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dc.contributor.authorChen, Xiaochu
dc.contributor.authorXu, Lan
dc.date2022-08-11T08:09:40.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:39:43Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:39:43Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-28
dc.date.submitted2012-08-27
dc.identifier.citationCell Biosci. 2011 Dec 28;1(1):40. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-3701-1-40" target="_blank">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn2045-3701 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/2045-3701-1-40
dc.identifier.pmid22204445
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/39535
dc.description.abstractSmad proteins are the intracellular mediators of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling. Smads function as transcription factors and their activities require carboxyl-terminal phosphorylation by TGF-beta receptor kinases which are embedded in the cell membrane. Therefore, the translocation of activated Smads from the cytoplasm into the nucleus is a rate-limiting step in TGF-beta signal transduction into the nucleus. On the other hand, the export of Smads out of the nucleus turns off TGF-beta effect. Such spatial control of Smad ensures a tight regulation of TGF-beta target genes. Several cross-talk pathways have been shown to affect TGF-beta signaling by impairing nuclear translocation of Smad, exemplifying the biological importance of the nuclear transport process. Many laboratories have investigated the underlying molecular mechanism of Smad nucleocytoplasmic translocation, combining genetics, biochemistry and sophisticated live cell imaging approaches. The last few years have witnessed the elucidation of several key players in Smad nuclear transport, most importantly the karyopherins that carry Smads across the nuclear envelope and nuclear pore proteins that facilitate the trans-nuclear envelope movement. The foundation is now set to further elucidate how the nuclear transport process is regulated and exploit such knowledge to manipulate TGF-beta signaling. In this review we will discuss the current understanding of the molecular machinery responsible for nuclear import and export of Smads.
dc.language.isoen_US
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dc.rights© 2011 Chen and Xu; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.subjectSmad Proteins
dc.subjectBiochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.titleMechanism and regulation of nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of smad
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleCell and bioscience
dc.source.volume1
dc.source.issue1
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3329&amp;context=oapubs&amp;unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/2329
dc.identifier.contextkey3266183
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-23T16:39:44Z
html.description.abstract<p>Smad proteins are the intracellular mediators of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling. Smads function as transcription factors and their activities require carboxyl-terminal phosphorylation by TGF-beta receptor kinases which are embedded in the cell membrane. Therefore, the translocation of activated Smads from the cytoplasm into the nucleus is a rate-limiting step in TGF-beta signal transduction into the nucleus. On the other hand, the export of Smads out of the nucleus turns off TGF-beta effect. Such spatial control of Smad ensures a tight regulation of TGF-beta target genes. Several cross-talk pathways have been shown to affect TGF-beta signaling by impairing nuclear translocation of Smad, exemplifying the biological importance of the nuclear transport process. Many laboratories have investigated the underlying molecular mechanism of Smad nucleocytoplasmic translocation, combining genetics, biochemistry and sophisticated live cell imaging approaches. The last few years have witnessed the elucidation of several key players in Smad nuclear transport, most importantly the karyopherins that carry Smads across the nuclear envelope and nuclear pore proteins that facilitate the trans-nuclear envelope movement. The foundation is now set to further elucidate how the nuclear transport process is regulated and exploit such knowledge to manipulate TGF-beta signaling. In this review we will discuss the current understanding of the molecular machinery responsible for nuclear import and export of Smads.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathoapubs/2329
dc.contributor.departmentProgram in Molecular Medicine
dc.source.pages40


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