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Molecular Analysis of Endothelial-mesenchymal Transition Induced by Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling
Published on: August 3, 2018
Transforming growth factor-beta induces endothelin-1 expression through activation of the Smad signaling pathway
Fernando Rodríguez-Pascual1, Francisco Manuel Reimunde, Mariano Redondo-Horcajo
1Departamento de Estructura y Función de Proteínas, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, C.S.I.C., Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigaciones Nefrológicas, Madrid, Spain. frodriguez@cib.csic.es
Abstract:
Expression of the endothelin-1 gene is subject to complex regulation by different factors, among which transforming growth factor-beta is one of the most important. We have analyzed the mechanism by which transforming growth factor-beta increases endothelin-1 expression in vascular endothelial cells. Transcriptional activation of the endothelin-1 promoter accounted for the transforming growth factor-beta-induced increase in endothelin-1 mRNA levels. Two DNA elements within the promoter are responsible for this effect: a Smad binding element and a proximal activator protein-1 site. Mutation of both elements abolished transforming growth factor-beta responsiveness. Overexpression of the Smad3 isoform strongly potentiates transforming growth factor-beta- induced endothelin-1 promoter activity in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. These results demonstrate that transforming growth factor-beta induces endothelin-1 expression by a functional cooperation between Smads and activator protein-1 through activation of the Smad signaling pathway.
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