK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RIOK3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RIPK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RIPK2 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RIPK4 
                 84 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RIPK5 
                 84 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ROCK1 
                 97 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ROCK2 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ROS1 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RPS6KA4(Kin.Dom.1-N-terminal) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RPS6KA4(Kin.Dom.2-C-terminal) 
                 79 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RPS6KA5(Kin.Dom.1-N-terminal) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RPS6KA5(Kin.Dom.2-C-terminal) 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RSK1(Kin.Dom.1-N-terminal) 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RSK1(Kin.Dom.2-C-terminal) 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RSK2(Kin.Dom.1-N-terminal) 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RSK3 (Kin.Dom.1-N-terminal) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RSK3(Kin.Dom.2-C-terminal) 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RSK4(Kin.Dom.1-N-terminal) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 RSK4(Kin.Dom.2-C-terminal) 
                 55 
                 10000 
               
               
                 S6K1 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SBK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SgK110 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SGK3 
                 51 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SIK 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SIK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SLK 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SNARK 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SNRK 
                 78 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SRC 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SRMS 
                 90 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SRPK1 
                 76 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SRPK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SRPK3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 STK16 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 STK33 
                 71 
                 10000 
               
               
                 STK35 
                 91 
                 10000 
               
               
                 STK36 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 STK39 
                 64 
                 10000 
               
               
                 SYK 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TAK1 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TAOK1 
                 87 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TAOK2 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TAOK3 
                 85 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TBK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TEC 
                 77 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TESK1 
                 93 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TGFBR1 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TGFBR2 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TIE1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TIE2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TLK1 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TLK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TNIK 
                 77 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TNK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TNK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TNNI3K 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TRKA 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TRKB 
                 80 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TRKC 
                 74 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TRPM6 
                 86 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TSSK1B 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TTK 
                 88 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TXK 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TYK2(JH1domain-catalytic) 
                 83 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TYK2(JH2domain-pseudokinase) 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 TYRO3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ULK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ULK2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ULK3 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 VEGFR2 
                 89 
                 10000 
               
               
                 VRK2 
                 82 
                 10000 
               
               
                 WEE1 
                 97 
                 10000 
               
               
                 WEE2 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 YANK1 
                 92 
                 10000 
               
               
                 YANK2 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 YANK3 
                 94 
                 10000 
               
               
                 YES 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 YSK1 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 YSK4 
                 100 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ZAK 
                 73 
                 10000 
               
               
                 ZAP70 
                 63 
                 10000 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Egmn913 
               
               
                 Millipore-GPCR Panel 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 GPCR 
                 Agonist Data 
                 Antagonist Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5-HT1A 
                 −0.9 
                 −8.3 
               
               
                   
                 5-HT2A 
                 −0.1 
                 9.6 
               
               
                   
                 5-HT2B 
                 0.0 
                 6.4 
               
               
                   
                 5-HT2C 
                 4.7 
                 −14.5 
               
               
                   
                 5-HT4B 
                 3.6 
                 −15.2 
               
               
                   
                 5-HT6 
                 −0.9 
                 −3.6 
               
               
                   
                 A1 
                 1.2 
                 21.5 
               
               
                   
                 A2B 
                 4.8 
                 0.6 
               
               
                   
                 A3 
                 −0.3 
                 2.2 
               
               
                   
                 ADRA1A 
                 2.8 
                 4.9 
               
               
                   
                 ADRA1B 
                 0.9 
                 0.1 
               
               
                   
                 ADRA1D 
                 0.4 
                 −11.2 
               
               
                   
                 ADRA2A 
                 0.0 
                 −12.1 
               
               
                   
                 ADRB1 
                 −0.9 
                 4.0 
               
               
                   
                 ADRB2 
                 0.4 
                 −8.5 
               
               
                   
                 ADRB3 
                 1.2 
                 −2.2 
               
               
                   
                 APJ 
                 1.1 
                 0.9 
               
               
                   
                 AT1 
                 −0.4 
                 −0.9 
               
               
                   
                 BB1 
                 0.2 
                 −3.4 
               
               
                   
                 BB2 
                 −0.2 
                 1.4 
               
               
                   
                 BB3 
                 −1.2 
                 3.7 
               
               
                   
                 BDKR2 
                 −2.8 
                 7.5 
               
               
                   
                 BLT1 
                 1.0 
                 −7.7 
               
               
                   
                 C3aR 
                 0.0 
                 −0.8 
               
               
                   
                 C5aR 
                 3.7 
                 −6.6 
               
               
                   
                 CaS 
                 0.0 
                 −12.8 
               
               
                   
                 CB1 
                 −0.3 
                 −16.7 
               
               
                   
                 CB2 
                 −2.8 
                 15.9 
               
               
                   
                 CCK1 
                 0.3 
                 3.1 
               
               
                   
                 CCK2 
                 −0.6 
                 3.9 
               
               
                   
                 CCR1 
                 −0.6 
                 −9.3 
               
               
                   
                 CCR10 
                 −0.1 
                 −11.2 
               
               
                   
                 CCR2B 
                 0.7 
                 −1.7 
               
               
                   
                 CCR3 
                 0.0 
                 2.9 
               
               
                   
                 CCR4 
                 −0.1 
                 23.1 
               
               
                   
                 CCR5 
                 −1.0 
                 3.3 
               
               
                   
                 CCR6 
                 1.4 
                 −1.4 
               
               
                   
                 CCR7 
                 0.1 
                 −0.9 
               
               
                   
                 CCR8 
                 0.5 
                 0.9 
               
               
                   
                 CCR9 
                 0.5 
                 3.6 
               
               
                   
                 CGRP1 
                 −0.2 
                 −12.8 
               
               
                   
                 ChemR23 
                 −0.2 
                 −4.0 
               
               
                   
                 CRF1 
                 0.0 
                 −5.1 
               
               
                   
                 CRF2 
                 1.4 
                 −10.3 
               
               
                   
                 CX3CR1 
                 −0.4 
                 0.5 
               
               
                   
                 CXCR1 
                 −0.7 
                 1.7 
               
               
                   
                 CXCR2 
                 2.8 
                 −0.6 
               
               
                   
                 CXCR3 
                 −0.1 
                 1.1 
               
               
                   
                 CXCR4 
                 0.3 
                 2.8 
               
               
                   
                 CXCR5 
                 −0.4 
                 4.0 
               
               
                   
                 CXCR6 
                 0.1 
                 −2.0 
               
               
                   
                 CysLT1 
                 1.0 
                 2.2 
               
               
                   
                 CysLT2 
                 −0.3 
                 −1.1 
               
               
                   
                 D1 
                 −0.3 
                 −2.8 
               
               
                   
                 D2 
                 0.4 
                 5.7 
               
               
                   
                 D4 
                 1.5 
                 −6.4 
               
               
                   
                 D5 
                 2.3 
                 −16.6 
               
               
                   
                 DP 
                 0.0 
                 −4.6 
               
               
                   
                 EP1 
                 0.1 
                 −8.8 
               
               
                   
                 EP2 
                 0.1 
                 0.1 
               
               
                   
                 EP3 
                 0.1 
                 −0.7 
               
               
                   
                 EP4 
                 0.0 
                 −2.1 
               
               
                   
                 ETA 
                 −0.3 
                 3.4 
               
               
                   
                 ETB 
                 5.7 
                 −11.8 
               
               
                   
                 FP 
                 0.2 
                 10.7 
               
               
                   
                 FPR1 
                 −0.2 
                 5.9 
               
               
                   
                 FPR2 
                 −0.3 
                 5.5 
               
               
                   
                 GABAB1b 
                 0.4 
                 12.8 
               
               
                   
                 GAL1 
                 2.4 
                 0.7 
               
               
                   
                 GAL2 
                 0.2 
                 10.8 
               
               
                   
                 GCGR 
                 0.3 
                 −0.9 
               
               
                   
                 Ghrelin 
                 0.1 
                 −14.6 
               
               
                   
                 GIP 
                 0.7 
                 −0.6 
               
               
                   
                 GLP-1 
                 1.4 
                 1.6 
               
               
                   
                 GLP-2 
                 1.4 
                 5.3 
               
               
                   
                 GnRH 
                 −0.1 
                 4.7 
               
               
                   
                 GPR103 
                 −0.1 
                 −0.8 
               
               
                   
                 GPR109A 
                 0.2 
                 −1.8 
               
               
                   
                 GPR14 
                 8.1 
                 4.0 
               
               
                   
                 GPR39 
                 −0.7 
                 4.3 
               
               
                   
                 GPR41 
                 0.4 
                 −0.7 
               
               
                   
                 GPR43 
                 0.4 
                 6.4 
               
               
                   
                 GPR54 
                 0.1 
                 −6.5 
               
               
                   
                 GPR68 
                 −7.9 
                 5.4 
               
               
                   
                 GPR91 
                 0.5 
                 −8.2 
               
               
                   
                 GPR99 
                 5.0 
                 −12.3 
               
               
                   
                 H1 
                 0.1 
                 −6.2 
               
               
                   
                 H2 
                 0.3 
                 −0.4 
               
               
                   
                 H3 
                 −0.5 
                 −0.5 
               
               
                   
                 IP1 
                 −0.1 
                 −9.9 
               
               
                   
                 LPA1 
                 0.2 
                 4.5 
               
               
                   
                 LPA3 
                 0.5 
                 3.7 
               
               
                   
                 LPA5 
                 0.0 
                 −14.6 
               
               
                   
                 M1 
                 1.4 
                 −1.8 
               
               
                   
                 M2 
                 0.0 
                 1.4 
               
               
                   
                 M3 
                 0.2 
                 4.3 
               
               
                   
                 M4 
                 0.1 
                 −2.9 
               
               
                   
                 M5 
                 0.1 
                 0.9 
               
               
                   
                 MC2 
                 0.2 
                 −0.5 
               
               
                   
                 MC4 
                 0.0 
                 −3.6 
               
               
                   
                 MC5 
                 −0.5 
                 9.0 
               
               
                   
                 MCHR1 
                 0.1 
                 −6.3 
               
               
                   
                 MCHR2 
                 0.0 
                 −5.9 
               
               
                   
                 mGlu2 
                 0.1 
                 7.6 
               
               
                   
                 mGlu1 
                 1.2 
                 −16.9 
               
               
                   
                 Motilin 
                 0.6 
                 −4.6 
               
               
                   
                 MrgD 
                 −0.1 
                 −7.2 
               
               
                   
                 MRGX1 
                 0.4 
                 −8.0 
               
               
                   
                 MRGX2 
                 −0.1 
                 6.2 
               
               
                   
                 NK1 
                 −2.2 
                 1.4 
               
               
                   
                 NK2 
                 0.3 
                 −16.9 
               
               
                   
                 NK3 
                 0.2 
                 2.3 
               
               
                   
                 NMU1 
                 2.2 
                 13.2 
               
               
                   
                 NMU2 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
               
               
                   
                 NOP 
                 −0.1 
                 −0.7 
               
               
                   
                 NPBW1 
                 0.0 
                 5.1 
               
               
                   
                 NTR1 
                 −0.1 
                 −5.4 
               
               
                   
                 OPRD1 
                 0.5 
                 9.9 
               
               
                   
                 OPRK1 
                 3.8 
                 2.2 
               
               
                   
                 OPRM1 
                 −0.9 
                 2.0 
               
               
                   
                 OT 
                 −0.3 
                 −3.7 
               
               
                   
                 OX1 
                 0.8 
                 3.5 
               
               
                   
                 OX2 
                 0.4 
                 0.1 
               
               
                   
                 P2Y1 
                 0.7 
                 −2.8 
               
               
                   
                 P2Y11 
                 0.4 
                 7.4 
               
               
                   
                 P2Y12 
                 −0.1 
                 −17.2 
               
               
                   
                 P2Y2 
                 −0.2 
                 18.2 
               
               
                   
                 P2Y4 
                 0.9 
                 1.9 
               
               
                   
                 PAC1 
                 0.3 
                 9.5 
               
               
                   
                 PAF 
                 0.4 
                 −10.6 
               
               
                   
                 PK1 
                 0.1 
                 −0.6 
               
               
                   
                 PK2 
                 0.5 
                 8.5 
               
               
                   
                 PRP 
                 −0.3 
                 −11.5 
               
               
                   
                 PTH1 
                 0.7 
                 −21.0 
               
               
                   
                 PTH2 
                 0.6 
                 −0.6 
               
               
                   
                 S1P1 
                 −0.2 
                 −0.6 
               
               
                   
                 S1P2 
                 0.2 
                 3.7 
               
               
                   
                 S1P3 
                 0.6 
                 −6.2 
               
               
                   
                 S1P4 
                 0.7 
                 −6.9 
               
               
                   
                 SIP5 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
               
               
                   
                 Secretin 
                 1.0 
                 −3.9 
               
               
                   
                 sst2 
                 0.4 
                 −4.2 
               
               
                   
                 sst3 
                 −0.1 
                 −6.5 
               
               
                   
                 sst4 
                 −0.8 
                 1.0 
               
               
                   
                 sst5 
                 −0.6 
                 −2.8 
               
               
                   
                 Thrombin-Activated PARs 
                 0.0 
                 −7.0 
               
               
                   
                 TP 
                 0.5 
                 −6.0 
               
               
                   
                 TRH 
                 −0.1 
                 12.1 
               
               
                   
                 Trypsin-Activated PARs 
                 −0.7 
                 20.3 
               
               
                   
                 TSH 
                 0.0 
                 2.8 
               
               
                   
                 V1A 
                 0.2 
                 −7.3 
               
               
                   
                 V1B 
                 −0.3 
                 1.1 
               
               
                   
                 V2 
                 0.2 
                 2.5 
               
               
                   
                 VPAC1 
                 −0.1 
                 7.3 
               
               
                   
                 VPAC2 
                 4.1 
                 14.7 
               
               
                   
                 XCR1 
                 0.3 
                 3.5 
               
               
                   
                 Y2 
                 2.8 
                 −10.2 
               
               
                   
                 Y4 
                 −0.4 
                 −4.3 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Phosphatase 
                 Egmn913 @ 10 μM 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 CD45(h) 
                 91 
               
               
                   
                 DUSP22(h) 
                 107 
               
               
                   
                 HePTP(h) 
                 88 
               
               
                   
                 LMPTP-A(h) 
                 97 
               
               
                   
                 LMPTP-B (h) 
                 92 
               
               
                   
                 MKP5(h) 
                 99 
               
               
                   
                 PP1α(h) 
                 89 
               
               
                   
                 PP2A(h) 
                 78 
               
               
                   
                 PP5(h) 
                 99 
               
               
                   
                 PTP MEG1(h) 
                 86 
               
               
                   
                 PTP-MEG2(h) 
                 71 
               
               
                   
                 PTP-1B(h) 
                 90 
               
               
                   
                 PTPN22(h) 
                 92 
               
               
                   
                 PTPβ(h) 
                 79 
               
               
                   
                 RPTPμ(h) 
                 105 
               
               
                   
                 SHP-1(h) 
                 96 
               
               
                   
                 SHP-2(h) 
                 85 
               
               
                   
                 TCPTP(h) 
                 98 
               
               
                   
                 TMDP(h) 
                 99 
               
               
                   
                 VHR(h) 
                 90 
               
               
                   
