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R-SMADs are receptor-regulated SMADs. SMADs are transcription factors that transduce extracellular TGF-β superfamily ligand signaling from cell membrane bound TGF-β receptors into the nucleus where they activate transcription TGF-β target genes. R-SMADS are directly phosphorylated on their c-terminus by type 1 TGF-β receptors through their intracellular kinase domain, leading to R-SMAD activation.

R-SMADS include SMAD2 and SMAD3 from the TGF-β/Activin/Nodal branch, and SMAD1, SMAD5 and SMAD9 from the BMP/GDP branch of TGF-β signaling.

In response to signals by the TGF-β superfamily of ligands these proteins associate with receptor kinases and are phosphorylated at an SSXS motif at their extreme C-terminus. These proteins then typically bind to the common mediator Smad or co-SMAD SMAD4.

Smad complexes then accumulate in the cell nucleus where they regulate transcription of specific target genes:

  • SMAD2 and SMAD3 are activated in response to TGF-β/Activin or Nodal signals.
  • SMAD1, SMAD5 and SMAD9 (also known as SMAD8) are activated in response to BMPs bone morphogenetic protein or GDP signals.

SMAD6 and SMAD7 may be referred to as I-SMADs (inhibitory SMADS), which form trimers with R-SMADS and block their ability to induce gene transcription by competing with R-SMADs for receptor binding and by marking TGF-β receptors for degradation.

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References

  1. ^ Wharton K, Derynck R (November 2009). "TGFbeta family signaling: novel insights in development and disease". Development. 136 (22): 3691–7. doi:10.1242/dev.040584. PMID 19855012.

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Transcription factors and intracellular receptors
(1) Basic domains
(1.1) Basic leucine zipper (bZIP)
(1.2) Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)
Group A
Group B
Group C
bHLH-PAS
Group D
Group E
Group F
bHLH-COE
(1.3) bHLH-ZIP
(1.4) NF-1
(1.5) RF-X
(1.6) Basic helix-span-helix (bHSH)
(2) Zinc finger DNA-binding domains
(2.1) Nuclear receptor (Cys4)
subfamily 1
subfamily 2
subfamily 3
subfamily 4
subfamily 5
subfamily 6
subfamily 0
(2.2) Other Cys4
(2.3) Cys2His2
(2.4) Cys6
(2.5) Alternating composition
(2.6) WRKY
(3) Helix-turn-helix domains
(3.1) Homeodomain
Antennapedia
ANTP class
protoHOX
Hox-like
metaHOX
NK-like
other
(3.2) Paired box
(3.3) Fork head / winged helix
(3.4) Heat shock factors
(3.5) Tryptophan clusters
(3.6) TEA domain
  • transcriptional enhancer factor
(4) β-Scaffold factors with minor groove contacts
(4.1) Rel homology region
(4.2) STAT
(4.3) p53-like
(4.4) MADS box
(4.6) TATA-binding proteins
(4.7) High-mobility group
(4.9) Grainyhead
(4.10) Cold-shock domain
(4.11) Runt
(0) Other transcription factors
(0.2) HMGI(Y)
(0.3) Pocket domain
(0.5) AP-2/EREBP-related factors
(0.6) Miscellaneous
see also transcription factor/coregulator deficiencies
Cell signaling: TGFβ signaling pathway
TGF beta superfamily of ligands
Ligand of ACVR or TGFBR
Ligand of BMPR
TGF beta receptors
(Activin, BMP, family)
TGFBR1:
TGFBR2:
TGFBR3:
Transducers/SMAD
Ligand inhibitors
Coreceptors
Other
TGFβ receptor superfamily modulators
Type I
ALK1 (ACVRL1)
ALK2 (ACVR1A)
ALK3 (BMPR1A)
ALK4 (ACVR1B)
ALK5 (TGFβR1)
ALK6 (BMPR1B)
ALK7 (ACVR1C)
Type II
TGFβR2
BMPR2
ACVR2A (ACVR2)
ACVR2B
AMHR2 (AMHR)
Type III
TGFβR3 (β-glycan)
Unsorted


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