Smad7 inhibits transforming growth factor-beta family type i receptors through two distinct modes of interaction.
The inhibitory Smads (I-Smads), i.e. Smad6 and Smad7, are negative regulators of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family signaling. I-Smads inhibit TGF-β family signaling principally through physical interaction with type I receptors (activin receptor-like kinases), so as to compete with receptor-regulated Smads (R-Smads) for activation. However, how I-Smads interact with type ... I receptors is not well understood. In the present study, we found that Smad7 has two modes of interaction with type I receptors. One is through a three-finger-like structure in the MH2 domain, consisting of residues 331-361, 379-387, and the L3 loop. The other is through a basic groove in the MH2 domain (Mochizuki, T., Miyazaki, H., Hara, T., Furuya, T., Imamura, T., Watabe, T., and Miyazono, K. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279, 31568-31574). We also found that Smad6 principally utilizes a basic groove in the MH2 domain for interaction with type I receptors. Smad7 thus has an additional mode of interaction with TGF-β family type I receptors not possessed by Smad6, which may play roles in mediating the inhibitory effects unique to Smad7.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, COS Cells, Cercopithecus aethiops, Hep G2 Cells, Humans, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Smad6 Protein, Smad7 Protein
Animals, COS Cells, Cercopithecus aethiops, Hep G2 Cells, Humans, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Smad6 Protein, Smad7 Protein
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Oct. 01, 2010
PubMed ID: 20663871
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