                 YopH(y) 
                 98 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Surprisingly, Eggmanone did not significantly increase total cAMP levels in cells at the concentrations that abolish Hh signaling ( FIG. 2 a   ). Together with the fact that Eggmanone did not abolish neural tube patterning, which is relatively refractory to cilia disruption in zebrafish, this led us to consider a selective perturbation of local cAMP levels in a microdomain associated with the primary cilium. While there is no known technique to directly measure local cAMP levels within cilia, the frequency and the amplitude of beating cilia are modulated by cAMP levels. When zebrafish embryos were treated with 2 μM Eggmanone, the otic kino-cilia became markedly less motile ( FIG. 2 b   ). Since this concentration does not elicit a global cAMP change, this result suggests that Eggmanone selectively affects the local cAMP levels within a microdomain in or near the cilium. 
     A subset of PDE4 isoforms, notably PDE4D3, is localized to the centrosome, which also forms the basal body of the cilium and plays a central role in cilia biogenesis and function. Consistent with prior reports, the present inventors found that in NIH3T3 cells over-expressing a VSV-tagged PDE4D3, PDE4D3 co-localized to the base of the cilium ( FIG. 11 a   ). Eggmanone treatment did not disrupt PDE4D3 localization or physical association with AKAP450 ( FIG. 11 b   ), a scaffolding protein which anchors PKA to the cilium base. Interestingly, immunostaining for autophosphorylated, active form of the PKA catalytic subunit demonstrated that Eggmanone significantly increased the intensity of PKA activation almost exclusively at the basal body ( FIG. 2 c   ;  FIG. 12 a - f   ). This differs from a more diffuse increase in cytoplasmic phospho-PKA levels using the competitive PDE4 inhibitor rolipram ( FIG. 2 c - e   ) and from earlier findings in cerebellar granule neuron precursors using the cAMP analog dibutyril cAMP, which induced the dispersion of PKA from the centrosome and uniform PKA activation in the cell 3 . Taken together, the results indicated that Eggmanone selectively targets PDE4s localized to the basal body, leading to localized increases in cAMP levels and PKA activity. Moreover, because Eggmanone does not target the super-short PDE4D2, the most abundant PDE4 isoform present in the cytoplasm, the cAMP levels are largely unaffected outside the peri-ciliary microdomain. 
     Eggmanone represents a unique class of selective small molecules to inhibit Hh signaling and a potentially new way to treat diseases caused by aberrant Hh activation. Eggmanone efficiently and selectively killed SmoM2-Light cells, which stably overexpress the constitutively active, oncogenic Smo mutant, which is resistant to cyclopamine ( FIG. 3 f   ), but not the parental NIH3T3 cells. Moreover, Eggmanone potently and preferentially reduced the viability of human medulloblastoma Daoy cells ( FIG. 3 g   ), which are known to be hedgehog and PDE4 dependent, by blocking proliferation and inducing apoptosis ( FIG. 3 h,i   ). 
     In vertebrate cells, forskolin prevents the ciliary localization of Gli and subsequent Gli-mediated transcription, but this may be mediated via a PKA-independent mechanism as Gli2 traffics to the cilia of PKA-null embryonic fibroblasts. Eggmanone did not prevent Gli2 localization to the primary cilium ( FIG. 3 a   ). Quantification of the intensity of Gli2 staining within the primary cilia revealed that significantly more Gli2 accumulated in Eggmanone-treated cilia than in controls ( FIG. 3 b   ). Moreover, Eggmanone blunted the nuclear accumulation of the full-length Gli2 (Gli2FL) induced by SAG, a Smo agonist, indicating that cAMP accumulation at basal body blocked Gli2 trafficking from the primary cilium to the nucleus ( FIG. 3 c - e   ). 
     The precise roles of cAMP and PKA with respect to Hh regulation are not fully understood, but based on the findings and those of others, the present inventors propose the following model ( FIG. 13 ): Hh activation requires the transport of Gli in and out of primary cilium, where it becomes activated. Eggmanone specifically targets the PDE4s localized to the basal body, resulting in locally elevated cAMP levels. This in turn prevents trafficking of activated Gli from the cilium to the nucleus via local PKA activation in the basal body. The present inventors postulate that the supramolecular complex consisting of PKA and PDE4 functions as a “cAMP barrier” to functionally isolate the peri-ciliary signal transduction events from cAMP fluctuations in the rest of the cell. 
     In summary, Eggmanone is an extraordinarily selective allosteric inhibitor of PDE4 whose effects on cAMP levels are spatially restricted to a cellular microdomain encompassing the basal body. The chemical genetic study underscores the importance of the basal body PDE4 activity and cAMP levels in Hh regulation. Considering there are over 29 PDE4 isoforms transcribed from 4 genes, it seems unlikely that traditional genetic and pharmacological approaches would have revealed these cell biological insights. The ability to selectively manipulate cAMP levels within a specific subcellular microdomain provides a new paradigm for molecular medicine. 
     Materials and Methods 
     Chemical Screen. 
     All zebrafish experiments were approved by Vanderbilt University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Wild-type zebrafish of AB strain were maintained using standard protocols. Chemical screen for small molecules was performed as previously described. Briefly, pairs of zebrafish were mated, and fertilized eggs were arrayed in 96-well microtiter plates (5 embryos/well) containing 250 μl E3 water. At ˜4-hpf, small molecule library from Vanderbilt High Throughput Screening Facility was added to each well to the final concentration of 5 μM. Embryos were incubated at 28.5° C. until 24 and 48-hpf, when they were examined for gross morphologic changes indicative of disruption in embryonic patterning. A total of ˜30,000 compounds were screened. 
     Eggmanone Synthesis 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Cyclohexanone was reacted with methyl cyanoacetate, S 8  and diethylamine in ethanol as previously reported to provide the 2-aminothiophene in 49% yield. Formation of the dithiocarbamate was effected with C 2 S and NaOH in DMSO followed by reaction with dimethylsulfate to give the methyl dithiocarbamate, as previously reported. 
     To a solution of 3 (1.00 g, 3.32 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 3 CN (2.2 mL) under argon atmosphere was added methylallylamine*HCl (446 mg, 4.15 mmol, 1.25 eq) then triethylamine (578 μL, 4.15 mmol, 1.25 eq) and the reaction was heated at 80° C. for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with CH 2 Cl 2 , washed with H 2 O (2×10 mL), and the combined aqueous layers were extracted with CH 2 Cl 2  (2×10 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The crude solid was recrystallized from CH 3 CN to provide 4 (591 mg, 2.02 mmol, 61%). 
     To a solution of 4 (50 mg, 0.171 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 3 CN (2.0 mL) was added 2-(chloroacetyl)thiophene (42 mg, 0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and Cs 2 CO 3  (139 mg, 0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and the reaction was heated via microwave irradiation at 70° C. for 10 minutes. Addition of water caused precipitation of the desired product (30 mg, 0.0720 mmol, 42%).  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.94 (dd, J=3.8, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (dd, J=5.0, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (dd, J=5.0, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 4.92 (s, 1H), 4.70 (s, 2H), 4.64 (s, 1H), 4.57 (s, 2H), 2.96 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.69 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 1.83 (s, 3H), 1.83 (m, 4H); LCMS, single peak, 1.42 min, m/e=416.8 [M+1]. 
     Whole Mount Zebrafish In Situ Hybridization 
     In situ hybridization was performed as previously described. Zebrafish ptch1 probes were produced as previously described. 
     Whole Mount Immunofluorescence 
     Unless otherwise stated, manipulations were performed at RT. Embryos were fixed in 4% PFA at 4° C. overnight. Embryos were blocked with 1×PBS, 1% BSA, 1% Triton-X100, 0.1% DMSO for 2 hours. Embryos were incubated with primary antibodies diluted in block solution overnight at 4° C. Embryos were washed in 1×PBS with 1% Triton-X100 for 60 min. Embryos were incubated with secondary antibodies diluted in block solution for two hours. Primary antibodies specific against Myh1/2/4/6 (F-59) were obtained from Santa Cruz (1:50 dilution). Fluorescence immunocytochemistry was performed using anti-mouse secondary antibody Alexa 488 (1:500 dilution, Invitrogen). 
     Zebrafish Lines and Maintenance 
     Wild-type zebrafish lines of AB and TL; and transgenic line Tg(nkx2.2:egfp) were maintained using standard protocols. 
     Luciferase Reporter Assays 
     For Hh signaling assays, Shh-Light2 cells stably transfected with Gli-Luciferase reporter construct were used along with Shh-conditioned media, as previously described 7 . Alternatively, 3 μM purmorphamine or 20 nM Smoothened agonist (SAG) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, Calif.) was used to induce Hh signaling. Reporter cells were seeded in 96-well plates and incubated overnight with the various concentrations of eggmanone and Shh-conditioned media. To assess the effects of overexpression of Gli-2, PDE4D3 and DN-PDE4D3 on Hh signaling, mammalian expression vectors containing these constructs were transfected into Shh-Light2 cells in 96-well plates using Fugene6 (Roche), according to manufacturer&#39;s instructions. The transfected or Shh-stimulated cells were incubated overnight with the various concentrations of compound. The cells were then lysed, and cell extracts were subjected to Steady-Glo luciferase assay (Promega) according to manufacturer&#39;s instructions. The results were normalized to cell titer, as determined using Cell Titer-Glo luminescence assay (Promega). 
     Immunocytochemistry 
     NIH3T3 cells were plated on Poly-D-Lysine-coated glass coverslips and were cultured at 37° C., 5% CO 2  in DMEM medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum until reaching 75% confluency. For one set of experiments, cells were then transfected with VSV-tagged PDE4D3 plasmid (gift from Miles Houslay, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK) using Fugene6 transfection reagent (Roche, Indianapolis, Ind.) per manufacturer&#39;s protocol. Afterward, cell medium was replaced with DMEM/0.5% FBS containing either 5 μM eggmanone or DMSO and incubated overnight at 37° C., 5% CO 2 . Cells were fixed in 4% PFA at room temperature for 10 minutes prior to permeabilization, blocking, and staining with primary antibodies against Arl13b (gift of Tamary Caspary, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.) and VSV (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.). Fluorescent immunocytochemistry was performed using species-specific, secondary antibodies (Jackson Immunoresearch, West Grove, Pa.). For additional immunocytochemistry experiment, cells were treated with 20 nM SAG in the presence or absence of 5 uM Eggmanone. After overnight incubation, cells were washed with PBS, fixed for 10 minutes in 4% PFA, permeabilized 20 minutes at −20C with cold methanol, blocked with PBS/1% BSA, and incubated with primary antibodies to phospho-PKA catalytic domain Thr197 (Cell Signaling, Danvers, Mass.) and then to Arl13b. An additional overnight blocking step using unconjugated rabbit IgG was required between primary antibody incubations since both antibodies were produced in rabbit. Fluorescent conjugated secondary antibodies were used for visualization. Data analysis was performed in part through the use of the VUMC Cell Imaging Shared Resource. 
     Quantitative Analysis of Gli and Phospho-PKA Intensity 
     Using ImageJ software (National Institutes of Health, developed by W. Rasband), a region of interest was created using the magic wand tool on Arl13b channel and transposed to the Gli2 channel, and integrated density was measured and reported as arbitrary units (a.u.). For phospho-PKA, using ImageJ, a line selection tool was used to select a line projected through the length of the primary cilia and an equal length beyond. The intensity values were potted and the cumulative florescence (area under the curve) was calculated for three cilia, blindly, for each treatment. These values for cilia and pericilia domain were analyzed by a two tailed students t-test. For correlation analysis, correlation coefficient for intensity of gamma-tubulin and phosphor-PKA were calculated and compared among treatments with students t-test. 
     Nuclear Fraction Western Blotting 
     Cells were fractionated using NE-PER Nuclear and Cytoplasmic extraction reagents (Thermo Scientific, Rockford, Ill.) per the manufacturer&#39;s protocol. For western blotting, goat anti-Gli2 (R &amp; D Systems) and rabbit anti-Lamin-A/C (Cell Signaling Technology) antibodies were used as primary antibodies. 
     Co-Immunoprecipitation 
     NIH3T3 cells were transfected with VSV-tagged PDE4D3 plasmid (gift from Miles Houslay, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK) using Fugene6 transfection reagent (Roche, Indianapolis, Ind.) per manufacturer&#39;s protocol. Afterward, cell medium was replaced with medium containing either 5 μM eggmanone or DMSO and incubated overnight. Cells were then lysed in CellLytic M Cell Lysis reagent supplemented with 1× Complete Mini Protease Inhibitor Cocktail (Roche). Cell lysate was incubated with mouse anti-AKAP450 antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, Calif.) at 4′C overnight. Antibody-antigen complex was conjugated to Protein A/G agarose beads (Thermo Scientific) for 2 hours rocking at 4′C, followed by five cold 1×TBS washes. The beads were centrifuged, and bound protein was eluted in 1×LDS buffer (Invitrogen). Eluted protein was resolved in SDS-PAGE and transferred onto nitrocellulose membrane for Western blotting. Western blot analysis was performed using an anti-VSV antibody (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.). 
     Video-Microscopy 
     For visualizing ciliary beating, live embryos (20 hpf) were removed from their chorion, mounted in SeaPlaque low-melting agarose (Biowhittaker Molecular Applications) (1.0% in embryo medium) in microwells of glass-bottom culture dishes (MatTek), and covered with embryo medium. Movies were acquired by using OPENLAB software (Improvision) at 55 frames per second with a 63×DIC objective on a Zeiss Axiovert 200 inverted fluorescence microscope equipped with a Retiga Exi Fast camera (Qimaging). Kymographs were obtained by drawing a line across a ciliary trajectory by using ImageJ software (National Institutes of Health, developed by W. Rasband) and Multiple-Kymograph plugin (developed by J. Rietdorf and A. Seitz). 
     RT-PCR 
     NIH3T3 cells were stimulated with 3 μM purmorphamine in the presence of eggmanone or DMSO for 24-hours. Cells were collected and RNA isolated with RNeasy kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.). After subsequent cDNA amplification using Superscript III (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.), samples were quantified by comparing Q-PCR cycle thresholds (Ct) for gene expression normalized to GAPDH. The following TaqMan probe and primer sets (Applied Biosystems) were used: GAPDH (Mm99999915_g1), and Patch1 (Mm01306905_mi). 
     cAMP Assay 
     Shh-Light2 cells were seeded in a 96-well plate and incubated overnight. Varying concentrations of Rolipram or Eggmanone (0.013 uM-30 uM) or DMSO only were added to the cells in the absence of serum and incubated 30 minutes, at which time forskolin was added for a final concentration of 1 uM. After an additional 15 minutes, cells were washed with PBS and assayed for cAMP levels using EIA based chemiluminescence kit according to the manufacturer&#39;s protocol (Cell Signaling Technologies, Danvers, Mass.). 
     Target Profiling Assays for Kinases, GPCRs and Phosphatases 
     Profiling assays were not performed in-house. Compounds were shipped to the following companies for possible target identification: Kinase profiling assays were performed by DiscoverRx (San Diego, Calif.) using a phage display model; GPCR profiling assays were performed by Millipore (St. Louis, Mo.) using in cells expressing G α15 , a promiscuous G protein that enhances GPCR coupling to downstream Ca 2+  signaling pathways; phosphatase profiling assay was performed by Millipore (Dundee, UK). 
     PDE Assays 
     In vitro PDE profiling and dose-response assays were performed by BPS Biosciences (San Diego, Calif.). Kinetic Mechanism of inhibition studies were conducted by Millipore (St. Louis, Mo.). In brief, the PDE assay measures fluorescent polarization of FAM-AMP as FAM-cAMP is converted to FAM-AMP by PDE), the binding agent. 
     A series of dilutions of the test compound were prepared with 10% DMSO in assay buffer and 5 μl of the dilution was added to a 50 μl reaction so that the final concentration of DMSO is 1% in all of reactions. All of the PDE enzymatic reactions were conducted in duplicate at room temperature for 60 minutes in a 50 μl mixture containing PDE assay buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH7.4, 10 mM MaCl2, 0.05% Tween 20), 100 nM FAM-cAMP, a PDE enzyme and a test compound. 
     After the enzymatic reaction, 100 μl of a binding solution (1:100 dilution of the binding agent, which contains the nano beads that recognize FAM-AMP, with the binding agent diluent) was added to each reaction and the reaction was performed at room temperature for 60 minutes. Fluorescence intensity was measured at an excitation of 485 nm and an emission of 528 nm using a Tecan Infinite M1000 microplate reader. Assays done by Millipore were conducted similarly with changes noted below: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                   
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                 PDE4D3 enzyme 
                 5.26 pM 
                 20 pM 
               
               
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                 Purity of PDE4D3 
                 40% 
                 &gt;=75% 
               
               
                 cAMP Substrate 
                 100 nM FAM-cAMP 
                 1.0 μM cAMP 
               
               
                   
                   
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                 DMSO 
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     Cell Viability Assay 
     Cancer cell lines were seeded in 96 well tissue culture plate at a low density (10,000 cells per well) and treated with varying concentrations of Eggmanone. After 72 hr incubation, CellTiter-Blue Cell Viability Assay (Promega, Madison, Wis.) was then performed according to manufacturer&#39;s protocol. Absorbance was then measured in a Modulus Microplate reader (Promega, Madison, Wis.) at 590 nm and compared to cells treated with DMSO. 
     Example 2 
     Anti-Cancer Effect 
     Hedgehog signaling has been implicated in cancer formation and progression; therefore the present inventors assayed the effect of Eggmanone on various cancer lines. With reference to  FIG. 14 , the present inventors found that the prostate cancer cell line PC3 is affected, and the medulloblastoma cell line DAOY and colon cancer cell lines HCT116 and RKO are significantly inhibited. 
     It has been shown that Eggmanone has anti-proliferative effects in multiple cancer cell lines. There is growing literature that suggests that PDE4 would make an attractive target in a variety of cancers including brain, lung, and even chemo resistant colon cancers. In addition to anti proliferative effects inhibition of PDE4 has been linked to inhibition of VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor) which is essential for angiogenesis. As such Eggmanone could serve as an anti-tumor, anti-angiogenic, anti-metastatic, agent in the treatment of cancer. To this end, the present inventors assayed a series of clinically relevant cancer lines and assayed the anti-proliferative properties of a small cohort of eggmanone analogs. These gave a range of EC50s from 4 nM-8.4 uM. 
     Cancer cell lines were seeded in 96 well tissue culture plate at a low density and treated with varying concentrations of compounds identified in Table 7. After 72 hr incubation, CellTiter-Blue Cell Viability Assay (Promega, Madison, Wis.) was then performed according to manufacturer&#39;s protocol. Absorbance was then measured in a Modulus Microplate reader (Promega, Madison, Wis.) at 590 nm and compared to cells treated with DMSO. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Cancer selectivity assays conducted across various tumor cell lines. Relative 
               
