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Inhibition of transforming growth factor-β/SMAD signalling by the interferon-γ/STAT pathway

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  • Luis Ulloa

    (Cell Biology Program and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)

  • Jacqueline Doody

    (Cell Biology Program and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)

  • Joan Massagué

    (Cell Biology Program and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)

Abstract

Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) have opposite effects on diverse cellular functions1,2,3,4,5, but the basis for this antagonism is not known6. TGF-β signals through a receptor serine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the transcription factors Smads 2 and 3 (refs 7, 8), whereas the IFN-γ receptor and its associated protein tyrosine kinase Jak1 mediate phosphorylation and activation of the transcription factor Stat1 (refs 6, 9, 10). Here we present a basis for the integration of TGF-β and IFN-γ signals. IFN-γ inhibits the TGF β-induced phosphorylation of Smad3 and its attendant events, namely, the association of Smad3 with Smad4, the accumulation of Smad3 in the nucleus, and the activation of TGFβ-responsive genes. Acting through Jak1 and Stat1, IFN-γ induces the expression of Smad7, an antagonistic SMAD11,12, which prevents the interaction of Smad3 with the TGF-β receptor. The results indicate a mechanism of transmodulation between the STAT and SMAD signal-transduction pathways.

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  • Luis Ulloa & Jacqueline Doody & Joan Massagué, 1999. "Inhibition of transforming growth factor-β/SMAD signalling by the interferon-γ/STAT pathway," Nature, Nature, vol. 397(6721), pages 710-713, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:397:y:1999:i:6721:d:10.1038_17826
    DOI: 10.1038/17826
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