TGF-beta induces assembly of a Smad2-Smurf2 ubiquitin ligase complex that targets SnoN for degradation.
The receptor-regulated Smad proteins are essential intracellular mediators of signal transduction by the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of growth factors and are also important as regulators of gene transcription. Here we describe a new role for TGF-beta-regulated Smad2 and Smad3 as components of a ubiquitin ligase complex. We show ... that in the presence of TGF-beta signalling, Smad2 interacts through its proline-rich PPXY motif with the tryptophan-rich WW domains of Smurf2, a recently identified E3 ubiquitin ligases. TGF-beta also induces the association of Smurf2 with the transcriptional co-repressor SnoN and we show that Smad2 can function to mediate this interaction. This allows Smurf2 HECT domain to target SnoN for ubiquitin-mediated degradation by the proteasome. Thus, stimulation by TGF-beta can induce the assembly of a Smad2-Smurf2 ubiquitin ligase complex that functions to target substrates for degradation.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Motifs, Animals, Cells, Cultured, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Ligases, Mink, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Smad2 Protein, Trans-Activators, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitins
Amino Acid Motifs, Animals, Cells, Cultured, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Ligases, Mink, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Smad2 Protein, Trans-Activators, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitins
Nat. Cell Biol.
Date: Jun. 01, 2001
PubMed ID: 11389444
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