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Mutations in protein-binding hot-spots on the hub protein Smad3 differentially affect its protein interactions and Smad3-regulated gene expression.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Schiro Michelle M, Stauber Sara E, Peterson Tami L, Krueger Chateen, Darnell Steven J, Satyshur Kenneth A, Drinkwater Norman R, Newton Michael A, Hoffmann F Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hub proteins are connected through binding interactions to many other proteins. Smad3, a mediator of signal transduction induced by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), serves as a hub protein for over 50 protein-protein interactions. Different cellular responses mediated by Smad3 are the product of cell-type and context dependent Smad3-nucleated protein complexes acting in concert. Our hypothesis...
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