Abstract
Smad3 is a direct mediator of transcriptional activation by the TGFβ receptor. Its target genes in epithelial cells include cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors that generate a cytostatic reponse. We defined how, in the same context, Smad3 can also mediate transcriptional repression of the growth-promoting gene c-myc. A complex containing Smad3, the transcription factors E2F4/5 and DP1, and the corepressor p107 preexists in the cytoplasm. In response to TGFβ, this complex moves into the nucleus and associates with Smad4, recognizing a composite Smad-E2F site on c-myc for repression. Previously known as the ultimate recipients of cdk regulatory signals, E2F4/5 and p107 act here as transducers of TGFβ receptor signals upstream of cdk. Smad proteins therefore mediate transcriptional activation or repression depending on their associated partners.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 19-32 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 12 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology