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Degradation of the tumor suppressor Smad4 by WW and HECT domain ubiquitin ligases.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Jun 2005
Morén Anita, Imamura Takeshi, Miyazono Kohei, Heldin Carl-Henrik, Moustakas Aristidis
Abstract excerpt
Smad4 mediates signaling by the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of cytokines. Smad signaling is negatively regulated by inhibitory (I) Smads and ubiquitin-mediated processes. Known mechanisms of proteasomal degradation of Smads depend on the direct interaction of specific E3 ligases with Smads. Alternatively, I-Smads elicit degradation of the TGF-beta receptor by recruiting the WW and HECT...
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