               
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                 50% reduction of viable cell count at 72 hours. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
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                 Structure of 
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                 Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma 
                 SW480 
                 1KN7, 0.057 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 10 
                 uM 
                 2.1 
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                 Human Colorectal Carcinoma 
                 HCT116 
                 1KMF, 3.82 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 uM 
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                 Human Breast Adenocarcinoma 
                 MDA-MB- 231 
                 1KLU, 2.05 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 uM 
                 0.89 
                 uM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Mouse Melanoma 
                 B16F11 
                 1KLU, 2.05 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 uM 
                 0.89 
                 uM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Human Prostate Adenocarcinoma 
                 DU145 
                 1KMF, 0.684 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 15 
                 uM 
                 4.9 
                 uM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Human Cerebellar Medulloblastoma 
                 DaoY 
                 1KMG, 0.057 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 uM 
                 16 
                 uM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Human Colon Carcinoma 
                 RKO 
                 1KN7, 8.39 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 10 
                 uM 
                 2.08 
                 uM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Human Lung Carcinoma 
                 RWGT2 
                 1KLU, 6.87 uM 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1.5 
                 uM 
                 0.893 
                 uM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Human Cervical Adenocarcinoma 
                 HeLa 
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                 MCF7 
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                 27 
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     Example 3 
     Anti-Viral Effect 
     PDE4 was found to be functionally up-regulated in human T-lymphotropic virus infected T-cells and may contribute to the virus-induced proliferation. Furthermore selective blocking of PDE4 activity inhibited IL-2R expression and thereby led to abolishing HIV-1 DNA nuclear import in memory T cells. Additionally there have been recent implications of PDE4 μlaying major important roles in the infection process of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Dengue, and cowpox. With reference to  FIGS. 15 and 16 , the present inventors have experimentally shown that Eggmanone has antiviral effects on, RSV, Influenza, Dengue, and BVDV. 
     Example 4 
     Hh Signaling Inhibition and PDE4 Inhibition of Various Compounds. 
     Hedgehog signaling inhibition and PDE4 inhibition of various compounds disclosed herein was assayed as described herein above. The following data, provided in Table 8, were obtained. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Inactive 
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                 Formula (3) 
                 3 
                 1.27 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (4) 
                 N/A 
                 N/A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (5) 
                 2.5 
                 1.2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (6) 
                 5 
                 7.6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 20 (partial inhibition) 
                 8.5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 10 
                 2.08 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (9) 
                 7.5 
                 6.4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (10) 
                 Inactive 
                 27 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (11) 
                 10 
                 16 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 15 
                 8.2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 5-20 (partial inhibition) 
                 3.9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 Inactive 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 15 
                 23 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (16) 
                 20 
                 25 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 Inactive 
                 46 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 Inactive 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
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                 Inactive 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 Formula (20) 
                 Inactive 
                 N/A 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 5 
     General Synthesis of Methylallylamine Compounds 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Cyclohexanone was reacted with methyl cyanoacetate, S 8  and diethylamine in ethanol as previously reported to provide the 2-aminothiophene in 49% yield. 1  Formation of the dithiocarbamate was effected with C 2 S and NaOH in DMSO followed by reaction with dimethylsulfate to give the methyl dithiocarbamate, as previously reported. 2,3  Treatment with methylallylamine.HCl effected cyclization to 4 in 61% yield. S-alkylation was performed with one of two methods, where X=aryl, heteroaryl, dialkylamine. 
     Method 1. To a solution of 4 (0.171 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 3 CN (2.0 mL) was added 2-(chloroacetyl)×(0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and Cs 2 CO 3  (0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and the reaction was heated via microwave irradiation at 70° C. for 10 minutes. Addition of water caused precipitation of the desired product. 
     Method 2. To a solution of chloroacetyl chloride (0.26 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 2 Cl 2  (1.5 mL) under argon atmosphere was added amine (0.26 mmol, 1.0 eq) and Et 3 N (0.31 mmol, 1.2 eq) and the reaction was stirred at RT for 3 hours. Solvent was removed in-vacuo. The crude product (0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) was added as a solution in CH 3 CN (1.0 mL) to a solution of 4 (0.171 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 3 CN (1.0 mL). To the mixture was added Cs 2 CO 3  (0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and the reaction was heated via microwave irradiation at 70° C. for 10 minutes. Addition of water caused precipitation of the desired product, which if necessary, was purified by flash column chromatography. 
     Example 6 
     General Synthesis of Allylamine Compounds 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Cyclohexanone was reacted with methyl cyanoacetate, S 8  and diethylamine in ethanol as previously reported to provide the 2-aminothiophene in 49% yield. 1  Formation of the dithiocarbamate was effected with C 2 S and NaOH in DMSO followed by reaction with dimethylsulfate to give the methyl dithiocarbamate, as previously reported. 2,3  Treatment with allylamine effected cyclization to 4 in 61% yield. S-alkylation was performed with one of two methods, where X=aryl, heteroaryl, dialkylamine. 
     Method 1. To a solution of 4 (0.171 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 3 CN (2.0 mL) was added 2-(chloroacetyl)×(0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and Cs 2 CO 3  (0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and the reaction was heated via microwave irradiation at 70° C. for 10 minutes. Addition of water caused precipitation of the desired product. 
     Method 2. To a solution of chloroacetyl chloride (0.26 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 2 Cl 2  (1.5 mL) under argon atmosphere was added amine (0.26 mmol, 1.0 eq) and Et 3 N (0.31 mmol, 1.2 eq) and the reaction was stirred at RT for 3 hours. Solvent was removed in-vacuo. The crude product (0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) was added as a solution in CH 3 CN (1.0 mL) to a solution of 4 (0.171 mmol, 1.0 eq) in CH 3 CN (1.0 mL). To the mixture was added Cs 2 CO 3  (0.260 mmol, 1.5 eq) and the reaction was heated via microwave irradiation at 70° C. for 10 minutes. Addition of water caused precipitation of the desired product, which if necessary, was purified by flash column chromatography. 
     Example 7 
     This Examples describes further procedures conducted to synthesize and characterize Eggmanone. Unless stated otherwise, the methods utilized in this Example are the same as the methods described in Example 1. Thus, to avoid undue repetition, the methods described in Example 1 are not restated in this Example. 
     A phenotypic screen for small molecule modulators of zebrafish pattern formation identified a series of structurally related compounds, represented by the prototype named eggmanone (3-(2-methylallyl)-2-((2-oxo-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)thio)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4(3H)-one). NMR spectra analysis of eggmanone.  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.94 (dd, J=3.8, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (dd, J=5.0, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (dd, J=5.0, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 4.92 (s, 1H), 4.70 (s, 2H), 4.64 (s, 1H), 4.57 (s, 2H), 2.96 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.69 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 1.83 (s, 3H), 1.83 (m, 4H); LCMS, single peak, 1.42 min, m/e=416.8 [M+1]. This compound caused a number of phenotypes resembling those of Hh-deficient mutant embryos: ventral tail curvature, absent pectoral fins, small eyes, loss of neurocranial chondrogenesis, impaired slow muscle formation, and enlarged, rounded somites ( FIG. 17 a, b   ;  FIG. 5 a - c   ). Eggmanone (EGM) abrogated the expression of the Hh target gene patched-1 (ptch1) in the bud-stage adaxial cells, pectoral fin fields, and the somites ( FIG. 17 c, d   ). However, eggmanone did not eliminate ptch1 expression in the ventral neural tube or myotome cells adjacent to the notochord ( FIG. 5 d   ). Moreover, nkx2.2-expressing neurons in the ventral neural tube were not abolished in eggmanone-treated embryos, indicating that Hh inhibition was context-dependent ( FIG. 5 e   ). Since the zebrafish ventral neural tube patterning is relatively insensitive to ciliary dysfunction, these selective effects of eggmanone suggest a mechanism of action that is cilia dependent. 
     In the mouse Hh reporter cell line Shh-Light2, eggmanone inhibited Hh-inducible Gli-responsive luciferase (Gli-Luc) activity in a dose dependent manner, confirming that the molecular target is conserved in mammals ( FIG. 17 e   ). Eggmanone also blocked Gli-Luc reporter and ptch1 induction by purmorphamine, a Smo agonist, indicating that eggmanone targeted the Hh pathway at or downstream of Smo activation ( FIG. 17 f,g   ). By contrast, eggmanone did not affect BMP-responsive luciferase reporter activity, indicating that Hh reporter inhibition was not due to nonspecific effects on luciferase activity ( FIG. 17 h   ). Additionally, eggmanone did not block Gli-Luc reporter activity in cells transiently overexpressing Gli2 ( FIG. 17 i   ), thus ruling out indirect, non-Hh related effects downstream of Gli function. 
     To identify the molecular target of eggmanone, we utilized the LASSO (“Ligand Activity by Surface Similarity Order”) algorithm to virtually screen for potential targets. This algorithm implicated cGMP-specific PDE5 ( FIG. 8 ), presumably based on the similarity of the eggmanone&#39;s core structure to guanine ( FIG. 9 ). We assayed eggmanone for in vitro activity against eleven different PDE family members and found, surprisingly, that it significantly inhibited only the cAMP specific PDE4 family ( FIG. 18 ). Eggmanone significantly inhibited isoforms from each gene within the PDE4 (A-D) family ( FIG. 18 b, c   ), with an IC 50  (concentration causing 50% of maximal inhibition) range of 0.80-3.75 μM. The enzymatic activities of specific PDE4 isoforms did not reach 0% even at high eggmanone concentrations ( FIG. 18 c   ). Eggmanone had minimal effect (&lt;10% inhibition at 50 μM) on PDE1A1, PDE5A1, PDE6C, PDE7A1, PDE8A1, PDE9A1, and PDE10A2, and the IC50s for PDE2A, PDE3A and PDE11A4 were well above 50 μM ( FIG. 18 a, b   ), indicating that EGM is highly selective for the PDE4 family. Based on these measurements, eggmanone is at least 60-fold more potent against PDE4D3 than any of the tested PDE not belonging to the PDE4 family. 
     The PDE4 gene family consists of 4 genes (PDE4A, B, C, D), each containing upstream conserved regions, UCR1 (55 A.A) and UCR2 (78 A.A) that are unique to the PDE4 family. Of the seven isoforms of PDE4s tested, only the super-short isoform PDE4D2, which contains a truncated UCR2 domain, was not inhibited by eggmanone ( FIG. 18 b   ). Since the UCR2 domain is unique to all of the PDE4 family, this result provides a molecular explanation for eggmanone&#39;s selectivity toward PDE4 isoforms, and suggested that eggmanone might interact with an allosteric site on the UCR2 domain. To ascertain the mode of inhibition, kinetic studies were undertaken using purified PDE4D3, and the results were plotted in the double reciprocal Lineweaver-Burk plot ( FIG. 18 d   ;  FIGS. 19-21 ). Eggmanone exhibited a competitive mode of inhibition on PDE4D3. As discussed below, the results indicate that eggmanone is a selective PDE4 inhibitor with a unique mechanism of action that interacts with both the catalytic and the UCR2 domains. 
     To rule out other potential targets, eggmanone was tested against other pharmacologically relevant classes of biomolecules using a comprehensive panel of 442 kinases, 158 GPCRs and 21 phosphatases; remarkably, eggmanone exhibited no significant inhibition (&gt;10 μM) against any of these targets (Tables 4-6). Additionally, we conducted a small-scale structure activity relationship (SAR) study of eggmanone analogs. Of 12 analogs tested in both Hh-reporter assay and in vitro PDE4 assay, we found a strong correlation between each analog&#39;s ability to inhibit PDE4 and its ability to block Hh ( FIG. 22 a   ). Consistent with the idea that PDE4 antagonism was responsible for Hh signal inhibition, we found that Rolipram, a structurally unrelated competitive PDE4 inhibitor, could block Hh signaling as well ( FIG. 23 ). Interestingly, even though Rolipram is a far more potent PDE4 inhibitor than eggmanone in vitro 29 , Rolipram&#39;s effect on Hh signaling was incomplete even at high concentrations. Furthermore, to confirm the interaction between PDE4 and the Hh pathway in vertebrates, the long isoform PDE4D3 was transfected into Shh-Light2 reporter cells and was found to increase Hh signaling, which was abrogated by the presence of eggmanone ( FIG. 22 b   ). Finally, a dominant negative construct consisting of a catalytically inactive PDE4D3 inhibited Hh signaling ( FIG. 22 b   ). Taken together, these results indicate the pharmacological inhibition of PDE4 activity is central to Hh inhibition by eggmanone and its analogs. 
     Although eggmanone and its analogs block the hydrolytic activity of PDE4 in purified enzyme assays ( FIG. 18 ), eggmanone surprisingly did not increase total cAMP levels in cells at the concentrations that abolish Hh signaling ( FIG. 24 a   ). By contrast, rolipram elicited robust cAMP accumulation and the allosteric PDE4 inhibitor D159153 elicited moderate cAMP accumulation ( FIG. 24 a   ). These observations, together with the fact that eggmanone did not abolish neural tube patterning, led us to consider whether eggmanone only increases local cAMP levels in or near the cilium. While there is no known technique to directly visualize local cAMP levels within cilium, the frequency and the amplitude of beating cilium are modulated by cAMP levels. When zebrafish embryos were treated with 2 μM eggmanone, the otic kinocilium became markedly less motile ( FIG. 24 b   ). Since this concentration does not elicit a global cAMP change, this result suggests that eggmanone selectively modulates the cAMP levels localized within a microdomain associated with the cilium. 
     Without being bound by theory or mechanism, the centrosome, which also forms the basal body of the primary cilium and plays a central role in cilium biogenesis and function, was the cAMP microdomain targeted by eggmanone. Consistent with prior reports, in NIH3T3 cells over-expressing a VSV-tagged PDE4D3, PDE4D3 co-localized to the base of the cilium in physical association with AKAP450, a scaffolding protein which also anchors PKA to the basal body ( FIG. 11 ). Eggmanone treatment did not disrupt PDE4D3 localization or physical association with AKAP450 ( FIG. 11 b   ). These results support the notion that eggmanone promotes local cAMP accumulation by specifically inhibiting the PDE4s, such as PDE4D3, which are localized to the basal body. 
     To visualize changes in cAMP concentrations in individual cells and cellular regions, we utilized two distinct FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer)-based cAMP sensors: the Epac-FRET sensor (mTurquoiseΔ-Epac(CD, ΔDEP)-cp173 Venus-Venus) 35 , which detects cytosolic cAMP concentration and the PKA-based cAMP sensor (PKAC-YFP and PKARII-CFP combination), which has been used to document changes in local cAMP levels in the centrosome and basal body. In accordance with the cell lysate data, we found by using the Epac-FRET sensor that rolipram treatment (2 μM) significantly increased the FRET signal throughout the cell ( FIG. 4 c   ). By contrast, eggmanone treatment (2 μM) had no effect on the cytosolic FRET signal ( FIG. 24 c   ). Using the PKA-based cAMP sensor we found that eggmanone treatment (2 μM) increased cAMP levels only at discrete regions, presumably corresponding to the centrosome/basal body, without affecting cAMP levels elsewhere in the cell ( FIG. 24 d   ). 
     Since PKA is a critical downstream mediator activated by cAMP, we next examined the spatial distribution of PKA activation following eggmanone treatment. Immunostaining for the autophosphorylated active form of the PKA catalytic subunit demonstrated that eggmanone significantly increased the intensity of PKA activation almost exclusively in the basal body, which was marked with the γ-tubulin antibody ( FIGS. 2, 12 , and  25 - 26 ). This differed dramatically from a more diffuse increase in phospho-PKA staining following treatment with the competitive PDE4 inhibitor rolipram, the allosteric inhibitor D159153 30  ( FIG. 26 ), and the cAMP analog dibutyril cAMP, which induced the dispersion of PKA from the centrosome and more uniform PKA activation in the cell ( FIG. 26 ). Thus, eggmanone is functionally unique in its ability to increase cAMP levels and PKA activation precisely in the basal body. 
     In vertebrate cells, forskolin antagonizes Hh signaling by preventing ciliary localization of Gli and subsequent Gli-mediated transcription 15 . While this effect was attributed to PKA activation, it may be mediated via a PKA-independent mechanism as forskolin blocked ciliary translocation of Gli2 in PKA-null embryonic fibroblasts. By contrast, eggmanone did not prevent Gli2 localization to the primary cilium ( FIG. 27 a   ). In fact, quantification of the intensity of Gli2 staining within the primary cilium revealed that more Gli2 accumulated in eggmanone-treated cilium than in controls ( FIG. 27 b   ). Importantly, eggmanone blunted the nuclear accumulation of the full-length Gli2 (Gli2FL) induced by SAG, a Smo agonist, indicating that cAMP accumulation at the basal body blocked Gli2 trafficking from the primary cilium to the nucleus ( FIGS. 27 c - e   ). 
     To investigate whether the disruption of the cilium-to-nucleus trafficking of Gli2 by eggmanone was due to a general defect in the retrograde transport within the primary cilium, we compared the effect of the cytoplasmic dynein motor inhibitor ciliobrevin D with the effect of eggmanone on the intraflagellar transport protein 88 (IFT88) trafficking 19 . Unlike ciliobrevin D, which severely disrupted the IFT88 localization in the cilium and is known to disrupt cilium morphology, eggmanone had no effect on IFT88 localization or cilium morphology ( FIG. 27 c   ). Thus, the effects of eggmanone on Gli2 trafficking is specific, rather than an indirect consequence of a global defect in ciliary transport machinery. 
     Eggmanone represents a novel class of selective small molecules that inhibit Hh signaling and is a potentially new way to treat diseases caused by aberrant Hh activation 37 . Eggmanone efficiently and selectively killed SmoM2-Light cells, which stably overexpress the constitutively active, oncogenic Smo mutant, and are resistant to the Smo antagonist cyclopamine ( FIG. 3 f   ). Eggmanone had no effect on parental NIH3T3 cells. Moreover, eggmanone potently and preferentially reduced the viability of hedgehog and PDE4 dependent human medulloblastoma Daoy cells ( FIG. 3 g   ) by blocking proliferation and inducing apoptosis ( FIG. 3 h, i   ). 
     Based on the findings, it is proposed that ( FIG. 13 ): Hh activation requires trafficking of Gli through the primary cilium, where Gli becomes activated. Eggmanone targets PDE4s localized to the basal body, preventing the normal clearance of cAMP resulting in elevated cAMP levels at or near the cilium base. This in turn leads to the local activation of PKA in the basal body, where it prevents trafficking of Gli activator from the cilium to the nucleus. We postulate that the basal body, which contains the supramolecular complex comprised of both the mediator PKA and the negative regulator PDE4, functions as a “cAMP barrier” and a “signaling rheostat”: as a barrier, the basal body functionally isolates periciliary signal transduction events from cAMP fluctuations in the rest of the cell 33 , and as a rheostat, the basal body sets the threshold cAMP levels required for transduction or suppression of upstream signals emanating from the primary cilium. Eggmanone, by selectively raising the cAMP levels in the basal body, resets the “rheostat” to turn off Hh signaling. 
     PDE4 possesses a flexible structure, in which the UCR2 domain folds across the catalytic pocket, in essence to form a “cap” which modulates access to and binding efficiency in the catalytic pocket 48 . Interestingly, the UCR2-capped and uncapped states appear to be mediated by the phosphorylation status mediated by PKA, with phosphorylation by PKA favoring the uncapped (fully open) state, promoting cAMP degradation and conferring a negative feedback regulation on the PKA activity. While rolipram&#39;s affinity for the catalytic pocket is independent of the UCR2-uncapped or capped states, eggmanone may exhibit a tighter affinity in the UCR2-capped state, abrogating negative feedback regulation of PKA. 
     PDE4 also exists as a multimeric complex with the potential for both intramolecular and intermolecular capping and that association with scaffold proteins promote the monomeric conformation. Since eggmanone causes cAMP accumulation only at the basal body, to which various PDE4 isoforms are found in associations with scaffold proteins, we propose that eggmanone is an unusual conditional PDE4 inhibitor whose in vivo activity is dependent on enzyme confirmations conferred by subcellular localization. 
     Example 8 
     This Example describes procedures conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the present compounds and composition for treating heart failure and the like. 
     As shown below ( FIGS. 28 and 29 ), ionotropic effects are seen within 30 minutes of eggmanone administration to a mouse (20 mg/kg IP injection). The ionotropic effects to Eggmanone treatment were observed in the absence of a chronotropic response ( FIG. 28 ). This compound also does not increase the heart rate in mice, and mice treated with EGM exhibited no significant side effects and returned back to baseline heart function within 24 hrs of treatment ( FIG. 29 ). Mechanistically compound EGM targets the hydrolase PDE4. In Human adult myocardium, PDE4 localizes strictly to the z-bands. 
     In fibroblasts, PDE4 localized to the subcellular organelle called the centrosome ( FIG. 30 ). The addition of EGM to fibroblasts caused a spatially restricted activation of PKA around the centrosome without raising total cellular cAMP content ( FIG. 31 ). Likewise, allosteric inhibition of PDE4 in the heart lead to localized activation of PKA around the Z-disc without raising total cellular cAMP content. 
     To observe whether the effects of eggmanone administration are cardiomyocyte specific or due to off target effects, the contractility of individual mouse cardiomyocytes and the tone of ascending/descending aorta was observed. In mouse cardiomyocytes, Egm caused a 50% increase in contractility over vehicle control ( FIG. 32 ). The substantial increase in contractility with EGM (10 μM) was not associated with alterations in calcium handling in isolated mouse cardiomyocytes ( FIG. 33 ). EGM also increased contractile function in human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) indicating that EMG will increase contractility in human myocytes ( FIG. 34 ). 
     For myography, to test the vascular tone for presense of downstream or off target effects, mouse aorta was mounted and cannulated on a closed system. A physiological buffer (with respect to pH, CO 2 , and temperature) was circulated through the vessel. Drugs or compounds known to cause vessel constriction (e.g., KCl) or dilation were added to buffer, and the vessel was observed for change in diameter ( FIG. 35 ). After pre-constriction, Egm administration had no effect on the vessel. However, Rolipram caused the vessel to dilate ( FIGS. 35 and 36 ). These data illustrate that Egm may be acting directly on cardiomyocytes to cause left ventricular constriction rather than acting upon the vascularature leading to a pre-load effect. 
     Thus, allosteric PDE4 inhibitors can be used to cause localized activation of PKA without increasing total cAMP content, and the use of a novel class of PDE4 inhibitors with unique mechanism of action to increase cardiac inotropy without chronotropy. Moreover, as this approach does not involve increase in total cAMP content and global PKA activation, the proposed invention of the use of allosteric PDE4 inhibitors for heart failure will increase cardiac output without tachycardia, and without concern for tachyphylaxis and heart failure progression upon chronic administration. 
     Example 9 
     Compounds in Tables 9A and 9B were generated according to schemes set forth herein, in the specification. 
     Hh EC 50  Gli-Luc refers to treatment of stably transfected NIH-3T3 cells incorporating a Gli promoter-driven firefly luciferase and constitutively active renilla luciferase with multiple concentrations of inhibitor compound from a 10 mM DMSO stock solution and estimation of half-maximal effective inhibitory concentration. 
     ZF refers to wild-type embryonic zebrafish phenotypic assay involving dosing n=˜10 embryos in E3 egg water with compound from either a stock of 1 mM or 10 mM in DMSO at 5 hours post-fertilization and observing at 24, 48, and 72 hours post-fertilization. The 50% maximal effective concentration was determined by the concentration of compound at which embryos exhibited the identical phenotype compared to eggmanone-treated embryos. 
     Hh % Inh. refers to assaying C3H10T½ cells for reduction in SAG-induced (100 nM) Gli1 expression caused by inhibitors after 24 hours at either 10 μM, 1 μM, or five concentrations to determine EC 50 . Compounds are dosed from 10 mM DMSO stock solutions, and mRNA is isolated after 24 hours of compound treatment. mRNA is reverse transcribed to produce cDNA which is quantified by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in triplicate and levels are normalized to GAPDH levels. Data is presented as percent inhibition compared to positive control (SAG). 
     TM3 Gli Luciferase, C3H10T 1/2  qPCR, Gli1 mRNA; Sufu Null (Ptc), PDE4D3, and PDE4D2 data is included for compounds where analyzed. Methods utilized are according to the methods and procedures discussed herein, in the specification. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9A 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Structure 
                 Ref. 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 EGM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-76 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KXQ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-87 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1L07 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-88 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1ANQ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-96 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KMT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-99 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KK-14-093-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-100 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KK-14-094-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-103-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KK-14-094-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-103-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KK-093-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-041-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KK-14-094-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-041-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KK-14-096-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-048 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KK-14-096-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-053-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1L53 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-053-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1L4R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-053-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1L52 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-060 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KYW 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-069-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KY4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-088 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KMR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-103-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KMH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-103-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KN7 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-103-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KL1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-105 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-034 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-120-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-050-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-120-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-050-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-120-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-054 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-157 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-064 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-031 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-065-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-038-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-065-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-038-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-066 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-039-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-097 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-039-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-103 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-039-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-104 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-045-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-124 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-045-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-127 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-048-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-131-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-048-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-134 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-048-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-137 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-056-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-146-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-056-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-146-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-058-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-161-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-058-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-161-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-063 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-163-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-069-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-163-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-069-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-172 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-077 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-190-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-079 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-190-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-087-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-1-190-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-087-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-003 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-104-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-007-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-104-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-018 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-106 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-022-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-111 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-026 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-120-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-2-034 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-120-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-54 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-125 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-57 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-130 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-58 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-146 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-61 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-159 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-66 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-006 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-70 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-016 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 KYK-1-75 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-055-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-421 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-055-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-135 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-110 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-136 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-143 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-137 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-145 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-5-052 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-146 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-5-087 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-4-155 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Physical Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Ref 
                 Alt. Ref. 
                 MW 
                 LCMS [M + H] 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EGM 
                 1KLU, EHF1, 
                 416.572 
                 416.6, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
                 HI913 
                   
