SMAD7

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Summary

SMAD7 (SMAD family member 7, HGNC:6773) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 18q21.1, encoding SMAD family member 7 (O15105). Antagonist of signaling by TGF-beta (transforming growth factor) type 1 receptor superfamily members; has been shown to inhibit TGF-beta (Transforming growth factor) and activin signaling by associating with their receptors thus preventing SMAD2 access.

The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear protein that binds the E3 ubiquitin ligase SMURF2. Upon binding, this complex translocates to the cytoplasm, where it interacts with TGF-beta receptor type-1 (TGFBR1), leading to the degradation of both the encoded protein and TGFBR1. Expression of this gene is induced by TGFBR1. Variations in this gene are a cause of susceptibility to colorectal cancer type 3 (CRCS3). Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Source: NCBI Gene 4092 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): congenital heart disease (Limited, ClinGen) — +1 more curated relationship
  • GWAS associations: 50
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 52 total
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 1
  • Transcription factor: yes — 71 downstream targets (CollecTRI)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_005904

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:6773
Approved symbolSMAD7
NameSMAD family member 7
Location18q21.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000101665
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM602932
Entrez4092

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 10 — 6 protein_coding, 3 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 1 retained_intron

ENST00000262158, ENST00000545051, ENST00000585986, ENST00000586093, ENST00000587336, ENST00000588190, ENST00000589634, ENST00000591805, ENST00000911789, ENST00000951831

RefSeq mRNA: 4 — MANE Select: NM_005904 NM_001190821, NM_001190822, NM_001190823, NM_005904

CCDS: CCDS11936, CCDS54186, CCDS59317

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000262158 — 4 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000012437874891985348921910
ENSE000012437954894981248950965
ENSE000034722394894248148942555
ENSE000035189424894838448948437

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 265 present calls, max score 96.68.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 28.7864 / max 668.6443, expressed in 1767 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (8 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
17188824.43981753
1718872.89691221
1718790.6025203
1718860.253488
1718810.200178
1718800.183487
1718820.126829
1718830.083528

Top tissues by expression

289 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225096.68gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761096.67gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094795.77gold quality
saphenous veinUBERON:000731895.71gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234595.56gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663195.55gold quality
cardiac atriumUBERON:000208195.41gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149694.80gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151594.64gold quality
cardiac muscle of right atriumUBERON:000337994.15gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216793.65gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162693.27gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162593.02gold quality
coronary arteryUBERON:000162192.87gold quality
vena cavaUBERON:000408792.37gold quality
cartilage tissueUBERON:000241891.39gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111991.33gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112090.66gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041490.58gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235890.53gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895290.45gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894889.89gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780889.83gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053389.72gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204689.66gold quality
heartUBERON:000094888.92gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211088.77gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000688.34gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045888.27gold quality
subcutaneous adipose tissueUBERON:000219087.98gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 3 experiment(s), a significant marker in 3.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-7052yes189.28
E-GEOD-135922yes22.52
E-ANND-3no0.00

Regulation

Is transcription factor: yes

Downstream targets (CollecTRI)

71 targets.

TargetRegulation
ACTA2
ACTG2Unknown
ACVR1B
ADAM2
APC
BCL2L11Unknown
BMP4
CASP8Unknown
CAT
CCN2Repression
CD79A
CDH2Repression
CDK1Repression
CDKN1ARepression
CDKN2BRepression
CEL
CHRDActivation
COL1A1Repression
COL1A2Repression
COL3A1Repression
COL5A2Repression
COL6A2Repression
COL6A3Repression
CTNNB1Activation
CYP17A1
E2F1Repression
FN1Unknown
FSHBUnknown
GASTUnknown
HAMPUnknown

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): AP1, BMP6, EP300, ETV1, FOS, GGCX, GRHL3, HAMP, HDAC1, HDAC3, JUN, KDM5B, KLF10, KLF11, KLF13, MECOM, MTA1, MYC, NFKB, NR0B2, NR2C2, OLIG1, OVOL2, PRMT5, RELA, SKI, SKIL, SMAD1, SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD4, SMAD5, SMAD7, SP1, TBL1XR1, TFE3, YY1, ZNF165

