Smoothened agonist (SAG) was one of the first small-molecule agonists developed for the protein Smoothened a key part of the hedgehog signaling pathway which is involved in brain development as well as having a number of other functions in the body. Smoothened agonist has been shown to aid proliferation and survival of developing neurons and prevent drug induced brain injury.
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