                   
               
               
                 1KXQ 
                   
                 486.648 
                   
               
               
                 1L07 
                   
                 405.575 
                   
               
               
                 1ANQ 
                   
                 431.613 
                   
               
               
                 1KMT 
                   
                 451.603 
                 452.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KK-14-093-1 
                   
                 466.632 
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-094-1 
                   
                 450.571 
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-094-2 
                   
                 451.014 
                   
               
               
                 KK-093-2 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-094-3 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-096-1 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-096-2 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1L53 
                   
                 391.548 
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-99 
                   
                 279.050 
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-100 
                   
                 439.140 
                 440.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-103-1 
                   
                 477.120 
                 478.0, 91.1% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-103-2 
                   
                 453.150 
                 454.1, 97.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-041-1 
                   
                 386.488 
                 387.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-041-2 
                   
                 401.499 
                 402.0, 94.4% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-048 
                   
                 483.604 
                 484.0, 90.3% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-053-1 
                   
                 392.510 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-053-2 
                   
                 420.930 
                 421.0, 97.8% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-053-3 
                   
                 391.548 
                 392.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-060 
                   
                 387.516 
                 388.1, 95.4% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-069-2 
                   
                 348.453 
                 349.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-088 
                   
                 357.446 
                 358.1, 96.3% 
               
               
                 1L4R 
                 HI321 
                 405.531 
                   
               
               
                 1L52 
                   
                 472.621 
                   
               
               
                 1KYW 
                   
                 437.576 
                   
               
               
                 1KY4 
                   
                 403.533 
                   
               
               
                 1KMR 
                   
                 417.586 
                   
               
               
                 1KMH 
                   
                 397.511 
                   
               
               
                 1KN7 
                   
                 418.574 
                   
               
               
                 1KL1 
                   
                 397.511 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-034 
                   
                 439.574 
                 440.0, 99.2% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-050-1 
                   
                 517.482 
                 518.8, 96.8% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-050-2 
                   
                 474.019 
                 473.9, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-054 
                   
                 362.490 
                 363.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-064 
                   
                 417.568 
                 418.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-065-1 
                   
                 362.490 
                 363.0, 98.8% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-065-2 
                   
                 348.463 
                 349.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-066 
                   
                 482.595 
                 482.9, 97.1% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-097 
                   
                 403.541 
                 403.6, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-103 
                   
                 351.444 
                 352.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-104 
                   
                 365.470 
                 366.1, 95.3% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-124 
                   
                 471.615 
                 472.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-127 
                   
                 292.42 
                 293.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-131-2 
                   
                 238.323 
                 239.0, 89.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-134 
                   
                 342.435 
                 343.0, 99.1% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-137 
                   
                 343.423 
                 344.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-146-1 
                   
                 356.462 
                 357.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-146-2 
                   
                 357.450 
                 358.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-161-1 
                   
                 404.526 
                 405.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-161-2 
                   
                 420.592 
                 420.9, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-163-1 
                   
                 396.526 
                 397.1, 96.8% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-163-2 
                   
                 397.514 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-172 
                   
                 411.540 
                 412.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-190-1 
                   
                 314.425 
                 315.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-190-2 
                   
                 393.321 
                 394.9, 97.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-1-190-3 
                   
                 328.452 
                 329.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-003 
                   
                 370.488 
                 371.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-007-1 
                   
                 356.462 
                 357.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-018 
                   
                 448.557 
                 449.0, 95.6% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-022-2 
                   
                 357.450 
                 358.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-026 
                   
                 350.431 
                 351.1, 96.9% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-034 
                   
                 436.519 
                 437.0, 92.2% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-54 
                   
                 535.060 
                 536.0, 92.2% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-57 
                   
                 397.514 
                 398.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-58 
                   
                 571.050 
                 571.9, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-61 
                   
                 582.664 
                 582.9, 90.8% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-66 
                   
                 541.090 
                 542.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-70 
                   
                 531.13  
                 532.0, 90.9% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-75 
                   
                 491.10  
                 492.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-76 
                   
                 411.11  
                 412.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-87 
                   
                 284.070 
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-88 
                   
                 515.170 
                 516.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 KYK-1-96 
                   
                 311.080 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-103-1 
                   
                 405.531 
                 406.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-103-2 
                   
                 407.503 
                 408.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-103-3 
                   
                 423.564 
                 424.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-105 
                   
                 511.629 
                 511.9, 90.9% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-120-1 
                   
                 418.544 
                 419.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-120-2 
                   
                 421.530 
                 422.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-120-3 
                   
                 412.522 
                 413.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-2-157 
                   
                 521.668 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-031 
                   
                 404.561 
                 405.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-038-2 
                   
                 418.588 
                 419.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-038-3 
                   
                 434.587 
                 435.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-1 
                 JEH-1-007 
                 416.580 
                 417.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-2 
                 JEH-1-028 
                 402.553 
                 403.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-3 
                 1L4Q, HI037 
                 402.545 
                 403.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-045-1 
                 HI573 
                 410.55  
                 411.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-045-3 
                   
                 411.538 
                 412.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-1 
                 1KMG 
                 411.538 
                 412.0, 90.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-2 
                 1L9B 
                 432.601 
                 433.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-3 
                   
                 417.586 
                 418.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-056-1 
                 JEH-1-009 
                 430.607 
                 431.2, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-056-2 
                   
                 432.615 
                 433.2, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-058-1 
                 HI647 
                 438.578 
                 439.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-058-2 
                   
                 452.605 
                 452.9, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-063 
                 1KMF 
                 411.538 
                 412.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-069-1 
                 1KLF 
                 417.560 
                 418.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-069-2 
                   
                 431.613 
                 432.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-077 
                   
                 413.554 
                 414.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-079 
                 1KY9, HI321, 
                 419.558 
                 420.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
                 EGM001 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-087-1 
                   
                 390.534 
                 391.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-087-2 
                   
                 404.561 
                 405.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-104-1 
                   
                 405.575 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-104-2 
                   
                 419.602 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-106 
                   
                 629.691 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-111 
                   
                 629.691 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-120-1 
                   
                 431.613 
                 432.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-120-2 
                   
                 431.613 
                 432.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-125 
                   
                 497.646 
                 498.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-130 
                   
                 511.673 
                 511.9, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-146 
                   
                 306.442 
                 307.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-159 
                   
                 330.42  
                 331.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-006 
                   
                 412.54  
                 413.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-016 
                   
                 413.554 
                 414.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-055-1 
                   
                 392.491 
                 393.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-055-2 
                   
                 399.527 
                 400.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-110 
                   
                 383.528 
                 384.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-121 
                   
                 727.792 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-135 
                   
                 402.589 
                 403.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-136 
                   
                 431.613 
                 432.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-137 
                   
                 431.613 
                 432.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-143 
                   
                 434.605 
                 435.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-145 
                   
                 386.528 
                 387.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-146 
                   
                 365.495 
                 366.3, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-4-155 
                   
                 385.544 
                 386.2, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-5-052 
                   
                 399.53  
                   
               
               
                 JEH-5-087 
                   
                 370.485 
                 371.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Shh 
                   
                 C3H10T1/2 qPCR, 
                 Sufu Null 
                 ZF 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Light2 
                 TM3 G8 Luciferase 
                 Gh1 mRNA 
                 (Ptc) 
                 Phenotype 
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Luc 
                 % Inh., 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EC50 
                 0.5 
                 % Inh., 2 
                   
                 % Inh., 1 
                 % Inh., 10 
                   
                 % Inh., 10 
                 EC100  
                 PDE4D3 
                 PDE4D2 
               
               
                 Ref. 
                 (μM) 
                 pM 
                 pM 
                 EC 50 
                 pM 
                 pM 
                 EC50 
                 μM 
                 (μM) 
                 IC50 
                 IC50 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EGM 
                   
                 6.51% 
                 69.85% 
                 1.35 
                 53.3% 
                 92.7% 
                 1.41 
                 65.6% 
                   
                 1.1 
                 1.3 
               
               
                 1KXQ 
                 &gt;20 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 1L07 
                   
                 20.4% 
                 33.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1ANQ 
                   
                 17.4% 
                 30.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1.7 
                 1.2 
               
               
                 1KMT 
                 &gt;20 
                 27.4% 
                 38.4% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 30 
                 46 
               
               
                 KK-14-093-1 
                   
                 23.8% 
                 56.0% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-094-1 
                   
                 17.8% 
                 44.0% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-094-2 
                   
                 10.7% 
                 34.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-093-2 
                   
                 3.7% 
                 36.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-094-3 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-096-1 
                   
                 9.4% 
                 23.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KK-14-096-2 
                   
                 21.2% 
                 39.7% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 1L53 
                   
                 0.3% 
                 19.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1L4R 
                   
                 50.6% 
                 89.2% 
                 2.82 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 1L52 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1KYW 
                   
                 27.9% 
                 37.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 1KY4 
                 &gt;20 
                 20.8% 
                 34.7% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 27 
                 13 
               
               
                 1KMR 
                   
                 12.4% 
                 39.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 11 
                 7.6 
               
               
                 1KMH 
                   
                 19.0% 
                 35.0% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 8.2 
                 5 
               
               
                 1KN7 
                  5-10 
                 7.5% 
                 35.4% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1.8 
                 1.7 
               
               
                 1KL1 
                   
                 26.1% 
                 50.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 62 
                 25 
               
               
                 JEH-1-034 
                   
                 10.3% 
                 37.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-050-1 
                   
                 3.2% 
                 47.6% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-050-2 
                   
                 −1.3% 
                 49.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 25 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-054 
                   
                 14.8% 
                 40.7% 
                 1.10 
                 19.6% 
                 50.4% 
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-064 
                   
                 17.9% 
                 41.7% 
                 7.06 
                   
                 64.1% 
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-065-1 
                   
                 10.2% 
                 37.6% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-065-2 
                   
                 −1.3% 
                 67.4% 
                 1.09 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 10 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-066 
                   
                 6.9% 
                 32.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-097 
                   
                 0.0% 
                 25.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-103 
                   
                 3.8% 
                 35.1% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-104 
                   
                 5.0% 
                 15.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-124 
                   
                 5.9% 
                 40.7% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-127 
                   
                 −29.8% 
                 25.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-131-2 
                   
                 −3.5% 
                 27.7% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-134 
                   
                 14.7% 
                 56.0% 
                 0.713 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-137 
                   
                 9.5% 
                 52.4% 
                 3.32 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-146-1 
                   
                 −5.0% 
                 46.1% 
                 &gt;50 
                   
                 68.9% 
                   
                   
                 10 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-146-2 
                   
                 14.8% 
                 42.1% 
                 11.2 
                   
                 28.7% 
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-161-1 
                   
                 10.4% 
                 46.5% 
                 19.1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 0.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-161-2 
                   
                 25.8% 
                 75.3% 
                 9.55 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-163-1 
                   
                 57.4% 
                 92.0% 
                 1.96 
                   
                   
                   
                 41.9% 
                 0.81 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-163-2 
                   
                 43.8% 
                 70.4% 
                 3.79 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-172 
                   
                 12.6% 
                 21.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-190-1 
                   
                 −6.9% 
                 33.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-190-2 
                   
                 12.5% 
                 37.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-1-190-3 
                   
                 37.5% 
                 61.4% 
                 5.01 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-003 
                   