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

118 targeting SMAD7, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-5011-5P100.0083.465820
HSA-MIR-1277-5P100.0073.955056
HSA-MIR-190A-3P100.0080.355520
HSA-MIR-5692B100.0071.322622
HSA-MIR-5692C100.0071.322622
HSA-MIR-5692A100.0074.406850
HSA-MIR-4510100.0066.602050
HSA-MIR-6127100.0066.762188
HSA-MIR-6129100.0066.462080
HSA-MIR-6130100.0066.692012
HSA-MIR-6133100.0066.482064
HSA-MIR-3163100.0077.238605
HSA-LET-7A-3P100.0074.033932
HSA-LET-7B-3P100.0074.083913
HSA-LET-7F-1-3P100.0074.023928
HSA-MIR-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-98-3P100.0074.083907
HSA-MIR-6873-3P100.0071.422626
HSA-MIR-548C-3P99.9974.017587
HSA-MIR-33A-5P99.9968.621055
HSA-MIR-33B-5P99.9968.581062
HSA-MIR-4789-5P99.9870.762721
HSA-MIR-480399.9871.993117
HSA-MIR-32-5P99.9875.211964
HSA-MIR-363-3P99.9874.721821
HSA-MIR-367-3P99.9874.831819
HSA-MIR-92A-3P99.9875.211960
HSA-MIR-92B-3P99.9875.251955
HSA-MIR-25-3P99.9874.601817
HSA-MIR-569699.9872.364487

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • plasma membrane localization of Smad7 by Smurf1 requires the C2 domain of Smurf1 and is essential for the inhibitory effect of Smad7 in the transforming growth factor-beta signaling pathway (PMID:12151385)
  • Smad7 is activated in injured podocytes in vitro and in human glomerular disease and participates in negative control of TGF-beta/Smad signaling in addition to its pro-apoptotic activity. (PMID:12397035)
  • Smad6 and Smad7 regulate thrombomodulin-dependent activation of protein C (PMID:12407115)
  • CRM1-dependent nuclear export of Smurf1 is essential for the negative regulation of TGF-beta signaling by Smad7. (PMID:12519765)
  • Smad7 may act as a scaffolding protein and facilitate TAK1- and MKK3-mediated activation of p38 (PMID:12589052)
  • attenuation of transforming growth factor-beta signaling by activating Smad7 transcription may proceed not only through TGF-beta receptor-regulated Smad proteins but also an independent pathway involving transcription factor ER81 and TAK1 protein kinase (PMID:12947087)
  • Smad7 was overexpressed in ARO anaplastic cell line, the most malignant follicular thyroid carcinoma. (PMID:12952364)
  • GADD34-PP1c recruited by Smad7 inhibits TGFbeta-induced cell cycle arrest. (PMID:14718519)
  • Smad7 and Smurf1 have roles in regulation of TGF-beta signaling in scleroderma fibroblasts (PMID:14722617)
  • In Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa, interferon-gamma induces expression of Smad7, which then prevents endogenous TGF-beta 1 from down-regulating ongoing tissue-damaging Th1 response. (PMID:14988821)
  • Jab1/CSN5 as an adapter that targets Smad7 for degradation, thus releasing Smad7-mediated suppression of TGF-beta1 signaling. (PMID:14993265)
  • Overexpression of SMAD7 inhibited the activity of the proliferation-specific promoters for the keratin 14 and cdc2 genes and reduced the expression of the mRNA for the proliferation-specific genes cdc2 and E2F1. (PMID:15023526)
  • tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate down-regulates Smad6 expression presumably via PKCmu-ERK-dependent pathway and up-regulates Smad7 expression via PKCmu-dependent mechanism(s) which need no MAPK and NF-kappaB activation (PMID:15033458)
  • Enhanced expression of the TGF-beta signaling inhibitor Smad7 may present one of the novel mechanisms of TGF-beta resistance in human gastric carcinomas. (PMID:15033661)
  • novel role for Smad7 in TGF-beta-dependent activation of Rho GTPases (PMID:15075243)
  • Smad7 is repressed by ski (PMID:15128733)
  • dual signaling pathways involving TGF-beta1, an antiapoptotic pathway mediated by the Smad pathway involving p21, and an apoptosis-permissive pathway mediated in part by p38 MAPK. (PMID:15132952)
  • WWP1 negatively regulates TGF-beta signaling in cooperation with Smad7. (PMID:15221015)
  • identified target genes regulated by Smad7 in primitive hematopoietic cells that may control process of modulating the cell fate decisions of primary multipotent human repopulating cells (PMID:15498852)
  • The regulation in chondrocytes of Smad6 and Smad7 expression by IL-1beta suggests a potentially important role of IL-1beta signaling in chondrocytes, via indirect influencing of the bone morphogenetic protein/TGFbeta signaling cascade. (PMID:15529348)
  • induction of Smad7 gene expression by UV irradiation is mediated via induction of the transcription factor AP-1 in human skin fibroblasts (PMID:15579469)
  • Abeta1-42 may play an important role in the negative regulation of TGF-beta1-induced MMP-2 production via Smad7 expression (PMID:15632190)
  • Smad7 appears to be upregulated in endometrial cancers compared to normal endometrium. (PMID:15661223)
  • Physical association of Smad7 and beta-catenin was found to be important for TGF-beta-induced apoptosis. (PMID:15684397)
  • expression of Smad7 is crucial for 2-ME-induced apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells (PMID:15708859)
  • Smad6 and Smad7 expression affects the progression of early lesions of esophageal SCC and indicates a poor prognosis. (PMID:15736400)
  • autocrine TGF-beta/Smad signaling is involved in contractility and matrix gene expression of fibroblasts from normal and hypertrophic scars; Smad7 inhibits these processes and may exert beneficial effects on excessive scar formation (PMID:15788410)
  • UV-induced down-regulation of TbetaRII and the concerted over-expression of Smad7 may trigger the inhibition of the TGF-beta-induced phosphorylation of Smad2. (PMID:15811425)
  • Smad7 acts to functionally inactivate RB and de-repress E2F without blocking the activation of TbetaRI and the nuclear translocation of Smad2/3, allowing TGF-beta1 to exert effects in a cancer cell that is resistant to TGF-beta1-mediated growth inhibition (PMID:15811853)
  • the degradation of Smad7 is regulated by the balance between acetylation, deacetylation and ubiquitination (PMID:15831498)
  • In mature human B cells, BMP-6 inhibited cell growth, and rapidly induced phosphorylation of Smad8. (PMID:15877825)
  • SMAD7 induces tumorigenicity by blocking TGF-beta-induced growth inhibition and apoptosis. (PMID:15922743)
  • Various cellular functions implicated in melanoma development may be under control of autocrine TGF-beta and may be inhibited by Smad7 expression (PMID:16007121)
  • TGF-beta1 and bleomycin intracellular signaling through autocrine regulation of Smad 3 binding to the proximal promoter of the Smad 7 gene (PMID:16187293)
  • TGF-beta is involved in the physiological loss of gastric epithelial cells by activating apoptosis mediated by Smad7, Bim, and caspase-9 (PMID:16260615)
  • Smad7 is not transcriptionally regulated in gut but its increase in inflammatory bowel disease is due to posttranscriptional acetylation and stabilization by p300, which prevents Smad7 ubiquitination and degradation in the proteasome (PMID:16285943)
  • TGFbeta-mediated phosphorylation of IkappaB-alpha and NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and DNA binding activity are inhibited by Smad7 (PMID:16288847)
  • SnoN also seems to regulate negatively the TGF-beta-responsive smad7 gene by binding and repressing its promoter in a similar way to Ski (PMID:16442497)
  • Axin and Arkadia cooperate with each other in promoting Smad7 ubiquitination. (PMID:16601693)
  • analysis of the WW domain recognition motif for the interaction of Smad7 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase Smurf2 (PMID:16641086)

