title: Transcriptional regulation of the TGF-beta pseudoreceptor BAMBI by TGF-beta signaling.
abstract: BAMBI is a transmembrane glycoprotein related to the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-family type I receptors and functions as a negative regulator of TGF-beta signaling during development. BAMBI is induced by BMP signaling through the evolutionary conserved BMP-responsive elements in its promoter. Furthermore, we have recently shown that Wnt/beta-catenin signaling activates transcription of BAMBI and that BAMBI expression is aberrantly elevated in most colorectal carcinomas. Here, we show that BAMBI is also directly induced by TGF-beta signaling, through the three tandem repeats of 13 bp sequences containing the SMAD-binding elements, which are distinct from the BMP-responsive element. Our findings suggest that BAMBI transcription is regulated by TGF-beta signaling through direct binding of SMAD3 and SMAD4 to the BAMBI promoter.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Information, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekiya
authors.forename: Takeaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akiyama
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005809:Genes, Regulator / Q000235:genetics; D018197:Hepatoblastoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051785:Smad Proteins; D051900:Smad3 Protein; D051901:Smad4 Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: C485671:BAMBI protein, human; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; C497790:SMAD3 protein, human; C497796:SMAD4 protein, human; D051785:Smad Proteins; D051900:Smad3 Protein; D051901:Smad4 Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; C490808:smad4.1 protein, Xenopus; C117263:smad4.2 protein, Xenopus