GSBS Student Publications
Title
Integration of Runx and Smad regulatory signals at transcriptionally active subnuclear sites
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Date
6-13-2002
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Amino Acid Substitution; Animals; Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; Bone Neoplasms; Cell Nucleus; Core Binding Factor alpha Subunits; DNA-Binding Proteins; Hela Cells; Humans; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; *Neoplasm Proteins; Osteosarcoma; Phosphoproteins; Rats; Recombinant Proteins; Signal Transduction; Smad5 Protein; Trans-Activators; Transcription Factors; *Transcription, Genetic; Transfection; Transforming Growth Factor beta; Tumor Cells, Cultured
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Runx factors control lineage commitment and are transcriptional effectors of Smad signaling. Genetic defects in these pathways interfere with normal development. The in situ localization of Runx and Smad proteins must impact the mechanisms by which these proteins function together in gene regulation. We show that the integration of Runx and Smad signals is mediated by in situ interactions at specific foci within the nucleus. Activated Smads are directed to these subnuclear foci only in the presence of Runx proteins. Smad-Runx complexes are associated in situ with the nuclear matrix, and this association requires the intranuclear targeting signal of Runx factors. The convergence of Smad and Runx proteins at these sites supports transcription as reflected by BrUTP labeling and functional cooperativity between the proteins. Thus, Runx-mediated intranuclear targeting of Smads is critical for the integration of two distinct pathways essential for fetal development.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jun 11;99(12):8048-53. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI of Published Version
10.1073/pnas.112664499
Related Resources
Journal Title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
PubMed ID
12060751
Repository Citation
Zaidi, Sayyed K.; Sullivan, Andrew J.; Van Wijnen, Andre J.; Stein, Janet L.; Stein, Gary S.; and Lian, Jane B., "Integration of Runx and Smad regulatory signals at transcriptionally active subnuclear sites" (2002). GSBS Student Publications. 710.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/710