Cross-species orthologs

6 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriosmad7ENSDARG00000016858
mus_musculusSmad7ENSMUSG00000025880
rattus_norvegicusSmad7ENSRNOG00000018359
drosophila_melanogasterDadFBGN0020493
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00000910
caenorhabditis_eleganstag-68WBGENE00006445

Paralogs (7): SMAD5 (ENSG00000113658), SMAD9 (ENSG00000120693), SMAD6 (ENSG00000137834), SMAD4 (ENSG00000141646), SMAD3 (ENSG00000166949), SMAD1 (ENSG00000170365), SMAD2 (ENSG00000175387)

Protein

Protein identifiers

SMAD family member 7O15105 (reviewed: O15105)

Alternative names: Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7, Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 8

All UniProt accessions (2): O15105, K7EKF0

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Antagonist of signaling by TGF-beta (transforming growth factor) type 1 receptor superfamily members; has been shown to inhibit TGF-beta (Transforming growth factor) and activin signaling by associating with their receptors thus preventing SMAD2 access. Functions as an adapter to recruit SMURF2 to the TGF-beta receptor complex. Also acts by recruiting the PPP1R15A-PP1 complex to TGFBR1, which promotes its dephosphorylation. Positively regulates PDPK1 kinase activity by stimulating its dissociation from the 14-3-3 protein YWHAQ which acts as a negative regulator.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with WWP1. Interacts with COPS5. Interacts with NEDD4L. Interacts with STAMBP. Interacts with RNF111, AXIN1 and AXIN2. Interacts with PPP1R15A. Interacts (via MH2 domain) with EP300. Interacts with ACVR1B, SMURF1, SMURF2 and TGFBR1; SMAD7 recruits SMURF1 and SMURF2 to the TGF-beta receptor and regulates its degradation. Interacts with PDPK1 (via PH domain). Interacts with TSC22D1/TSC-22; the interaction requires TGF-beta and the interaction is inhibited by TGFBR1.

