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First published online March 29, 2004
doi: 10.1242/10.1242/jcs.01036

Journal of Cell Science 117, 1835-1847 (2004)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2004
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Smad7 is required for TGF-ß-induced activation of the small GTPase Cdc42

Sofia Edlund, Maréne Landström, Carl-Henrik Heldin and Pontus Aspenström*

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Biomedical Center, Box 595, 751 24 Uppsala, Sweden

* Author for correspondence (e-mail: pontus.aspenstrom{at}LICR.uu.se)

Accepted 1 December 2003

Transforming growth factor ß (TGF-ß) is a potent regulator of cell growth and differentiation in many cell types. The Smad signaling pathway constitutes a main signal transduction route downstream of TGF-ß receptors. The inhibitory Smads, Smad6 and Smad7, are considered to function as negative regulators of the TGF-ß/Smad signaling cascade. In a previous study, we found that TGF-ß induces rearrangements of the actin filament system in human prostate carcinoma cells and that this response requires the small GTPases Cdc42 and RhoA. On the basis of the current view on the function of Smad7 in TGF-ß signaling, we hypothesized that Smad7 would function as a negative regulator of the TGF-ß-induced activation of Cdc42 and RhoA, but instead we found that the reverse is the case; Smad7 is required for the TGF-ß-induced activation of Cdc42 and the concomitant reorganization of the actin filament system. These observations propose a novel role for Smad7 in TGF-ß-dependent activation of Rho GTPases.

Key words: TGF-ß, Cdc42, Rho, Actin, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, Smad7


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