                 15.8% 
                 45.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 30 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-007-1 
                   
                 −10.1% 
                 48.6% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 10 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-018 
                   
                 −42.5% 
                 −12.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-022-2 
                   
                 17.0% 
                 59.5% 
                 3.16 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 25 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-026 
                   
                 −73.1% 
                 −16.0% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 25 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-034 
                   
                 11.9% 
                 17.4% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-54 
                   
                 6.6% 
                 29.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-57 
                   
                 6.3% 
                 49.2% 
                 8.55 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-58 
                   
                 −6.3% 
                 18.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-61 
                   
                 −12.4% 
                 11.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-66 
                   
                 15.9% 
                 47.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-70 
                   
                 9.3% 
                 22.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-75 
                   
                 25.5% 
                 44.3% 
                 3.59 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                 6.4 
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-76 
                   
                 19.0% 
                 54.5% 
                 5.13 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-87 
                   
                 1.6% 
                 25.6% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-88 
                   
                 10.7% 
                 46.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-96 
                   
                 9.4% 
                 21.1% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-99 
                   
                 12.2% 
                 30.0% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-100 
                   
                 36.1% 
                 70.0% 
                 4.67 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-103-1 
                   
                 −18.8% 
                 18.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 KYK-1-103-2 
                   
                 11.6% 
                 51.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 &gt;50 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-041-1 
                   
                 −11.0% 
                 29.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 20 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-041-2 
                   
                 9.6% 
                 26.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 30 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-048 
                   
                 27.0% 
                 44.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 N/A 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-053-1 
                   
                 17.7% 
                 29.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 N/A 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-053-2 
                   
                 −10.1% 
                 28.1% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 N/A 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-053-3 
                   
                 10.8% 
                 34.6% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 N/A 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-060 
                   
                 10.0% 
                 36.7% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 30 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-069-2 
                   
                 28.3% 
                 52.0% 
                 1.11 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 48 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-088 
                   
                 15.8% 
                 40.5% 
                 14.1 
                   
                 24.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-103-1 
                   
                 20.5% 
                 35.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-103-2 
                   
                 −5.5% 
                 30.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-103-3 
                   
                 12.8% 
                 37.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-105 
                   
                 15.1% 
                 35.4% 
                   
                   
                 54.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-120-1 
                   
                 15.2% 
                 40.1% 
                 30.2 
                   
                 82.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-120-2 
                   
                 −1.3% 
                 29.7% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-120-3 
                   
                 −2.6% 
                 37.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-2-157 
                   
                 20.1% 
                 33.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-031 
                   
                 11.9% 
                 48.0% 
                   
                 11.7% 
                 100.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-038-2 
                   
                 15.5% 
                 32.6% 
                   
                 27.8% 
                 102.0% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-038-3 
                   
                 −39.5% 
                 −13.0% 
                   
                 24.4% 
                 14.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-1 
                   
                 21.8% 
                 46.8% 
                 2.96 
                 −3.3% 
                 81.6% 
                   
                   
                   
                 1 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-2 
                   
                 82.4% 
                 93.6% 
                 0.476 
                 49.3% 
                 89.1% 
                 0.593 
                 80.4% 
                 0.1 
                 &gt;100 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-3 
                   
                 51.2% 
                 84.0% 
                 3.02 
                 64.9% 
                 66.5% 
                   
                 38.1% 
                   
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 JEH-3-045-1 
                   
                 −11.2% 
                 56.2% 
                 8.49 
                 58.1% 
                 95.4% 
                 0.809 
                 47.6% 
                   
                 18 
                 14 
               
               
                 JEH-3-045-3 
                   
                 20.3% 
                 42.3% 
                 10.5 
                   
                 43.6% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-1 
                   
                 17.1% 
                 36.0% 
                 19.0 
                   
                 28.7% 
                   
                   
                   
                 24 
                 16 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-2 
                   
                 21.5% 
                 33.1% 
                 17.8 
                   
                 36.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                 8.3 
                 5.6 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-3 
                   
                 21.5% 
                 40.5% 
                 6.31 
                 33.8% 
                 98.6% 
                   
                 −13.7% 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-056-1 
                   
                 24.2% 
                 40.4% 
                 7.08 
                 14.7% 
                 67.2% 
                   
                   
                 1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-056-2 
                   
                 −17.6% 
                 28.0% 
                   
                 13.1% 
                 84.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-058-1 
                   
                 28.1% 
                 51.8% 
                 12.6 
                 12.0% 
                 85.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                 14 
                 45 
               
               
                 JEH-3-058-2 
                   
                 27.8% 
                 41.8% 
                   
                   
                 18.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-063 
                 10-20 
                 18.9% 
                 40.4% 
                 39.8 
                   
                 35.4% 
                   
                   
                   
                 23 
                 4.9 
               
               
                 JEH-3-069-1 
                 10-20 
                 −15.7% 
                 27.3% 
                 32.5 
                   
                 42.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                 15 
                 6.4 
               
               
                 JEH-3-069-2 
                   
                 1.5% 
                 31.3% 
                 2.50 
                 38.6% 
                 97.6% 
                 2.74 
                 77.6% 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-077 
                   
                 25.4% 
                 46.9% 
                   
                 47.1% 
                 89.1% 
                 1.13 
                 52.1% 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-079 
                   
                 24.8% 
                 43.5% 
                 18.2 
                 25.1% 
                 50.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                 4.1 
                 3.2 
               
               
                 JEH-3-087-1 
                   
                 42.1% 
                 84.7% 
                 12.0 
                 39.5% 
                 96.1% 
                 1.37 
                 21.6% 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-087-2 
                   
                 39.2% 
                 69.3% 
                 1.58 
                 64.2% 
                 100.6% 
                 0.789 
                 12.1% 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-104-1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-104-2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-106 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-111 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-120-1 
                   
                 14.2% 
                 22.3% 
                   
                 28.7% 
                 106.1% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-120-2 
                   
                 8.1% 
                 29.1% 
                   
                 36.9% 
                 95.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-125 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-130 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-146 
                   
                 5.4% 
                 26.0% 
                 23.9 
                 48.4% 
                 83.9% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-159 
                   
                 21.4% 
                 31.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-006 
                   
                 −7.8% 
                 28.9% 
                 &gt;50 
                 14.3% 
                 79.3% 
                 4.30 
                   
                   
                 &gt;100 
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-016 
                   
                 14.2% 
                 33.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-055-1 
                   
                 14.3% 
                 38.8% 
                 16.6 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-055-2 
                   
                 19.7% 
                 37.9% 
                 6.03 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-110 
                   
                 0.0% 
                 43.4% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-121 
                   
                 70.6% 
                 82.8% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-135 
                   
                 21.2% 
                 35.7% 
                 5.50 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-136 
                   
                 3.7% 
                 44.3% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-137 
                   
                 −0.8% 
                 25.5% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-143 
                   
                 8.6% 
                 40.5% 
                 2.51 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-145 
                   
                 0.4% 
                 12.1% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-146 
                   
                 6.5% 
                 28.2% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-4-155 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-5-052 
                   
                   
                   
                 25.0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-5-087 
                   
                   
                   
                 31.6 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9B 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 Refer- 
               
               
                 Structure 
                 ence 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI0863 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI113 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI682 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI352 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI011 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI864 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI612 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI499 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI798 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI931 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI918 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI277 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI272 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI110 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI302 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI630 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI925 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI696 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI598 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI2863 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Shh Light2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Physical Data 
                 Luc 
                 PDE4D3 
                 PDE4D2 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Reference 
                 MW 
                 EC50 (μM) 
                 IC50 
                 IC50 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HI0863 
                 428.54 
                 2.44 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI682 
                 414.513 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI011 
                 396.523 
                 1.8 to 5   
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (variable) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI612 
                 410.55 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI798 
                 426.549 
                 &gt;10 
                 &gt;100 
                   
               
               
                 HI918 
                 336.424 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI272 
                 292.415 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI302 
                 388.475 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI925 
                 384.512 
                 N.D. 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI598 
                 370.485 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                  HI2863 
                 449.381 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI113 
                 404.927 
                 &gt;20 
                 4.1 
                   
               
               
                 HI352 
                 398.539 
                 &gt;10 
                 20 
                   
               
               
                 HI864 
                 358.474 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI499 
                 410.949 
                 4.6 to 9.5 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI931 
                 388.475 
                 N.D. 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI277 
                 356.458 
                 &gt;10 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI110 
                 348.453 
                 N.D. 
                 N.D. 
                   
               
               
                 HI630 
                 370.485 
                 &gt;10 
                 6 
                   
               
               
                 HI696 
                 418.529 
                  &lt;1 
                 14 
                 7.4 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 10 
     General Synthesis of Thienopyrimidine Compounds 
     Thienopyrimidines with general structure 1 were synthesized in approximately 5 steps from commercially available starting materials. R 1  and R 2  most commonly exist as a fused cyclohexyl ring. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     General synthetic scheme for 1 where R 1 =R 2 =cyclohexyl, Boc-piperidine, or Y=O, S.
         Where Y=O, S, the R3-NCS procedure was utilized.       

                         
General Synthesis of 1.
 
     In Scheme 1, where Y=NBoc, the Boc group was removed with trifluoroacetic acid in DCM. The secondary amine was functionalized through either reaction with a sulfonyl chloride in the presence of base, through amide formation with the R 6 -carboxylic acid, or through reductive amination with the R 8 -aldehyde. 
     Where R 1 =R 2 =H, scheme 2 was utilized, and Scheme 1 was followed upon formation of the 2-aminothiophene shown in Scheme 2, through the route employing dithiourea synthesis and amine substitution. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Where R 1 =Ar, R 2 =H, Scheme 2 was followed, involving mono-Boc protection of the 2-aminothiophene, 2-position bromination and Suzuki cross coupling during which Boc group deprotection also occurred. All examples of R 1 =Ar employed R 3 -NCS formation of the R 3 -thiourea, and Scheme 1 was followed for the remainder of the synthesis. 
     Synthesis of 2 followed the general scheme 3. In each case, reaction with the isothiocyanate directly formed the cyclic thiourea. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     R 3  derived from either the free amine through cyclization with the dithiourea of Scheme 1 or from the isothiocyanate through direct reaction with the 2-aminothiophene. 
     R 4  derived from S-alkylation of the cyclic thiourea with primary alkyl halides. Where R 4  derives from a 2-haloacetyl starting material, the starting material was purchased from commercial suppliers. Where R 4  derives from a substituted 2-haloacetamide, the 2-haloacetamide was synthesized from 2-chloroacetyl chloride and either a primary or secondary amine. 
     Compound 3-159 was synthesized as shown in Scheme 4 from the 2-aminocyclohexylthiophene by reacting with the cyanoacetate with 4 M HCl in dioxane. No other compounds were synthesized using this method. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Benzothiophenes were synthesized following Scheme 5 and upon aromatization and deprotection, were elaborated according to Scheme 1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Substitutions for the thiopyrin anidinone S-linkage were performed by nucleophilic substitution with the requisite chloropyrimidinone to provide O-linked and N-linked analogs as shown in Scheme 6. Conditions slightly varied depending on the nature of the X group. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Example 11 
     Chemical characterization and biological data are included for representative compounds in the specification. 
     Example 11 
     It is anticipated that compounds disclosed herein could serve as an anti-tumor, anti-angiogenic, anti-metastatic, agent in the treatment of cancer. To this end, a series of clinically relevant cancer lines were assayed and the cell-killing EC 50 s for compounds according to the subject matter disclosed herein are provided in Table 10. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Structure 
                 Ref. 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 EGM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-063 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KXQ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-069-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KMT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI0863 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KY4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI011 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1KN7 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI302 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-039-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI352 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-048-1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI499 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-3-048-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI277 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI696 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 HI630 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Physical Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Ref. 
                 Alt. Ref. 
                 LCMS [M + H] 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EGM 
                 1KLU, EHF1, HI913 
                 416.6, 100.0% 
               
               
                 1KXQ 
                   
                   
               
               
                 1KMT 
                   
                 452.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 1KY4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 1KN7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-3 
                 1L4Q, HI037 
                 403.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-1 
                 1KMG 
                 412.0, 90.0%  
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-2 
                 1L9B 
                 433.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-063 
                 1KMF 
                 412.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 JEH-3-069-1 
                 1KLF 
                 418.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                 HI0863 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI011 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI302 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI352 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI499 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI277 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI630 
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI696 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 CELL KILLING EC50 (μM), human cancer cells unless specified otherwise 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Colon 
                 Prostate 
                 Colon 
                 Breast 
                 Melanoma 
                 Prostate 
               
               
                 Ref. 
                 SW480 
                 PCx3 
                 HTC116 
                 MDA-231 
                 B16F10 
                 DU145 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EGM 
                 0.534 
                 77.19 
                 11.43 
                 2.053 
                 2.223 
                 41.92 
               
               
                 1KXQ 
                 43.99 
                 41.07 
                 12.02 
                 &gt;100 
                 28.68 
                 0.029 
               
               
                 1KMT 
                 4.89 
                 73.97 
                 89.24 
                 68.28 
                 61.69 
                 32.4 
               
               
                 1KY4 
                 12.18 
                 78.74 
                 .0828 
                 9.98 
                 6.24 
                 N.D. 
               
               
                 1KN7 
                 0.0574 
                 45.73 
                 21.33 
                 10.31 
                 25.78 
                 91.44 
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-3 
                 3.63 
                 50.1 
                 54.53 
                 1.74 
                 3.69 
                 71.03 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-1 
                 1.87 
                 81.25 
                 87.86 
                 6.82 
                 14.19 
                 100.44 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-2 
                 4.68 
                 105.2 
                 66.36 
                 17.3 
                 25.34 
                 40.27 
               
               
                 JEH-3-063 
                 8.05 
                 100 
                 3.82 
                 4.46 
                 2.29 
                 0.684 
               
               
                 JEH-3-069-1 
                 6.92 
                 69.68 
                 22.9 
                 13.96 
                 16.06 
                 47.5 
               
               
                 HI0863 
                 5.4 
                 47.7 
                 0.078 
                 3.12 
                 4.46 
                 2.38 
               
               
                 HI011 
                 24.5 
                 85 
                 10 
                 1.6 
                 9.1 
                 0.004 
               
               
                 HI302 
                 3.3 
                 &gt;100 
                 21.9 
                 18.7 
                 16 
                 0.078 
               
               
                 HI352 
                 0.287 
                 0.03 
                 74.7 
                 84.5 
                 108.9 
                 98.1 
               
               
                 HI499 
                 0.69 
                 202 
                 28.1 
                 &gt;100 
                 46 
                 48.8 
               
               
                 HI277 
                 0.03 
                 &gt;100 
                 135.7 
                 186.2 
                 &gt;100 
                 180.1 
               
               
                 HI630 
                 182.2 
                 &gt;100 
                 N.D. 
                 23.1 
                 N.D. 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI696 
                 2.6 
                 &gt;100 
                 3.2 
                 1.2 
                 0.0066 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 CELL KILLING EC50 (μM), human cancer cells unless specified otherwise 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Lung Squam, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Medulloblastoma 
                 Colon 
                 NSCLC 
                 Cervix 
                 Breast 
                 Lung 
               
               
                 Ref. 
                 DaoY 
                 RKO 
                 RWGT2 
                 HeLa 
                 MCF7 
                 H82 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EGM 
                 31.53 
                 54.28 
                 6.869 
                 12.43 
                 UnCh 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 1KXQ 
                 46.79 
                 UnCh 
                 80.85 
                 12.25 
                 UnCh 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 1KMT 
                 58.22 
                 75.63 
                 51.11 
                 49.72 
                 1.08 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 1KY4 
                 115.67 
                 33.24 
                 156.72 
                 24.79 
                 0.4828 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 1KN7 
                 58.57 
                 8.39 
                 28.36 
                 27.47 
                 UnCh 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 JEH-3-039-3 
                 34.02 
                 306.5 
                 5.07 
                 36.94 
                 UnCh 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-1 
                 0.0574 
                 52.88 
                 40.17 
                 23.64 
                 UnCh 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 JEH-3-048-2 
                 44.9 
                 29.25 
                 59.5 
                 78.6 
                 74.56 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 JEH-3-063 
                 15.33 
                 7.18 
                 23.72 
                 9.18 
                 UnCh 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 JEH-3-069-1 
                 26.89 
                 38.27 
                 27.6 
                 100 
                 UnCh 
                 UnCh 
               