Subcellular location. Nucleus. Cytoplasm.

Tissue specificity. Ubiquitous with higher expression in the lung and vascular endothelium.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylation on Ser-249 does not affect its stability, nuclear localization or inhibitory function in TGFB signaling; however it affects its ability to regulate transcription. Phosphorylated by PDPK1. Ubiquitinated by WWP1. Polyubiquitinated by RNF111, which is enhanced by AXIN1 and promotes proteasomal degradation. In response to TGF-beta, ubiquitinated by SMURF1; which promotes its degradation. Acetylation prevents ubiquitination and degradation mediated by SMURF1.

Disease relevance. Colorectal cancer 3 (CRCS3) [MIM:612229] A complex disease characterized by malignant lesions arising from the inner wall of the large intestine (the colon) and the rectum. Genetic alterations are often associated with progression from premalignant lesion (adenoma) to invasive adenocarcinoma. Risk factors for cancer of the colon and rectum include colon polyps, long-standing ulcerative colitis, and genetic family history. Disease susceptibility is associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Induction. By TGFB1.

Similarity. Belongs to the dwarfin/SMAD family.

Isoforms (3)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
O15105-11yes
O15105-22
O15105-33

RefSeq proteins (3): NP_001177750, NP_001177751, NP_005895* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001132SMAD_domDomain
IPR003619MAD_homology1_Dwarfin-typeDomain
IPR008984SMAD_FHA_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR013019MAD_homology_MH1Domain
IPR013790SMAD/DwarfinsFamily
IPR017855SMAD-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR036578SMAD_MH1_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF03165, PF03166

UniProt features (26 total): mutagenesis site 5, binding site 4, modified residue 3, domain 2, cross-link 2, splice variant 2, strand 2, region of interest 2, chain 1, sequence conflict 1, short sequence motif 1, compositionally biased region 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

7 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
2DJYSOLUTION NMR
2KXQSOLUTION NMR
2LTVSOLUTION NMR
2LTWSOLUTION NMR
2LTXSOLUTION NMR
2LTYSOLUTION NMR
2LTZSOLUTION NMR

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-O15105-F175.080.52

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (4): 197; 125; 180; 192

Post-translational modifications (5): 64, 70, 249, 64, 70

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (5):

PositionPhenotype
64loss of acetylation, and of smurf1-dependent degradation; when associated with a-70.
70loss of acetylation, and of smurf1-dependent degradation; when associated with a-64.
207–211diminishes interaction with smurf2.
211diminishes interaction with smurf2 and reduces inhibition of tgf-beta signaling.
409–42690% reduction in tgf-beta receptor binding.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

21 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-201451Signaling by BMP
R-HSA-2173788Downregulation of TGF-beta receptor signaling
R-HSA-2173795Downregulation of SMAD2/3:SMAD4 transcriptional activity
R-HSA-2173796SMAD2/SMAD3:SMAD4 heterotrimer regulates transcription
R-HSA-5689603UCH proteinases
R-HSA-5689880Ub-specific processing proteases
R-HSA-877300Interferon gamma signaling
R-HSA-1280215Cytokine Signaling in Immune system
R-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
R-HSA-168256Immune System
R-HSA-170834Signaling by TGF-beta Receptor Complex
R-HSA-212436Generic Transcription Pathway
R-HSA-2173789TGF-beta receptor signaling activates SMADs
R-HSA-2173793Transcriptional activity of SMAD2/SMAD3:SMAD4 heterotrimer
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins
R-HSA-5688426Deubiquitination
R-HSA-597592Post-translational protein modification
R-HSA-73857RNA Polymerase II Transcription
R-HSA-74160Gene expression (Transcription)
R-HSA-9006936Signaling by TGFB family members
R-HSA-913531Interferon Signaling

