Article
Cyclin-dependent kinases regulate the antiproliferative function of Smads.
Nature - 8 Jul 2004
Matsuura Isao, Denissova Natalia G, Wang Guannan, He Dongming, Long Jianyin, Liu Fang
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) potently inhibits cell cycle progression at the G1 phase. Smad3 has a key function in mediating the TGF-beta growth-inhibitory response. Here we show that Smad3 is a major physiological substrate of the G1 cyclin-dependent kinases CDK4 and CDK2. Except for the retinoblastoma protein family, Smad3 is the only CDK4 substrate demonstrated so far. We have mapped CDK4 and...
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