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Rare but specific: 5-bp composite motifs define SMAD binding in BMP signaling
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BackgroundReceptor-activated SMADs trimerize with SMAD4 to regulate context-dependent target gene expression. However, the presence of a single SMAD1/5/8 binding motif in cis-regulatory elements alone does not trigger transcription in native contexts. We hypothesize that binding to composite motifs in which at least two SMAD binding sites are in close proximity would be enough to induce transcription as this scenario allows the simultaneous interaction of at least two SMAD proteins, thereby increasing specificity and affinity.ResultsUsing more than 65 distinct firefly luciferase constructs, we delineated the minimal requirements for BMP-induced gene activation. We propose a model in which two SMAD-MH1 domains bind a SMAD-composite motif in a back-to-back fashion with a 5-bp distance between the SMAD-motifs on opposing DNA strands. However screening of SMAD1-bound regions across a variety of cell types highlights that these composite motifs are extremely uncommon, explaining below 1% of SMAD1 binding events.ConclusionsDeviations from these minimal requirements prevent transcription and underline the need for co-transcription factors to achieve gene activation.
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JATZLAU, Jerome, DO, Sophie-nhi, MEES, Rebeca angelique, MENDEZ, Paul lennard, KHAN, Rameez jabeer, MAAS, Lukas, RUIZ SAINZ, Lidia, MARTÍN MALPARTIDA, Pau, MACÍAS HERNÁNDEZ, María j., KNAUS, Petra. Rare but specific: 5-bp composite motifs define SMAD binding in BMP signaling. _Bmc Biology_. 2025. Vol. 23, núm. 79. [consulta: 4 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1741-7007. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222975]