MSigDB gene sets: 645 (showing top): GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_UP, GOBP_CARDIAC_CHAMBER_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_SMAD_PROTEIN_SIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION, PID_HDAC_CLASSI_PATHWAY, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_ACTIVATION, GOBP_MEMBRANE_DEPOLARIZATION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_GROWTH_FACTOR_STIMULUS, GOBP_EPITHELIUM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PROTEASOMAL_UBIQUITIN_DEPENDENT_PROTEIN_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_MUSCLE_TISSUE_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_CARDIAC_SEPTUM_DEVELOPMENT, REACTOME_SIGNALING_BY_TGF_BETA_RECEPTOR_COMPLEX, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ADAPTIVE_IMMUNE_RESPONSE, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_ALPHA_BETA_T_CELL_ACTIVATION

GO Biological Process (41): negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122), ureteric bud development (GO:0001657), negative regulation of T cell cytokine production (GO:0002725), regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357), transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway (GO:0007179), anatomical structure morphogenesis (GO:0009653), regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (GO:0010717), negative regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (GO:0010719), obsolete negative regulation of transcription by competitive promoter binding (GO:0010944), cell differentiation (GO:0030154), negative regulation of ossification (GO:0030279), negative regulation of cell migration (GO:0030336), negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway (GO:0030512), negative regulation of BMP signaling pathway (GO:0030514), protein-containing complex localization (GO:0031503), positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0032436), negative regulation of activin receptor signaling pathway (GO:0032926), protein-containing complex disassembly (GO:0032984), adherens junction assembly (GO:0034333), response to laminar fluid shear stress (GO:0034616), artery morphogenesis (GO:0048844), protein stabilization (GO:0050821), ventricular cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis (GO:0055010), regulation of cardiac muscle contraction (GO:0055117), regulation of ventricular cardiac muscle cell membrane depolarization (GO:0060373), negative regulation of SMAD protein signal transduction (GO:0060392), SMAD protein signal transduction (GO:0060395), ventricular septum morphogenesis (GO:0060412), negative regulation of chondrocyte proliferation (GO:1902731), positive regulation of chondrocyte hypertrophy (GO:1903043), beta-catenin destruction complex disassembly (GO:1904886), cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor (GO:1990830), positive regulation of cell-cell adhesion mediated by cadherin (GO:2000049), negative regulation of T-helper 17 type immune response (GO:2000317), negative regulation of T-helper 17 cell differentiation (GO:2000320), regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355), regulation of gene expression (GO:0010468), regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway (GO:0017015), negative regulation of cell differentiation (GO:0045596), cellular response to growth factor stimulus (GO:0071363)

GO Molecular Function (11): transcription corepressor activity (GO:0003714), collagen binding (GO:0005518), beta-catenin binding (GO:0008013), ubiquitin protein ligase binding (GO:0031625), type I transforming growth factor beta receptor binding (GO:0034713), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), I-SMAD binding (GO:0070411), activin receptor binding (GO:0070697), transcription regulator inhibitor activity (GO:0140416), ubiquitin-like ligase-substrate adaptor activity (GO:1990756), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (13): chromatin (GO:0000785), fibrillar center (GO:0001650), nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), centrosome (GO:0005813), cytosol (GO:0005829), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), protein-containing complex (GO:0032991), ciliary basal body (GO:0036064), heteromeric SMAD protein complex (GO:0071144), transcription regulator complex (GO:0005667), adherens junction (GO:0005912)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-13 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Signaling by TGFB family members2
Transcriptional activity of SMAD2/SMAD3:SMAD4 heterotrimer2
Deubiquitination2
Signaling by TGF-beta Receptor Complex2
TGF-beta receptor signaling activates SMADs1
Interferon Signaling1
Immune System1
RNA Polymerase II Transcription1
Generic Transcription Pathway1
Post-translational protein modification1
Metabolism of proteins1
Gene expression (Transcription)1
Signal Transduction1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure5
negative regulation of transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase signaling pathway3
transcription by RNA polymerase II2
negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription2
epithelial to mesenchymal transition2
negative regulation of multicellular organismal process2
microtubule organizing center2
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II1
mesonephric tubule development1
T cell cytokine production1
negative regulation of T cell mediated immunity1
negative regulation of cytokine production involved in immune response1
regulation of T cell cytokine production1
regulation of DNA-templated transcription1
cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus1
transforming growth factor beta receptor superfamily signaling pathway1
developmental process1
anatomical structure development1
regulation of cell differentiation1
regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition1
negative regulation of cell differentiation1
cellular developmental process1
ossification1
regulation of ossification1
cell migration1
regulation of cell migration1
negative regulation of cell motility1
transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway1
regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway1
BMP signaling pathway1
regulation of BMP signaling pathway1
negative regulation of cellular response to growth factor stimulus1
macromolecule localization1
regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
positive regulation of proteasomal protein catabolic process1
positive regulation of ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
activin receptor signaling pathway1
regulation of activin receptor signaling pathway1
cellular component disassembly1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

