USE OF QUINOLINONE DERIVATIVES AS A RESEARCH TOOL

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of quinolinone derivatives of general formula (I), ligands of the Smo receptor or of related receptors which target a binding site of the receptor which is different from the known ligand binding sites, as research tools for identifying modulators of the Smo receptor or of related receptors, characterizing the Hedgehog signalling pathway and diagnosis; the invention also relates to kits containing said derivatives of general formula (I).