               
                 HI0863 
                 39.8 
                 42.8 
                 38.8 
                 12.2 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI011 
                 110.8 
                 &gt;100 
                 2.96 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI302 
                 26.6 
                 0.0096 
                 22.9 
                 20.22 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI352 
                 100 
                 100 
                 73.8 
                 114.4 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI499 
                 176.8 
                 35.7 
                 45.8 
                 440.8 
                 2.67 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI277 
                 246.6 
                 &gt;100 
                 30.5 
                 5.11 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI630 
                 &gt;100 
                 100 
                 44.4 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                 HI696 
                 2.95 
                 &gt;100 
                 64.9 
                 3.75 
                 &gt;100 
                 &gt;100 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 12 
     PDE4 as a Target for RSV 
     The small molecule PDE4 inhibitors of the presently disclosed subject matter are actively anti-viral in viral CPE (cytopathic effect) assays versus RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), Dengue (1 experiment), and BVDV (bovine viral diarrhea virus, surrogate for human hepatitis C virus). Of note, PDE4 inhibitors are now approved for COPD, for which RSV may be an exacerbating factor). 
     As a Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus: 
     Provided in  FIG. 37  are the results from BVDV (Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, surrogate for Hepatitis C virus) CPE (cytotoxic effect) testing done. The assay was repeated with H1913 (a PDE4B and PDE4D inhibitor). Hi913 (our prototypic PDE4 inhibitor) was tested in half-log concentrations ranging from 100 μM to 0.33 μM. As the stock solution of H1913 was 10 mM, this meant that the final DMSO concentrations for the highest Hi913 concentrations were 1%, 0.33%, and 0.1%. The normal final DMSO concentrations used is 0.1%, so additional DMSO controls of 1% and 0.33% were included. The Hi913 data for the highest 3 concentrations is normalized to the respective DMSO concentrations. Note that at 3.3 to 10 μM, our PDE4 inhibitor blocked cytopathic effects of BVDV by ˜60 and ˜75%, respectively. The outlier effects at 100 μM are probably due to cytotoxicity at the high drug concentration. 
     Anti-RSV Effects of PDE4 Inhibitor 
     RSV is an enveloped single (−) stranded RNA virus, which is the most common cause of severe respiratory illness in children, responsible for majority (70%) of bronchiolitis. RSV infection is the most common cause of hospitalization in USA of young children up to the first year of life. Globally, there are 33 million new cases of RSV each year, responsible for deaths of 66,000 to 199,000 children each year. In addition, elderly over 65-years old and immunocompromised individuals are at increased risk for severe respiratory disease from RSV. In the elderly, symptomatic respiratory illness due to RSV is associated with high morbidity and mortality (11.9%), responsible for 10,000 deaths each year in US alone. Currently, there is no targeted therapy against RSV and treatment remains supportive. 
     In Table 11, the results of CPE assays following infection of human epidermoid cancer cells (HEp-2) with RSV. Even at 10,000 higher viral titers, our compound achieved complete inhibition at 10 μM. At 1 and 3 μM, the compound achieved over 98% reduction. The exemplary compound alone caused no apparent cytotoxicity at these concentrations. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Ave Plaque # 
                 Plaques per 
                 % CPE 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Relative 
                 (each represent 
                 normalized 
                 relative  
               
               
                   
                   
                 RSV 
                 3 independent 
                 viral 
                 to 
               
               
                 Study 
                 Dilution 
                 titer 
                 experiments) 
                 titer 
                 DMSO 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 DMSO 
                 100000 
                 1 
                 10666667 
                 1.07E+07 
                 100.00 
               
               
                 HI 1 uM 
                 10000 
                 10 
                 1733333 
                 1.73E+05 
                 1.62 
               
               
                 HI 3 uM 
                 10000 
                 10 
                 1933333 
                 1.93E+05 
                 1.81 
               
               
                 HI 10 uM 
                 1 
                 100000 
                 0 
                 0.00E+00 
                 0.00 
               
               
                 2014 Study 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 DMSO 
                 100000 
                 1 
                 11333333 
                 1.13E+07 
                 100.00 
               
               
                 Negative  
                 100000 
                 1 
                 14000000 
                 1.40E+07 
                 123.53 
               
               
                 control 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 HI 10 uM 
                 1 
                 100000 
                 0 
                 0.00E+00 
                 0.00 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 13 
     An unbiased zebrafish in vivo chemical genetic screen for small molecule developmental patterning modulators identified EGM1, which phenocopied the loss of Hh zebrafish mutant. In vitro, EGM1 inhibited Hh target gene transcription downstream of SMo and functioned epistatic to the Gli transcription factor regulator Suppressor of Fused (SuFu), as provided in  FIG. 39 . The SAR and hit to lead efforts, as presented in  FIGS. 40 and 41  and target identification campaign, are positioned to identify an improved downstream of Smo probe of Hh signaling. Initial appendage and core scaffold SAR indicated narrow parameters for potency improvement while focusing on optimization of solubility properties and elimination of metabolic liabilities. However, a series of cyclopropanes exhibited up to three-fold EC 50  reduction and slight solubility optimization. These compounds can serve as intermediates toward identification of a downstream Smo Hh inhibitor, which will be useful for treatment of non-Gorlin syndrome oncogenic mutations and Smo inhibitor resistance. 
     Example 14 
     Based on the discovery of eggmanone (EGM1) from a high content screen for small molecule modulators of developmental patterning in embryonic zebrafish and its recapitulation of the Hh-null phenotype, EGM1 was confirmed to inhibit Hh signaling in cell-based assays, functioning downstream of Smo and the negative regulator Sufu but upstream of Gli TFs. This downstream inhibition was linked to inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) via protein kinase A (PKA) activation, leading to Gli phosphorylation and resultant Gli processing. Conceptual modulation of Hh transcriptional activity at signaling nodes downstream of Smo has gained favor for subverting clinical resistance, with Gli antagonism (GANT-61) and bromodomain inhibition emerging as two approaches. In addition to studies with EGM1, mounting evidence has linked PDE4 to Hh signaling and tumorigenesis. Therefore, viewed EGM1 was viewed as a starting point for in vitro probe development toward an optimized downstream of Sufu Hh inhibitor; however, EGM1&#39;s limited aqueous solubility and modest potency required improvement. Several EGM1 analogs with improved activity are provided below in Table 12A. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12A 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 EGM1 analogs with improved Hh activity and cLogP. 
               
               
                 Physical Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Structure 
                 Reference 
                 Alternate Ref. 
                 MW 
                 cLogP 
                 LCMS [M + H] 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-5-123-1 
                   
                 336.409 
                 3.48  
                 337.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-5-124-1 
                   
                 342.431 
                 3.24  
                 343.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-5-156 
                   
                 344.45 
                 2.91 
                 345.1, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-5-187 
                   
                 325.39 
                 2.50 
                 326.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-5-189 
                   
                 326.37 
                 2.70 
                 327.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 JEH-6-001 
                   
                 358.47 
                 3.49 
                 359.0, 100.0% 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Initially, three points of modification of EGM11 were targeted: incorporation of polar atoms in the cyclohexyl ring, substitution of the methylallyl functionality, and replacement of the pendant thiophene. In linear fashion starting with cyclohexanone and derivatives (Sa-d), the tricyclic ring system was fashioned from left to right starting with a Gewald reaction to provide the 2-aminothiophene 6. In most cases, formation of the dithiourea 7 was followed by two-step cyclization with primary amines to yield the cyclic thiourea 8; however, on smaller scales, direct formation of thioureas with isothiocyanates and subsequent cyclization also arrived at 8. S-alkylation under mild conditions installed alkyl ketones to provide EGM1 analogs 9a-n and tetrahydropyran and tetrahydrothiopyran analogs 9o and 9p. In the case of Y=NBoc, further Boc deprotection gave piperidine 10a. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     When choosing the primary assay for analog evaluation, consideration was given to two factors: cellular reduction of Hh target gene Gli1 transcription is directly linked to in vivo control of tumor growth; and micromolar potency of the marketed PDE4 inhibitor Roflumilast for Hh signaling inhibition (data not shown) indicated partial contribution of PDE4 to EGM1&#39;s observed Hh inhibition. Therefore, we prioritized phenotypic analog evaluation in the Gli-responsive luciferase reporter line TM3-Gli-Luc stimulated with 20 nM Smo agonist (SAG) while concurrently monitoring non-specific cellular toxicity. Additionally, lipophilic efficiency (LipE), a concurrent readout of a compound&#39;s potency (pEC50) and lipophilicity (cLogP) derived by subtracting the latter from the former, was utilized to optimize solubility properties (Table 12B), allowing for straightforward tracking of compounds with improvements in both parameters. Marketed Smo antagonists Vismodegib and Sonidegib displayed expected potency, while the  EC50  of the Gli antagonist GANT-61 was slightly higher than the reported ˜5  μ M EC 50  in the Shh-LIGHT2 reporter line. Pleased with the response of known Hh inhibitors, we profiled EGM1 and noted a benchmark  EC50  for EGM1 of 1.34  μ M and a corresponding LipE of 0.73. Given that the low-nanomolar EC 50s  of 1 and 2 support LipEs of 4.33 and 3.02 respectively, we targeted a LipE for optimized EGM1 analogs of &gt;2 deriving from an EC 50  of &lt;1 μM (pEC 50 &gt;6). Replacement of the methylallyl group with small alkyl and cycloalkyl substituents revealed broad tolerance and a resulting improvement of LipE to 1.40 with cyclopropyl analog 9b, driven by cLogP reduction. Phenyl analog 9f indicated steric disfavoring of large substituents. In marked contrast to the favorable structure activity relationships (SAR) of the R 1  functionality, substitution of the R 2  thiophene in EGM1 showed little tolerance for alternate (hetero)aromatic and cycloalkyl amides with major potency losses across the series (9g-n). Only 2-methylpiperidine 9m displayed an acceptable reduction in potency (˜2-fold); however, an  LD50  of 16.7  μ M precluded further investigation. Therefore, bioisosteric replacement of the thiophene group for a phenyl ring was seen as a prudent strategy going forward despite the modest potency of 9g. Finally, analogs 9o, 9p, and 10a indicated disfavored incorporation of polar atoms into the western cyclohexyl ring. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12B 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Initial EGM1 SAR with constant thienopyrimidinone core. 
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 TM3-Gli-Luc 
                 TM3-Gli-Luc 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 EC 50   
                 LD 50   
                   
               
               
                 Entry 
                 Y 
                 R 1   
                 R 2   
                 (μM) a   
                 (μM) a   
                 LipE b   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1  
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 0.013 ± 0.004 
                 &gt;50 
                 4.33 
               
               
                 2  
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 0.0012 ± 0.0002 
                 &gt;50 
                 3.02 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 3  
                 CH 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                  1.34 ± 0.002 
                 &gt;50 
                 0.73 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 4  
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 9.27 ± 1.8  
                 &gt;50 
                 1.34 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9a 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 2.36 ± 0.12 
                 &gt;50 
                 1.03 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9b 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1.89 ± 0.75 
                 &gt;50 
                 1.40 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9c 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 2.07 ± 0.87 
                 &gt;50 
                 0.86 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9d 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1.99 ± 1.1  
                 45.6 ± 5.2 
                 0.70 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9e 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 1.30 ± 0.18 
                 &gt;50 
                 1.06 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9f 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 8.25 ± 0.14 
                 &gt;50 
                 −0.15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9g 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 5.70 ± 2.1  
                 &gt;50 
                 −0.01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9h 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 19.8 ± 1.0  
                 &gt;50 
                 0.74 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9i 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 11.1 ± 0.59 
                 35.4 ± 1.1 
                 0.94 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9j 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 &gt;20 
                 &gt;50 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9k 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 &gt;20 
                 &gt;50 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9l 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 10.7 ± 1.4  
                 24.6 ± 2.7 
                 0.61 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9m 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 2.32 ± 0.73 
                  16.7 ± 0.25 
                 0.94 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9n 
                 CH 2   
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 &gt;20 
                 &gt;50 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9o 
                 O 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 &gt;20 
                 &gt;50 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 9p 
                 S 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 4.57 ± 1.8  
                 &gt;50 
                 0.67 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 10a  
                 NH 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 6.40 ± 0.33 
                 20.1 ± 1.2 
                 1.45 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aValues represent mean ± standard error of the mean for at least two independent experiments performed in triplicate. 
               
               
                   b Calculated as pEC 50  - cLogP, determined by Molinspiration Cheminformatics. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Having established SAR for the most readily modifiable groups of EGM1, replacements were explored for the cyclohexylthiophene core, which was postulated could ameliorate inherent EGM1 solubility limitations. Therefore, the Scheme 1 synthetic route was intercepted with α-aminoarylesters, including benzothiophene 11 derived from three step conversion of 2-aminocyclohexylthiophene 6a by a protection, oxidation, and deprotection strategy (Scheme 2). Benzothiophene 11 and readily available methyl anthranilate were converted to EGM1-like structures following Scheme 1 steps b-e, providing analogs 12 and 14a-c. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Similar to analogs 14a-c, in which we removed the cyclohexyl ring, arrival at the terminal thiophene core commenced by a modified Gewald reaction with 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol (15, Scheme 3). As in Scheme 1, conversion to dithiourea 17 was followed by two-step cyclization with primary amines to yield cyclic thioureas 18 which were S-alkylated to provide EGM1 analogs 19a-c. In light of biological activity presented in Table 13, the role of the linker was further explored with 20a and 20b in which secondary and tertiary alcohols were formed from ketone 19c by either reduction with NaBH4 or Grignard addition with MeMgCl. Additionally, chloropyrimidinone 21 provided the necessary electrophilic center to investigate thioether modifications as the ether 22a or secondary amine 22b. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The benzothiophene analog of EGM11 12 displayed a complete loss of Hh inhibitory activity, likely due to disfavored conformational and/or aromatic effects compared to EGM1, and its physical properties precluded any further investigation of this scaffold (Table 13). Benzopyrimidinone 14a similarly disappointed in its complete loss of activity; however, it was surprising to see that slight modifications to the eastern functionalities with 14b and 14c could more than return activity, yielding the first analogs with potency improvements over EGM1 and satisfying increases in LipE to above two. Even more promising was the thienopyrimidinone series 19a-c, which met initial qualifications of a quality in vitro Hh probe, where 19c displayed exceptional potency and solubility with no non-specific cellular toxicity. Thus at this juncture, 19c constituted the candidate in vitro Hh probe. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 13 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 EGM1 analogs with core modifications. 
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 TM3-Gli-Luc 
                 TM3-Gli-Luc 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 EC 50   
                 LD 50   
                   
               
               
                 Entry 
                 X 
                 R 1   
                 R 2   
                 (μM) a   
                 (μM) a   
                 LipE b   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 12  
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 &gt;20 
                 &gt;50 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 14a 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 &gt;20 
                 &gt;50 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 14b 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 0.685 ± 0.02 
                 &gt;50 
                 2.78 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 14c 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                  1.16 ± 0.39 
                 &gt;50 
                 2.46 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 19a 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 0.931 ± 0.11 
                 &gt;50 
                 2.06 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 19b 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 0.933 ± 0.10 
                 &gt;50 
                 2.89 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 19c 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 0.082 ± 0.01 
                 &gt;50 
                 3.84 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   a Values represent mean ± standard error of the mean for at least two independent experiments performed in triplicate. 
               
               
                   b Calculated as pEC50 - cLogP, determined by Molinspiration Cheminformatics. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The final SAR investigations focused on analog 19c and the heretofore unexplored role of the thioether and attached linker. Thus, secondary and tertiary alcohols 20a and 20b respectively indicated preference for the benzylic ketone moiety but showed only modest potency reductions, with 20a still having a desirable probe profile with &lt;500 nM potency and a LipE of 3.41. In contrast, the thioether proved essential to biological activity, with ether and secondary amine analogs 22a and 22b respectively showing complete loss of inhibition. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In light of EGM1&#39;s ability to halt Hh transcriptional activity at a node downstream of the negative regulator Sufu, and thus also downstream of Smo, we sought to confirm mode of action retention with our most promising analogs. Therefore, we employed Sufu−/− mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) that display constitutively active transcription of Hh target genes Gli1 and Ptch1 and monitored the ability of our optimized analogs to repress signaling via quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR). Smo antagonists are expected to have no effect on the constitutively active signaling, and Sonidegib, tested at 0.1 μM (˜100-fold its EC 50 ), failed to inhibit transcription of both genes (Table 14). In contrast, the Gli antagonist GANT-61 and EGM1 both showed significant reductions in transcription of Gli1 and Ptch1, with approximately 50% inhibition at 10  μ M. We then evaluated improved analogs from multiple structural classes including those from Table 1 with cyclohexylthiophene cores as well as from Table 13 with structurally distinct core modifications. Strikingly, while EGM1 analogs retaining the cyclohexyl-thiophene core (9b, 9e, 9g, 9m) showed a general ability to inhibit transcriptional activity in the Sufu−/− cell line consistent with EGM1&#39;s mechanism of action, more potent TM3-Gli-Luc inhibitors lacking the western cyclohexyl ring (14b, 19b, 19c, 20a) indicated a mechanistic drift, observed as a lack of Sufu−/− transcriptional inhibition. Specifically, 14b, the most consistently potent inhibitor among the non-cyclohexylthiophene group, showed 10% reduction of Gli1 and Ptch1 mRNA transcripts at 10  μ M; however, with a TM3-Gli-Luc  EC50  of 0.685  μ M, these results indicate that 14b and structurally related non-cyclohexyl analogs function at a node upstream of Sufu. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 14 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Summary of optimized analogs and mechanistic profiling. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TM3-Gli- 
                   
                 Sufu −/−  % 
                 Sufu −/−  % 
                 PDE4D 
               
               
                   
                 Luc 
                   
                 Inh. Gil1 
                 Inh. Ptch1 
                 IC 50   
               
               
                 Entry 
                 EC 50  (μM) 
                 LipE 
                 mRNA a,b   
                 mRNA a,b   
                 (μM) a   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                  2 
                 0.0012 ± 0.0002 
                 3.02 
                 5.8 ± 4.0  
                 −0.2 ± 2.1   
                 — 
               
               
                  3 
                  1.34 ± 0.002 
                 0.73 
                 46.5 ± 5.1  
                 32.2 ± 1.9  
                 0.380 ± 0.02  
               
               
                  4 
                 9.27 ± 1.8  
                 1.34 
                 43.8 ± 5.2  
                 52.8 ± 2.7  
                 — 
               
               
                  9b 
                 1.89 ± 0.75 
                 1.40 
                 26.8 ± 8.4  
                 26.5 ± 1.1  
                 N/D 
               
               
                  9e 
                 1.30 ± 0.18 
                 1.06 
                 44.9 ± 5.1  
                 39.9 ± 6.6  
                 0.486 ± 0.001 
               
               
                  9g 
                 5.70 ± 2.1  
                 −0.01 
                 64.8 ± 0.65 
                 60.4 ± 1.9  
                 0.965 ± 0.10  
               
               
                  9m 
                 2.32 ± 0.73 
                 0.94 
                 35.0 ± 2.1  
                 49.2 ± 1.8  
                 N/D 
               
               
                 14b 
                 0.685 ± 0.02  
                 2.78 
                 10.3 ± 4.8  
                 9.9 ± 5.6 
                 N/D 
               
               
                 19b 
                 0.933 ± 0.10  
                 2.89 
                 5.5 ± 4.4 
                 −3.3 ± 2.2   
                 N/D 
               
               
                 19c 
                 0.082 ± 0.01  
                 3.84 
                 13.6 ± 2.6  
                 −0.3 ± 4.5   
                 3.10 ± 0.48 
               
               
                 20a 
                 0.481 ± 0.12  
                 3.41 
                 3.2 ± 2.2 
                 −4.8 ± 3.3   
                 6.07 ± 1.5  
               
               
                   
               
               
                   a Values represent mean ± standard error of the mean for at least two independent experiments performed in triplicate normalized to DMSO. 
               