2864 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
SMAD7TGFBR1P36897998
SMAD7SMURF2Q9HAU4998
SMAD7SMURF1Q9HCE7996
SMAD7UCHL5Q9Y5K5982
SMAD7TGFB1P01137978
SMAD7RNF111Q6ZNA4924
SMAD7TAB2Q9NYJ8916
SMAD7WWP1Q9H0M0895
SMAD7CTNNB1P35222887
SMAD7TGFB2P08112885
SMAD7TAB3Q8N5C8863
SMAD7PPP1R15AO75807856
SMAD7TGFBR2P37173855
SMAD7SKILP12756850
SMAD7AXIN1O15169847
SMAD7STRAPQ9Y3F4847

IntAct

80 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
SMURF2SMAD7psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.800
SMAD7SMURF2psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.800
SMAD7SMURF2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.800
SMAD7SMURF1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.720
SMAD7YAP1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.720
SMAD7YAP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
YAP1SMAD7psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.720
COPS5SMAD7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.640
SMAD7COPS5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.640
COPS5SMAD7psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.640
NEDD4LSMAD7psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.610

BioGRID (285): COPS5 (Affinity Capture-Western), LEF1 (Affinity Capture-Western), SMAD7 (Affinity Capture-Western), Wwp2 (Affinity Capture-Luminescence), CBL (Affinity Capture-Western), SMAD7 (Affinity Capture-Western), CBL (Reconstituted Complex), SMAD7 (Reconstituted Complex), TCF7L2 (Affinity Capture-Western), PARD3 (Reconstituted Complex), TGFBR1 (Affinity Capture-Western), NR4A1 (Affinity Capture-Western), SMAD7 (Affinity Capture-Western), SMAD7 (Affinity Capture-Western), SMURF2 (Affinity Capture-Western)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A5F9C6I2, A2BDA5, A4IG66, A4IIM9, A9ZLX4, D3ZXK7, O00750, O14525, O15105, O15169, O15259, O15360, O35253, O54828, O70240, O88406, O88566, P49805, Q1JPG0, Q3B7M3, Q3SZD5, Q5JV73, Q5T011, Q5XJS0, Q5XPI3, Q61137, Q62925, Q66K64, Q6AYG1, Q6P1H6, Q6P2E9, Q6PFH3, Q7L4E1, Q7TP65, Q86UW9, Q86XL3, Q8BK03, Q8CDG3, Q8CF97, Q8N9B5

Diamond homologs: O15105, O35182, O35253, O43541, O88406, Q9W734, O15198, O54835, O70436, O70437, P84022, P84023, P84024, P84025, P97471, Q13485, Q15796, Q1HE26, Q1W668, Q21733, Q5R7C0, Q62432, Q8BUN5, Q9GKQ9, Q9I9P9, Q9JIW5, P42003

SIGNOR signaling

48 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
SMAD7“up-regulates activity”SMURF2relocalization
SMAD7down-regulatesTAB1binding
RNF111down-regulatesSMAD7binding
RNF111down-regulatesSMAD7ubiquitination
SMAD7up-regulatesPPP1R15Abinding
WWP1up-regulatesSMAD7binding
WWP1“up-regulates activity”SMAD7relocalization
SMAD7up-regulatesCTNNB1
EP300up-regulatesSMAD7acetylation
ITCHdown-regulatesSMAD7ubiquitination
UCHL5up-regulatesSMAD7binding
SMAD7up-regulatesPPP1CAbinding
AXIN1down-regulatesSMAD7binding
SIRT1down-regulatesSMAD7deacetylation
SMAD7up-regulatesTAB2binding
SMAD7up-regulatesTAB3binding
SMAD7down-regulatesSMAD1
SMAD7“down-regulates activity”TGFBR1binding
SMAD7“up-regulates activity”SMURF1relocalization
SMURF2“down-regulates activity”SMAD7ubiquitination
HDAC3up-regulatesSMAD7binding
SMAD7“form complex”SMAD7/HDAC1/E2F-1binding
WWP1“up-regulates activity”SMAD7ubiquitination
SMAD7“up-regulates activity”SMURFrelocalization
SMURF“down-regulates activity”SMAD7ubiquitination

