Characterization of the DNA-binding property of Smad5

被引:27
作者
Li, W
Chen, FF
Nagarajan, RP
Liu, XB
Chen, Y
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med & Mol Genet, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
[2] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Walther Oncol Ctr, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
关键词
signal transduction; Smad7; BMP; TGF-beta; activin; transcription factor;
D O I
10.1006/bbrc.2001.5529
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Activation of TGF-beta superfamily receptors leads to phosphorylation of Smad proteins which function as transcription factors to regulate gene expression. Previous studies have indicated that Smad5, together with Smad1 and Smad8, participates in signaling downstream of BMP receptors. To characterize the DNA-binding characteristics of Smad5, we used the GST-Smad5 N-terminal fusion protein to select for random oligonucleotide sequences that were able to binds the protein. As a result, we found that Smad5 is able to bind a consensus sequence TGTGC. We further used the Smad7 promoter sequence that contains a Smad-binding element (SBE), GTCTAGAC to determine how mutations in each nucleotide in the SBE affects the binding with Smad5, compared with the binding with Smad1, Smad2, Smad3, Smad4, and Smad8. Interestingly, Smad5, but not Smad1 and Smad8, was able to bind the SBE, at a level similar to the binding by Smad3 and Smad4. However, mutations at the SBE had different effect on the binding with Smad5, compared to that with Smad3 and Smad4. These studies suggest that even though Smad5 falls into the same subfamily with Smad1 and Smad8 in mediating the signaling by BMP receptors, it has an unique DNA-binding property that is similar to Smad3, which specifically transduces signaling for TGF-beta and activin receptors. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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页码:1163 / 1169
页数:7
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