               
                   b Compounds tested at 10 μM, except Sonidegib tested at 0.1 μM. 
               
               
                 N/D = not determined. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Discussion 
     The examples include disclosure of identifying Eggmanone (EGM1) from a small molecule screening campaign for disrupters of developmental pattern formation in the embryonic zebrafish. Also disclosed are additional structures related to the in vivo phenotypic screening hit eggmanone. EGM1 was determined to exert its developmental perturbation through inhibition of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway in cell-based assays and was confirmed to function at a node downstream of the most commonly targeted Hh receptor Smoothened. Specifically, EGM1 inhibited the stable Gli1-based reporter cell line TM3GliLuc and transcription of Gli1 in the Hh-responsive cell line C3H10T½ as monitored by quantitative RT-PCR. EGM1 was shown to not bind to the cyclopamine binding site of Smo as evidenced by its inability to displace a fluorescent analog of cylopamine from its binding site on Smo. EGM1 reduced the transcriptional activity of the downstream Hh target gene Gli1 in the Sufu−/− cell line which displays constitutive activation due to the loss of the signaling repressor Sufu. Finally, EGM1 could not overcome constitutive activation of signaling by overexpression of the Gli1 protein, thus indicating that EGM1 functioned between Sufu and Gli to effect Hh signaling inhibition. 
     Based on this cellular profile and the potential clinical value of a downstream of Smo Hh inhibitor, analogs of EGM1 were identified with improved cellular potency and aqueous solubility. From a high content in vivo screen for modulators of developmental patterning in embryonic zebrafish, eggmanone (EGM1) was identified as a Hedgehog (Hh) signaling inhibitor functioning downstream of Smoothened. Phenotypic optimization studies for in vitro probe development utilizing a Gli transcription-linked stable luciferase reporter cell line identified EGM1 analogs with improved potency and aqueous solubility. Mechanistic profiling of optimized analogs indicated two distinct scaffold clusters: PDE4 inhibitors able to inhibit downstream of Sufu, and PDE4-independent Hh inhibitors functioning between Smo and Sufu. Each class represents valuable in vitro probes for elucidating the complex mechanisms of Hh regulation. Multiple factors may be responsible for the divergence of EGM1 analogs&#39; efficacy in the Sufu −/−  cell line; therefore, we profiled select analogs were profiled in a set of assays devised to illuminate their mechanistic underpinnings. First, the contribution of PDE4 was revisited as a potential explanation for the observed mechanistic drift. Against the consensus PDE4D sequence, EGM1 displayed an IC 50  of 0.380 μM, slightly less potent than previously reported but likely due to minor isoform variation. Related cyclohexylthiophene analogs 9e and 9g tracked well with EGM1&#39;s IC 50 :EC 50  ratio; however, interestingly the potent Hh inhibitors 19c and 20a showed only modest ICs against PDE4D. These results indicate that the ability of cyclohexylthiophene analogs to function downstream of Sufu is dependent on their ability to inhibit PDE4, and that the observed mechanistic drift of non-cyclohexylthiophene analogs results from a decreased ability to inhibit PDE4. 
     Next, considering the mechanistic drift of robotnikinin analogs to Smo antagonists, we evaluated 14b, 19b, 19c, and 20a in a competition assay for the Smo cyclopamine (Cyc) binding site to determine if the Hh potency of non-cyclohexylthiophene analogs could be explained by Smo antagonism ( FIG. 44 ). Thus, HEK-293T cells overexpressing Smo were concurrently treated with 5 nM BODIPY-Cyc and molecules of interest. The potent Smo antagonist KAAD-Cyc completely displaced BODIPY-Cyc at 200 nM, and EGM1, as previously reported, showed no ability to compete for Smo binding. At the indicated concentrations (10- to 20-fold their EC 50s ), non-cyclohexylthiophene analogs 14b, 19b, 19c, and 20a failed to compete for the Smo binding site, indicating that their functional target lay in between Smo and Sufu. Finally, EGM1 and analogs from Table 14 do not inhibit luciferase, as tested in a BMP-responsive element stable reporter cell line (data not shown). 
     Phenotypic screening and subsequent development allows for relevant clinical mechanism-driven discovery and optimization as well as novel target elucidation for improved targeted therapy strategies. Using this phenotypic optimization strategy, we have identified small molecule Hh inhibitors based on the EGM1 scaffold. As EGM1 functions downstream of the most targeted node within the pathway which is also commonly associated with clinical resistance, we expected analogs to retain this activity. Removal of the western-most cyclohexyl ring provided analogs with significant TM3-Gli-Luc potency and solubility improvements, with 19c constituting our most promising compound. This analog series displayed an inability to inhibit constitutively active signaling at or downstream of Sufu, in contrast to EGM1 and cyclohexylthiophene analogs, which was correlated with reduced PDE4 inhibition; however, these compounds do not antagonize Smo. Additionally, cyclohexylthiophene analogs 9b and 9e, which retain the ability to inhibit both PDE4 and Hh signaling downstream of Sufu, constitute EGM1 analogs with improved aqueous solubility. 
     In summary, our results indicate that non-cyclohexylthiophene analogs inhibit Hh signaling via a PDE4-independent mechanism which functions in between Smo and Sufu, whereas cyclohexylthiophene analogs inhibit Hh signaling via a PDE4-dependent mechanism downstream of Sufu. It is thus notable that this PDE4-independent activity leading to significant improvements in Hh inhibition potency would have not been discovered using a target-based optimization approach. Without being bound by theory, it is likely that the parent compound EGM1 and cyclohexylthiophene analogs display dual PDE4-dependent and PDE4-independent mechanisms of action rather than that non-cyclohexylthiophene analogs gained a new functionality not present in EGM1. Compounds from both series are valuable in vitro probes, as neither compete for Smo binding, and thus will be further utilized to elucidate the complex mechanisms of Hh signal regulation toward future targeted Hh therapeutics. 
     Experimental Procedures 
     Chemistry 
     General Procedures: 
     Non-aqueous reactions were performed under an argon atmosphere in flame-dried glassware unless stated otherwise. Stainless steel syringes or cannula were used to transfer air- and moisture-sensitive liquids. Reaction temperatures were controlled using a thermocouple thermometer and analog hotplate stirrer. Reactions were conducted at room temperature (RT, approximately 23° C.) unless noted otherwise. Analytical thin layer chromatography was performed on E. Merck pre-coated silica gel 60 F254 plates and visualized using UV light. Flash column chromatography was conducted as described by Still et al. 1  using indicated solvents and Dynamic Adsorbents silica gel 60 (230-240 mesh). Yields are reported as isolated amount for spectroscopically pure compounds. 
     Materials: 
     Reagents were purchased at the highest commercial quality and used without further purification unless stated otherwise. Dichloromethane (CH 2 Cl 2 ) was dried by passing commercially available solvent through activated alumina columns (MBraun MB-SPS solvent system). Tetrahydrofuran (THF) was purified by distillation from sodium metal with benzophenone indicator. When necessary, solvents were further dried over activated 4 Å molecular sieves under an atmosphere of argon overnight. 
     Instrumentation: 
       1 H NMR spectra were recorded on Bruker 400 or 600 MHz spectrometers and are reported relative to deuterated solvent signals (CDCl 3 : 7.26; DMSO: 2.50). Data for  1 H NMR spectra are reported as follows: chemical shift (δ ppm), multiplicity (s=singlet, d=doublet, t=triplet, q=quartet, p=pentet, sept.=septet, m=multiplet, br=broad), coupling constants (Hz), and integration.  13 C NMR spectra were recorded at 100 or 150 MHz and are reported relative to deuterated solvent signals (CDCl 3 : 77.0; DMSO: 39.5). LC-MS data was recorded on an Agilent Technologies 1200 Series LC instrument coupled to an Agilent Technologies 6130 Quadrupole MS with a 1 minute gradient on an AccuCore C18 2.6 μm 2.1×30 mm column, and UV traces were obtained at 215 and 254 nm. Reversed phase HPLC purification was performed on a Gilson HPLC system using a Gemini-NX Su C18 110 Å 50×21.20 mm column with CH 3 CN and H 2 O (containing 0.1% TFA). Microwave reactions were performed using a Biotage Initiator 2.0 microwave reactor. 
     Synthetic Procedures 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To EtOH (37.5 mL) in an open flask was added S 8  (4.68 g, 150 mmol, 1.0 eq.), cyclohexanone (23.3 mL, 225 mmol, 1.5 eq.), methyl cyanoacetate (13.3. mL, 150 mmol, 1.0 eq.), and Et 3 N (10.4 mL, 75 mmol, 0.5 eq.), and the reaction was stirred at rt overnight. The flask was cooled to 0° C. with no stirring for 5 h followed by collection of the precipitate by filtration. The solid was washed with ice cold EtOH then dried at rt overnight to yield 6a as an off-white solid (22.1 g, 105 mmol, 70%):  1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 5.96 (br. s, 2H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 2.68 (ddd, J=8.2, 6.3, 2.1 Hz, 2H), 2.48 (ddd, J=7.7, 5.8, 1.8 Hz, 2H), 1.81-1.68 (m, 4H);  13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 166.4, 161.8, 132.3, 117.5, 105.5, 50.5, 26.8, 24.4, 23.2, 22.7; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 10 H 14 NO 2 S [M+H] +  212.1, found 212.1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To 6a (9.00 g, 42.6 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMSO (85.2 mL) was added simultaneously CS 2  (3.34 mL, 55.4 mmol, 1.3 eq.) and a solution of NaOH (1.70 g, 42.6 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in H 2 O (2.55 mL) via syringe pump over 30 min at rt. The reaction was stirred for an additional 30 min at rt followed by addition of Me 2 SO 4  (4.04 mL, 42.6 mmol, 1.0 eq.). To the thick slurry was added DMSO (10 mL) and the reaction was stirred at rt for 3 h, added to ice water (100 mL), and the solid was collected by filtration. Product was recrystallized from EtOH to yield 7a as a yellow solid (9.54 g, 31.6 mmol, 74%).  1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 3.90 (s, 3H), 2.79-2.75 (m, 2H), 2.69 (s, 3H), 2.67-2.60 (m, 2H), 1.85-1.73 (m, 4H);  13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 192.5, 167.5, 149.6, 130.8, 126.4, 113.3, 51.7, 26.2, 24.3, 22.9, 22.7, 18.4. LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 12 H 16 NO 2 S 3 [M+H] +  302.0, found 302.1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To two 20 mL microwave pressure vials was each added 7a (2.50 g, 8.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.), CH 3 CN (8.30 mL), and the vials were sealed. Through the septa was added methylallylamine (0.950 mL, 10.4 mmol, 1.25 eq.) and Et 3 N (2.31 mL, 16.6 mmol, 2.0 eq.), and the reactions were heated at 90° C. overnight. The reactions were allowed to reach rt, diluted with EtOAc (20 mL), combined, then added to saturated NH 4 Cl (50 mL) and extracted 3×25 mL with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried with MgSO 4 , filtered, and concentrated to yield crude 8a (3.00 g, 62%) as a yellow solid which was used without further purification except recrystallized from CH 3 CN for characterization purposes:  1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 5.02 (s, 2H), 4.86 (s, 1H), 4.62 (s, 1H), 2.91 (dd, J=6.0, 6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.67 (dd, J=6.0, 5.8 Hz, 2H), 2.18 (s, 1H), 1.90-1.74 (m, 4H), 1.85 (s, 3H);  13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 174.1, 156.5, 148.0, 138.4, 132.3, 129.3, 116.9, 109.7, 50.8, 25.1, 24.6, 22.8, 21.8, 20.8; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 14 H 17 N 2 OS 2  [M+H] +  293.1, found 293.1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a 20 mL microwave pressure vial was added 7a (2.50 g, 8.29 mmol, 1.0 eq.), CH 3 CN (8.29 mL), and the vial was sealed. Through the septum was added cyclopropylamine (718 μL, 10.4 mmol, 1.25 eq.) and Et 3 N (2.31 mL, 16.6 mmol, 2.0 eq.) and the reaction was heated at 90° C. overnight. At rt, the reaction was diluted with EtOAc (25 mL), added to saturated NH 4 Cl (50 mL), and extracted 3×25 mL with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried with MgSO 4 , filtered, and concentrated to provide a crude mixture of cyclized and uncyclized thioureas (821 mg). The mixture was dissolved in 70% EtOH (13.2 mL) then added KOH (297 mg, 5.29 mmol, 2.0 eq.), and the reaction was heated at 70° C. for 1.5 h. At rt, 1 N HCl was added slowly until a precipitate formed which was collected by filtration to yield 8b as a white solid (387 mg, 1.39 mmol, 17%).  1 H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 2.78-2.73 (m, 2H), 2.70 (tt, J=7.0, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 2.65-2.60 (m, 2H), 1.79-1.73 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.16-1.11 (m, 2H), 0.77-0.72 (m, 2H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 175.6, 157.9, 148.5, 130.9, 127.9, 116.1, 29.4, 24.9, 23.9, 22.4, 21.6, 11.8; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 13 H 15 N 2 OS 2  [M+H] +  279.1, found 279.1. 
     To a 2 mL microwave pressure vial was added 7a (500 mg, 1.66 mmol, 1.0 eq.), CH 3 CN (1.66 mL), and the vial was sealed. Through the septum was added propylamine (170 μL, 2.07 mmol, 1.25 eq.) and Et 3 N (462 μL, 3.32 mmol, 2.0 eq.) and the reaction was heated at 90° C. overnight. At rt, the reaction was diluted with EtOAc (10 mL), added to saturated NH 4 Cl (20 mL), and extracted 3×15 mL with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried with MgSO 4 , filtered, and concentrated to yield crude 8c (194 mg, 42%) which was used without further purification except recrystallized from CH 3 CN for characterization purposes:  1 H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 4.31-4.22 (m, 2H), 2.81-2.74 (m, 2H), 2.68-2.61 (m, 2H), 1.80-1.74 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.69 (m, 2H), 1.69-1.61 (m, 2H), 0.88 (dd, J=7.5, 7.4 Hz, 3H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 173.3, 156.4, 130.9, 128.4, 115.6, 46.7, 40.1, 24.9, 23.9, 22.4, 21.5, 19.5, 11.1; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 13 H 17 N 2 OS 2  [M+H] +  281.1, found 281.1. 
     General Procedure for S-Alkylation 
     To a 1 dram vial was added 8 (1.0 eq.), CH 3 CN (0.2 M), alkyl halide (1.3 eq.), and Cs 2 CO 3  (1.5 eq.), and following brief sonication to homogenize the slurry, the reaction was stirred at rt for 4 h. To the slurry was added cold water, and in the event of product precipitation, the precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with ice water and cold CH 3 CN. In the absence of precipitation, the mixture was added to saturated NH 4 Cl and extracted 3× with CH 2 Cl 2 . The combined organic layers were dried with MgSO 4 , filtered, and concentrated. Products were recrystallized from CH 3 CN. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     9b: cyclic thiourea=8b; alkyl halide=2-(2-bromoacetyl)thiophene, (55%).  1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.95 (dd, J=3.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (dd, J=4.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (dd, J=4.9, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (s, 2H), 2.97-2.88 (m, 2H), 2.82 (tt, J=7.0, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 2.71-2.62 (m, 2H), 1.88-1.73 (m, 4H), 1.37-1.28 (m, 2H), 1.09-1.03 (m, 2H);  13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 186.8, 160.7, 159.4, 157.7, 143.0, 134.4, 132.9, 131.5, 131.4, 128.2, 119.2, 39.4, 26.6, 25.4, 25.0, 22.9, 22.2, 11.0; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 19 H 19 N 2 O 2 S 3  [M+H] +  403.1, found 403.0. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     9e: cyclic thiourea=Sc; alkyl halide=2-(2-bromoacetyl)thiophene, (33%).  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.95 (dd, J=3.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (dd, J=5.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (dd, J=4.9, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 4.58 (s, 2H), 4.05 (ddd, J=9.8, 8.0, 6.2 Hz, 2H), 2.98-2.91 (mn, 2H), 2.71-2.64 (mn, 2H), 1.87-1.76 (m, 6H), 1.01 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 186.4, 161.3, 158.2, 154.5, 142.8, 134.5, 133.0, 131.6, 131.3, 128.3, 118.9, 46.0, 39.3, 25.4, 25.1, 22.9, 22.2, 21.4, 11.3; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 19 H 21 N 2 O 2 S 3 [M+H] +  405.1, found 405.0. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     9g: cyclic thiourea=Sa; alkyl halide=2-chloroacetophenone, (55%).  1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.09-8.01 (mn, 2H), 7.66-7.59 (m, 1H), 7.56-7.47 (m, 2H), 4.92 (s, 1H), 4.71 (s, 2H), 4.67 (s, 2H), 4.64 (s, 1H), 3.00-2.91 (m, 2H), 2.72-2.64 (m, 2H), 1.89-1.74 (m, 4H), 1.83 (s, 3H);  13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 193.5, 161.5, 158.0, 155.4, 138.3, 136.2, 133.6, 131.7, 131.5, 128.7, 128.5, 118.7, 111.0, 48.5, 39.8, 25.4, 25.1, 22.9, 22.2, 20.3; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 22 H 23 N 2 O 2 S 2 [M+H] +  411.1, found 411.1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     9m: cyclic thiourea=8a; alkyl halide=2-chloro-1-(2-methylpiperidin-1-yl)ethan-1-one, (30%); ˜2:1 conformational mixture:  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 4.95-4.42 (m, 5H), 4.38-3.75 (m, 3H), 3.33-2.69 (m, 5H), 1.91-1.84 (m, 2H), 1.84-1.79 (m, 5H), 1.79-1.72 (m, 1H), 1.72-1.60 (m, 4H), 1.59-1.47 (m, 1H), 1.37-1.11 (m, 3H);  13 C NMR (* denotes minor conformation peaks, 150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 165.3, 161.8, 158.1, 156.3, 138.3, 131.6, 131.4, 118.7, 110.9, 49.1*, 48.3, 44.6*, 41.5*, 37.0*, 36.6*, 36.3*, 30.8*, 29.7*, 26.3*, 25.5, 25.4, 25.1, 22.9, 22.2, 20.4, 18.6, 16.9*, 15.5*; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 22 H 30 N 3 O 2 S 2  [M+H] +  432.2, found 432.1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a 5 mL microwave pressure vial was added methyl anthranilate (129 μL, 1.00 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and PhCH 3  (1.00 mL), and the vial was capped and placed under an atmosphere of argon. Through the septum was added cyclopropylisothiocyanate (94 μL, 1.00 mmol, 1.0 eq.), and the reaction was heated at 115° C. for 72 h. At rt, the precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with cold PhCH 3  to yield crude S1 (189 mg, 87%) which was used without further purification except recrystallized from CH 3 CN for characterization purposes:  1 H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 7.92 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (td, J=8.1, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (dd, J=7.6, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 2.81 (tt, J=7.0, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 1.19-1.12 (m, 2H), 0.83-0.77 (m, 2H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 177.1, 160.7, 139.3, 135.0, 127.1, 124.0, 116.3, 115.3, 29.6, 11.6; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 11 H 11 N 2 OS [M+H] +  219.1, found 219.1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Following General Procedure for S-Alkylation, 14b: cyclic thiourea=S1; alkyl halide=2-(2-chloroacetyl)thiophene, (47%).  