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 38 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Signaling by TGFB family members521.4×2e-04
Signaling by WNT520.7×2e-04

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway525.6×2e-04
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process710.7×3e-04
negative regulation of gene expression510.2×5e-03
DNA damage response57.9×9e-03
protein ubiquitination67.3×5e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

52 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance37
Likely benign9
Benign3

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

886 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
18:48921907:GAAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48921909:AT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48921909:ATCTA:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
18:48921910:TC:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
18:48921911:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48921911:C:CGacceptor_loss1.0000
18:48921912:T:Gacceptor_loss1.0000
18:48942551:GTCTG:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48942553:CTG:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48942554:TG:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48942563:T:TCacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48942564:T:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48942564:T:TCacceptor_gain1.0000
18:48921906:GGAAT:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48921908:AAT:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48942475:TCTTA:Tdonor_loss0.9900
18:48942476:CTTAC:Cdonor_loss0.9900
18:48942477:TTAC:Tdonor_loss0.9900
18:48942478:TAC:Tdonor_loss0.9900
18:48942554:TGCTG:Tacceptor_loss0.9900
18:48942555:GCT:Gacceptor_loss0.9900
18:48942556:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48942557:T:Cacceptor_loss0.9900
18:48942558:G:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48942558:G:GCacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48942562:A:ACacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48942562:A:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48942563:T:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
18:48948539:G:Cdonor_gain0.9800
18:48949806:TCTCA:Tdonor_loss0.9800

AlphaMissense

2736 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
18:48921397:A:GL419P1.000
18:48921401:A:GW418R1.000
18:48921401:A:TW418R1.000
18:48921402:G:CC417W1.000
18:48921403:C:TC417Y1.000
18:48921406:G:TP416Q1.000
18:48921408:G:CC415W1.000
18:48921409:C:TC415Y1.000
18:48921410:A:GC415R1.000
18:48921418:A:TI412N1.000
18:48921428:G:CR409G1.000
18:48921428:G:TR409S1.000
18:48921433:T:CY407C1.000
18:48921434:A:GY407H1.000
18:48921442:C:AG404V1.000
18:48921442:C:TG404D1.000
18:48921443:C:AG404C1.000
18:48921443:C:GG404R1.000
18:48921444:C:AW403C1.000
18:48921444:C:GW403C1.000
18:48921445:C:AW403L1.000
18:48921445:C:GW403S1.000
18:48921446:A:GW403R1.000
18:48921446:A:TW403R1.000
18:48921448:C:AG402V1.000
18:48921448:C:TG402D1.000
18:48921449:C:AG402C1.000
18:48921449:C:GG402R1.000
18:48921449:C:TG402S1.000
18:48921450:C:AK401N1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000004220 (18:48932006 C>G,T), RS1000058116 (18:48931846 T>C), RS1000116989 (18:48937150 G>A), RS1000137110 (18:48933711 G>A), RS1000147643 (18:48946662 C>T), RS1000153829 (18:48936023 C>T), RS1000180196 (18:48950789 A>G), RS1000184701 (18:48936030 A>C), RS1000200416 (18:48941499 G>A), RS1000241760 (18:48952679 T>A,C), RS1000366757 (18:48922116 C>T), RS1000373092 (18:48936262 T>C), RS1000476662 (18:48939383 A>C), RS1000517533 (18:48951873 G>A), RS1000651118 (18:48942632 A>G)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:602932 | disease phenotypes: MIM:612229

GenCC curated gene-disease

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
congenital heart diseaseLimitedAutosomal dominant
colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 3LimitedAutosomal dominant

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity (1)

Expert-panel classifications — Definitive > Strong > Moderate > Limited > Disputed > Refuted.

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
congenital heart diseaseLimitedAD

Mondo (2): colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 3 (MONDO:0012820), congenital heart disease (MONDO:0005453)

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

1 total (1 of 1 shown, HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0003003Colon cancer

