Entry
Name
TGF-beta signaling pathway
Description
The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family members, which include TGF-betas, activins and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), are structurally related secreted cytokines found in species ranging from worms and insects to mammals. A wide spectrum of cellular functions such as proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation and migration are regulated by TGF-beta family members. TGF-beta family member binds to the Type II receptor and recruits Type I, whereby Type II receptor phosphorylates and activates Type I. The Type I receptor, in turn, phosphorylates receptor-activated Smads ( R-Smads: Smad1, Smad2, Smad3, Smad5, and Smad8). Once phosphorylated, R-Smads associate with the co-mediator Smad, Smad4, and the heteromeric complex then translocates into the nucleus. In the nucleus, Smad complexes activate specific genes through cooperative interactions with other DNA-binding and coactivator (or co-repressor) proteins.
Class
Environmental Information Processing; Signal transduction
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K03094 SKP1, CBF3D; S-phase kinase-associated protein 1
K03156 TNF, TNFA; tumor necrosis factor superfamily, member 2
K03456 PPP2R1; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit A
K04377 MYC; Myc proto-oncogene protein
K04382 PPP2C; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
K04500 SMAD2; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2
K04501 SMAD4; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4
K04513 RHOA; Ras homolog gene family, member A
K04650 NCOR1, N-CoR; nuclear receptor co-repressor 1
K04662 BMP4; bone morphogenetic protein 4
K04663 BMP5; bone morphogenetic protein 5
K04664 GDF5; growth differentiation factor 5
K04665 AMH; anti-mullerian hormone
K04667 INHBA; inhibin beta A chain
K04668 LEFTY; left-right determination factor
K04673 BMPR1A, ALK3, CD292; bone morphogenetic protein receptor type-1A [EC:2.7.11.30 ]
K04676 SMAD1; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 1
K04677 SMAD6; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 6
K04679 MADHIP, SARA; MAD, mothers against decapentaplegic interacting protein
K04680 ID1; DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID1
K04681 RBL1; retinoblastoma-like protein 1
K04682 E2F4_5; transcription factor E2F4/5
K04683 TFDP1; transcription factor Dp-1
K04684 SP1; transcription factor Sp1
K04685 CDKN2B, P15, INK4B; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2B
K04686 PITX2; paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 2
K06503 TFRC, CD71; transferrin receptor
K06847 RGMB; RGM domain family member B
K10162 BAMBI; BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor
K11644 SIN3A; paired amphipathic helix protein Sin3a
K13375 TGFB1; transforming growth factor beta-1
K13376 TGFB2; transforming growth factor beta-2
K13377 TGFB3; transforming growth factor beta-3
K13578 BMPR1B, ALK6, CDw293; bone morphogenetic protein receptor type-1B [EC:2.7.11.30 ]
K16620 BMP6; bone morphogenetic protein 6
K16621 BMP7; bone morphogenetic protein 7
K16622 BMP8; bone morphogenetic protein 8
K16790 SMAD5; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5
K16791 SMAD9, SMAD8; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 9
K16857 THBS1; thrombospondin 1
K17693 ID2; DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID2
K17694 ID3; DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID3
K17695 ID4; DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID4
K17696 EMC; DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID, other
K19383 TGIF1; homeobox protein TGIF1
K19553 TGIF2; homeobox protein TGIF2
K19558 NBL1; neuroblastoma suppressor of tumorigenicity 1
K19559 LTBP1; latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 1
K19631 SMAD7; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7
K20012 GDF6; growth differentiation factor 6
K20013 GDF7; growth differentiation factor 7
K21283 BMP2; bone morphogenetic protein 2
K22687 INHBB; inhibin beta B chain
K22688 INHBC; inhibin beta C chain
K22689 INHBE; inhibin beta E chain
K23096 RGMA; repulsive guidance molecule A
K23377 THSD4, ADAMTSL6; thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing protein 4
K23605 SMAD3; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3
K23910 TFR2; transferrin receptor protein 2
K26168 IGSF1; immunoglobulin superfamily member 1
K26257 EMP3; epithelial membrane protein 3
K26316 LRRC32; transforming growth factor beta activator LRRC32
K26317 NRROS, LRRC33; transforming growth factor beta activator LRRC33
K26535 HFE; hereditary hemochromatosis protein
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Authors
Shi Y, Massague J.
