Dual role of the Smad4/DPC4 tumor suppressor in TGFbeta-inducible transcriptional complexes.
Upon ligand binding, the receptors of the TGFbeta family phosphorylate Smad proteins, which then move into the nucleus where they activate transcription. To carry out this function, the receptor-activated Smads 1 and 2 require association with the product of deleted in pancreatic carcinoma, locus 4 (DPC4), Smad4. We investigated the ... step at which Smad4 is required for transcriptional activation. Smad4 is not required for nuclear translocation of Smads 1 or 2, or for association of Smad2 with a DNA binding partner, the winged helix protein FAST-1. Receptor-activated Smad2 takes Smad4 into the nucleus where they form a complex with FAST-1 that requires these three components to activate transcription. Smad4 contributes two functions: Through its amino-terminal domain, Smad4 promotes binding of the Smad2/Smad4/FAST-1 complex to DNA; through its carboxy-terminal domain, Smad4 provides an activation function required for Smad1 or Smad2 to stimulate transcription. The dual function of Smad4 in transcriptional activation underscores its central role in TGFbeta signaling.
Mesh Terms:
Activin Receptors, Type I, Activins, Animals, Binding Sites, COS Cells, Cell Nucleus, DNA, DNA-Binding Proteins, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Gene Deletion, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Humans, Inhibins, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Signal Transduction, Smad Proteins, Smad1 Protein, Smad2 Protein, Smad4 Protein, Structure-Activity Relationship, Trans-Activators, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Xenopus, Xenopus Proteins
Activin Receptors, Type I, Activins, Animals, Binding Sites, COS Cells, Cell Nucleus, DNA, DNA-Binding Proteins, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Gene Deletion, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Humans, Inhibins, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Signal Transduction, Smad Proteins, Smad1 Protein, Smad2 Protein, Smad4 Protein, Structure-Activity Relationship, Trans-Activators, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Xenopus, Xenopus Proteins
Genes Dev.
Date: Dec. 01, 1997
PubMed ID: 9389648
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