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.14 (dd, J=7.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (dd, J=3.9, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (dd, J=4.9, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (td, J=8.4, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (td, J=8.0, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (dd, J=4.9, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 7.11 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 4.58 (s, 2H), 2.93 (tt, J=6.9, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 1.38-1.32 (m, 2H), 1.12-1.07 (m, 2H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 186.7, 162.5, 158.0, 146.7, 143.2, 134.3, 134.1, 132.7, 128.2, 126.8, 125.8, 125.4, 119.8, 39.3, 26.8, 11.0; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 17 H 15 N 2 O 2 S 2  [M+H] +  343.1, found 343.1. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To two 20 mL microwave pressure vials was each added 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol (2.0 g, 13.1 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and MeOH (10.5 mL), and the vials were sealed. Through the septa was added methylcyanoacetate (2.32 mL, 26.3 mmol, 2.0 eq.), Et 3 N (1.28 mL, 9.20 mmol, 0.7 eq.), and DMF (3 drops), and the reactions were heated via microwave irradiation at 50° C. for 3 min. At rt, the precipitates were combined and collected by filtration and washed with cold MeOH to provide 16 as a white solid (3.88 g, 24.7 mmol, 94%):  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 6.96 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 6.18 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 165.8, 162.7, 125.8, 107.0, 106.9, 51.0; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 6 H 8 NO 2 S [M+H] +  158.0, found 158.2. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To 16 (3.88 g, 24.7 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMSO (24.7 mL) at rt was added simultaneously CS 2  (1.94 mL, 32.1 mmol, 1.3 eq.) and a solution of NaOH (987 mg, 24.7 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in H 2 O (1.48 mL) via syringe pump over 30 min at rt. The reaction was stirred for an additional 40 min at rt followed by addition of Me 2 SO 4  (2.34 mL, 24.7 mmol, 1.0 eq). The reaction was stirred at rt for 2 h, added to ice water (100 mL), and the solid was collected by filtration and washed with ice water to yield 17 as an orange solid (5.09 g, 20.6 mmol, 83%):  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.25 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (dd, J=5.8, 0.4 Hz, 1H), 3.92 (s, 3H), 2.72 (s, 3H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 193.7, 166.4, 150.9, 123.5, 115.2, 114.4, 52.0, 18.6; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 8 H 10 NO 2 S 3  [M+H] +  248.0, found 247.9. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a 20 mL microwave pressure vial was added 17 (1.00 g, 4.04 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and the vial was sealed and placed under an atmosphere of argon. Through the septum was added CH 3 CN (4.04 mL), cyclopropylamine (350 μL, 5.05 mmol, 1.25 eq.), and Et 3 N (1.13 mL, 8.09 mmol, 2.0 eq.), and the reaction was heated at 90° C. overnight. At rt, the reaction was diluted with EtOAc (10 mL), added to saturated NH 4 Cl (25 mL), and extracted 3×15 mL with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried with MgSO 4 , filtered and concentrated to provide a crude mixture of cyclized and uncyclized thioureas. The mixture was dissolved in 70% EtOH (20.2 mL) then added KOH (454 mg, 8.09 mmol, 2.0 eq.), and the reaction was heated at 75° C. for 3 h. At rt, 1 N HCl was added slowly until a precipitate formed which was collected by filtration to yield 18b as a white solid (518 mg, 2.31 mmol, 57%):  1 H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 7.23 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 2.78-2.71 (m, 1H), 1.19-1.12 (m, 2H), 0.82-0.76 (m, 2H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 176.3, 157.7, 150.2, 122.2, 119.6, 118.4, 29.6, 11.7; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 9 H9N 2 OS 2  [M+H] +  225.0, found 225.0. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Following General Procedure for S-Alkylation, 19b: cyclic thiourea=18b; alkyl halide=2-(2-chloroacetyl)thiophene, (47%).  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.95 (dd, J=3.8, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (dd, J=5.0, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (dd, J=4.9, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.56 (s, 2H), 2.88 (tt, J=7.1, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 1.39-1.33 (m, 2H), 1.12-1.07 (m, 2H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 186.6, 162.3, 159.2, 159.1, 142.9, 134.5, 132.9, 128.3, 122.2, 121.2, 121.1, 39.6, 26.8, 11.1; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 15 H 13 N 2 O 2 S 3  [M+H] +  349.0, found 349.0. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Following General Procedure for S-Alkylation, 19c: cyclic thiourea=18b; 2-chloroacetophenone, (44%).  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.08 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.64 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (dd, J=7.8, 7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.66 (s, 2H), 2.89 (tt, J=7.0, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 1.37 (dd, J=14.0, 7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.11 (dd, J=10.3, 7.7 Hz, 2H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 193.8, 162.3, 159.4, 159.1, 136.3, 133.6, 128.8, 128.5, 122.2, 121.2, 121.1, 39.8, 26.9, 11.1; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 17 H 15 N 2 O 2 S 2  [M+H] +  343.1, found 343.0. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To 19c (50 mg, 0.146 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in THF/EtOH (1:1, 730 μL) at 0° C. was added NaBH 4  (8.3 mg, 0.219 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and the reaction was stirred at rt for 2 h. The reaction was diluted with CH 2 Cl 2  (5 mL), added to saturated NH 4 Cl, and extracted 3×5 mL) with CH 2 Cl 2 . The combined organics were dried with MgSO 4 , filtered, and concentrated. Flash column chromatography with a gradient of 20-50% EtOAc/hexanes provided 20a as an orange solid (33 mg, 0.0958 mmol, 66%);  1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.47 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.40 (dd, J=7.8, 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.37 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J=7.4, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 5.11 (dd, J=8.4, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 3.69 (dd, J=14.4, 3.2 Hz, 1H), 3.42 (dd, J=14.4, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 2.82 (tt, J=6.9, 4.2 Hz, 1H), 2.49 (br. s, 1H), 1.38-1.29 (m, 2H), 1.10-1.01 (m, 2H);  13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 162.2, 161.4, 159.1, 142.8, 128.6, 128.0, 125.8, 122.3, 121.3, 121.2, 73.4, 41.3, 27.0, 11.3, 11.2; LC-MS (ESI): m/z calcd. for C 17 H17N 2 O 2 S 2  [M+H] +  345.1, found 345.1. 
     Biology 
     Cell Lines and Reagents: 
     TM3-Gli-Luc cells were maintained on sterile 0.1% gelatin (from porcine skin, Type A, prepared in MilliQ water, autoclaved, then sterile-filtered) in 1:1 Dulbecco&#39;s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM)/F12 supplemented with 5% horse serum, 2.5% fetal bovine serum (FBS), and 15 mM HEPES, hereafter referred to as TM3 Culture Medium. For small molecule evaluation, TM3-Gli-Luc cells were assayed on 0.1% gelatin in DMEM/F12 supplemented with 2.5% FBS and 15 mM HEPES, hereafter referred to as TM3Luc Medium. Sufu −/−  cells were maintained in DMEM supplemented with 4.5 g/L D-glucose, L-glutamine, 25 mM HEPES, and 10% FBS, hereafter referred to as D10 FBS. For small molecule evaluation, Sufu −/−  cells were assayed in DMEM supplemented with 4.5 g/L D-glucose, L-glutamine, 25 mM HEPES, and 0.5% FBS, hereafter referred to as D0.5 FBS. All cells were cultured at 37° C. with a 5% CO 2  atmosphere. 
     GDC-0449, LDE225, and GANT-61 were purchased from Selleck Chemicals (Houston, Tex., USA). SAG was purchased from Cayman Chemical (Ann Arbor, Mich., USA). All small molecules were dissolved in molecular biology-grade DMSO to 10 mM and stored in glass vials at 4° C., except SAG which was dissolved to 2.5 mM in DMSO. Negative controls utilized equi-volume amounts of DMSO as compared to compound treated conditions unless stated otherwise. 
     TM3-Gli-Luc Cell Treatment with Small Molecules for Luciferase and Cell Viability Assays: 
     On the day of cell plating, 96-well plates were coated with 50 μL/well of sterile 0.1% gelatin for 5 minutes then aspirated and replaced with 50 μL/well of TM3 Culture Medium. TM3-Gli-Luc cells were seeded at a density of 5,000 cells/well in TM3 Culture Medium and incubated for 24 hours. A master mix of 20 nM SAG in TM3Luc Medium was prepared, and small molecule solutions were prepared by adding the desired amount of compound from 10 mM DMSO stock to TM3Luc Medium containing 20 nM SAG. Negative control was prepared by adding an equi-volume amount of DMSO as compared to small molecule treated conditions to TM3Luc Medium not containing SAG. Cell plating medium was aspirated and replaced with 100 μL/well of prepared small molecule-containing media, and plates were incubated for 48 hours before proceeding to luciferase activity and cell viability reading. 
     Luciferase Activity and Cell Viability Measurement: 
     TM3Luc Medium from compound treated plates was aspirated and replaced with 82 μL/well of Glo Lysis Buffer (Promega, Madison, Wis., USA), and plates were shaken at 300 rpm and room temperature for 12 minutes. Lysate was split between two white 96-well plates, 45 μL/well and 25 μL/well for luciferase reading and cell viability respectively. For luciferase activity monitoring, 45 μL/well of Steady Glo (Promega, Madison, Wis., USA) was added to 45 μL/well of cell lysate, incubated at room temperature for 5 minutes, then luminescence was measured on a Turner Biosystems Modulus Microplate Reader (Sunnyvale, Calif., USA) with an integration time of 0.5 seconds. For cell viability measurement, 25 μL/well of Cell Titer Glo (Promega, Madison, Wis., USA) (prepared by 1:10 dilution with Glo Lysis Buffer) was added to 25 μL/well of cell lysate, incubated at room temperature for 5 minutes, then luminescence was measured as above. 
     Luciferase Activity Data Analysis: 
     Luciferase activity data (Steady Glo) was divided by corresponding cell viability data (Cell Titer Glo) to arrive at a live cell number-normalized luciferase activity reading. The average of negative control data (DMSO treated) was subtracted from all wells, and percent activity was calculated by dividing all wells by the positive control (SAG treated) average. EC 50 s were determined using GraphPad Prism 6 (GraphPad Software, La Jolla, Calif., USA) using a nonlinear regression variable slope (four parameter or normalized response) model of percent pathway activity data including positive control as 100% and represent each concentration tested in triplicate. At least two independent assays tested on separate days were averaged to provide EC 50 ±standard error of the mean. 
     Cell Viability Data Analysis: 
     All raw data was divided by the average of positive control cell titer data to arrive at percent cells remaining compared to positive control. LD 50 s were determined using GraphPad Prism 6 (GraphPad Software, La Jolla, Calif., USA) using a nonlinear regression variable slope (log inhibitor vs. normalized response) model of percent cells remaining including positive control as 100% and represent each concentration tested in triplicate. At least two independent assays tested on separate days were averaged to provide LD 50 ±standard error of the mean. 
     Sufu −/−  Cell Treatment with Small Molecules for RNA Isolation: 
     Sufu −/−  cells were seeded into 12-well plates at a density of 100,000 cells/well in D10 FBS and incubated for 24 hours. Small molecule solutions were prepared by adding the desired amount of compound from 10 mM DMSO stock to D0.5 FBS. Negative control was prepared by adding an equi-volume amount of DMSO to D0.5 FBS as compared to small molecule treated conditions. Cell plating medium was aspirated and replaced with 1 mL of prepared small molecule-containing media, and plates were incubated for 24 hours before proceeding to RNA isolation. 
     Total RNA Isolation: 
     Cells were washed 1× with 1× phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) then RNA was isolated using the Qiagen RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen, Germantown, Md., USA) according to the manufacturer&#39;s protocol, eluting RNA from the spin column with 30 μL of RNase-free water. RNA was placed on ice and immediately subjected to reverse transcription. Remaining RNA was stored at −80° C. 
     Reverse Transcription PCR: 
     Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed with the Applied Biosystems High Capacity cDNA Reverse Transcription Kit (ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass., USA) using an Eppendorf MasterCycler. Each 20 μL reaction contained 0.5 μg of total RNA, 2 μL of 10×RT Buffer, 0.8 μL of 25×dNTP Mix (100 mM), 2 μL of 10×RT Random Primers, 1 μL of MultiScribe® Reverse Transcriptase (50 U/μL), 1 μL of Recombinant RNasin® Ribonuclease Inhibitor (40 U/μL) (Promega, Madison, Wis., USA), and nuclease-free water. Reverse transcription was performed with the following program: 25° C. for 10 minutes, 37° C. for 120 minutes, and 85° C. for 5 minutes. The cDNA was subjected to quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) or stored at −20° C. 
     Quantitative Real-Time PCR for Hh Pathway Transcripts: 
     Quantitative real-time PCR was performed on an Applied Biosystems 7900 HT Fast Real Time PCR System in 384-well format. Each cDNA sample was assayed in triplicate with both probe of interest and control probe. Master mixes for each probe were prepared corresponding to 10 μL of Applied Biosystems TaqMan Universal PCR Master Mix (ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass., USA), 1 μL of primer, and nuclease-free water corresponding to a volume providing 20 μL reactions when loading an average of 50 ng of cDNA. Quantitative real-time PCR was run with the following thermal cycling protocol: 50° C. for 2 min., 95° C. for 10 min., and 40 cycles of 95° C. for 15 seconds, 60° C. for 1 min., then fluorescence reading. The following FAM probes were purchased from Life Technologies (Carlsbad, Calif., USA): mouse GAPDH, Mm99999915_g1; mouse Gli1, Mm00494646_g1; mouse Ptch1, Mm01306905_m1. 
     Q-PCR Data Analysis: 
     Quantitative real-time PCR data for Hh signaling inhibition was quantitated using the ΔΔCt method. Control probe values were subtracted from probe of interest values to arrive at the ΔCt value. The ΔCt value was transformed by 2- ΔCt  to arrive at the ΔΔCt value. All ΔΔCt values were divided by the average negative control ΔΔCt value to provide percent Hh signaling activity. Percent inhibition values were derived by calculating the inverse of percent activity. Data is reported as mean±standard error of the mean (SEM), representing at least two biological replicates, each quantitated in triplicate. 
     Example 15 
     The effects of EGM treatment on RSV in vivo were explored. RSV strains were propagated and titrated in HEp-2 cells, as previously described. Mice were housed in microisolator cages under specific pathogen-free conditions. For infection, mice were anesthetized with a ketamine/xylazine solution and inoculated by means of intranasal delivery of equal units plaque-forming units (PFU) of RSV. Animals were separated into Control (DMSO) receiving 3× daily intraperitoneal (IP) injections of 20 uL Dimethyl sulphoxide and Treatment (EGM) receiving 3× daily IP injections of 20 ul 50 mM Eggmanone stock (for final 20 mg/kg). ( FIG. 45( a ) ). Animals were then monitored for body weight and then sacrificed at day 4 and day 6 for lung harvest plaque assay. Lung homogenates were generated and were used to inoculate a monolayer of HEp-2 cells. The infected monolayers were incubated in semi-solid methyl cellulose media for several days to allow formation of plaques. Because semi-solid media prevents spread of the virus (otherwise seen in liquid media), infection of cells is localized and virus released from an infected cell can infect only cells in the immediate surrounding of the originally-infected one thus producing a plaque. The plaques were visualized against background of healthy cells stained with crystal violet stain. One plaque corresponds to one plaque-forming unit of RSV and total number of plaques reflects amount of infectious virions present in the original lung sample. As shown in  FIG. 45 , normalized body weight after administration with EGM was slightly lower than that with control ( FIG. 45( b ) ), with significantly reduced viral titer at day 3 after treatment with EGM versus control ( FIG. 45( c ) ). 
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