Title
Mechanisms of TGF-beta signaling from cell membrane to the nucleus.
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Authors
Derynck R, Zhang YE.
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Smad-dependent and Smad-independent pathways in TGF-beta family signalling.
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Massague J.
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How cells read TGF-beta signals.
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Siegel PM, Massague J.
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Cytostatic and apoptotic actions of TGF-beta in homeostasis and cancer.
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Shimasaki S, Moore RK, Otsuka F, Erickson GF.
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The bone morphogenetic protein system in mammalian reproduction.
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De Robertis EM, Larrain J, Oelgeschlager M, Wessely O.
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The establishment of Spemann's organizer and patterning of the vertebrate embryo.
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Gumienny TL, Padgett RW.
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The other side of TGF-beta superfamily signal regulation: thinking outside the cell.
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Hamada H, Meno C, Watanabe D, Saijoh Y.
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Establishment of vertebrate left-right asymmetry.
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Chang H, Brown CW, Matzuk MM.
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Genetic analysis of the mammalian transforming growth factor-beta superfamily.
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Authors
Morita K, Chow KL, Ueno N.
Title
Regulation of body length and male tail ray pattern formation of Caenorhabditis elegans by a member of TGF-beta family.
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Development 126:1337-47 (1999)
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Authors
Krishna S, Maduzia LL, Padgett RW.
Title
Specificity of TGFbeta signaling is conferred by distinct type I receptors and their associated SMAD proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Development 126:251-60 (1999)
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Authors
Chen Y, Mironova E, Whitaker LL, Edwards L, Yost HJ, Ramsdell AF.
Title
ALK4 functions as a receptor for multiple TGF beta-related ligands to regulate left-right axis determination and mesoderm induction in Xenopus.
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Authors
Onichtchouk D, Chen YG, Dosch R, Gawantka V, Delius H, Massague J, Niehrs C
Title
Silencing of TGF-beta signalling by the pseudoreceptor BAMBI.
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Authors
Yan X, Lin Z, Chen F, Zhao X, Chen H, Ning Y, Chen YG
Title
Human BAMBI cooperates with Smad7 to inhibit transforming growth factor-beta signaling.
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Hildebrand A, Romaris M, Rasmussen LM, Heinegard D, Twardzik DR, Border WA, Ruoslahti E
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Interaction of the small interstitial proteoglycans biglycan, decorin and fibromodulin with transforming growth factor beta.
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Soo C, Hu FY, Zhang X, Wang Y, Beanes SR, Lorenz HP, Hedrick MH, Mackool RJ, Plaas A, Kim SJ, Longaker MT, Freymiller E, Ting K
Title
Differential expression of fibromodulin, a transforming growth factor-beta modulator, in fetal skin development and scarless repair.
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Anderson GJ, Frazer DM
Title
Iron metabolism meets signal transduction.
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Canali S, Core AB, Zumbrennen-Bullough KB, Merkulova M, Wang CY, Schneyer AL, Pietrangelo A, Babitt JL
Title
Activin B Induces Noncanonical SMAD1/5/8 Signaling via BMP Type I Receptors in Hepatocytes: Evidence for a Role in Hepcidin Induction by Inflammation in Male Mice.
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Ganz T, Nemeth E
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Iron homeostasis in host defence and inflammation.
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Babitt JL, Zhang Y, Samad TA, Xia Y, Tang J, Campagna JA, Schneyer AL, Woolf CJ, Lin HY
Title
Repulsive guidance molecule (RGMa), a DRAGON homologue, is a bone morphogenetic protein co-receptor.
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Samad TA, Rebbapragada A, Bell E, Zhang Y, Sidis Y, Jeong SJ, Campagna JA, Perusini S, Fabrizio DA, Schneyer AL, Lin HY, Brivanlou AH, Attisano L, Woolf CJ
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DRAGON, a bone morphogenetic protein co-receptor.
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Vogt AS, Arsiwala T, Mohsen M, Vogel M, Manolova V, Bachmann MF
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On Iron Metabolism and Its Regulation.
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Authors
Ikushima H, Miyazono K
Title
TGFbeta signalling: a complex web in cancer progression.
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