GWAS associations

50 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST000113_1Colorectal cancer1.000000e-12
GCST000168_3Colorectal cancer8.000000e-28
GCST000169_3Colorectal cancer2.000000e-06
GCST001161_2Colorectal cancer1.000000e-07
GCST001713_21Dental caries4.000000e-06
GCST001725_58Inflammatory bowel disease1.000000e-09
GCST001787_4Colorectal cancer2.000000e-10
GCST002340_1Colorectal cancer3.000000e-11
GCST002454_19Colorectal cancer2.000000e-08
GCST002919_16Colorectal cancer4.000000e-23
GCST003017_21Colorectal cancer2.000000e-15
GCST003882_1Parental longevity (at least one long-lived parent)2.000000e-07
GCST004601_181Red blood cell count4.000000e-09
GCST004604_36Hematocrit2.000000e-10
GCST004615_117Hemoglobin concentration9.000000e-10
GCST005149_13Colorectal cancer9.000000e-07
GCST005150_34Colorectal cancer3.000000e-07
GCST005591_9Colorectal cancer3.000000e-12
GCST005984_67Glomerular filtration rate1.000000e-08
GCST005985_18Creatinine levels5.000000e-09
GCST006061_102Atrial fibrillation9.000000e-11
GCST006061_103Atrial fibrillation2.000000e-10
GCST006414_38Atrial fibrillation2.000000e-11
GCST006979_274Heel bone mineral density3.000000e-26
GCST006979_275Heel bone mineral density3.000000e-12
GCST007344_42Estimated glomerular filtration rate6.000000e-09
GCST007552_20Colorectal cancer5.000000e-15
GCST007552_5Colorectal cancer2.000000e-27
GCST007856_41Colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma4.000000e-74
GCST007876_70Estimated glomerular filtration rate5.000000e-09

EFO canonical traits (10, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0007796parental longevity
EFO:0004305erythrocyte count
EFO:0004348hematocrit
EFO:0004509hemoglobin measurement
EFO:0009270heel bone mineral density
EFO:0004327electrocardiography
EFO:0004842eosinophil count
EFO:0007991eosinophil percentage of leukocytes
EFO:0004527mean corpuscular hemoglobin
EFO:0004533alkaline phosphatase measurement

MeSH disease descriptors (1)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D006330Heart Defects, CongenitalC14.240.400; C14.280.400; C16.131.240.400

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

PharmGKB variants

1 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs4939827SMAD70.000

CTD chemical–gene interactions

86 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Valproic Acidaffects expression, affects cotreatment, increases expression5
trichostatin Aaffects cotreatment, increases expression3
sodium arsenitedecreases expression, affects cotreatment, increases abundance3
Resveratrolincreases expression3
Tretinoinincreases expression3
bisphenol Aaffects cotreatment, decreases methylation, increases expression2
manganese chlorideincreases methylation, affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance2
entinostatincreases expression, affects cotreatment2
Air Pollutantsincreases abundance, increases expression, decreases expression2
Arsenicaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance, affects methylation2
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression, increases methylation2
Calcitriolincreases expression, decreases expression, decreases reaction2
Cisplatinincreases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression2
Endosulfandecreases expression, decreases reaction2
Formaldehydedecreases expression, increases expression2
Silverincreases expression2
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxinincreases expression2
Cyclosporinedecreases expression, decreases reaction2
Aflatoxin B1increases methylation2
Particulate Matterincreases abundance, increases expression, decreases expression2
GSK-J4increases expression1
vericiguatdecreases expression, decreases reaction1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
geraniolincreases expression1
methylselenic acidincreases expression1
beta-lapachonedecreases expression, increases expression1
tanshinonedecreases expression, decreases reaction, increases reaction1
3,4,5,3’,4’-pentachlorobiphenylincreases expression1
tobacco tardecreases expression1
benzo(e)pyreneincreases methylation1

Cellosaurus cell lines

12 cell lines: 6 cancer cell line, 5 embryonic stem cell, 1 transformed cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_A6H5SEES3-1V human SMAD7, clone1Embryonic stem cellMale
CVCL_A6H6SEES3-1V human SMAD7, clone2Embryonic stem cellMale
CVCL_A6H7SEES3-1V human SMAD7, clone3Embryonic stem cellMale
CVCL_B2GKAbcam HeLa SMAD7 KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_B8PMAbcam HCT 116 SMAD7 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_B9S2Abcam A-549 SMAD7 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D8AUUbigene A-549 SMAD7 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D8VLUbigene HCT 116 SMAD7 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D9SBUbigene HEK293 SMAD7 KOTransformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_E0PDUbigene HeLa SMAD7 KOCancer cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

300 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT00668824PHASE4UNKNOWNImproved Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Vasovist
NCT01368705PHASE4COMPLETEDNitrogen Balance in Infants After Post Cardiothoracic Surgery
NCT01619982PHASE4COMPLETEDPre-operative Prophylaxis With Vancomycin and Cefazolin in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Patients
NCT02122679PHASE4WITHDRAWNTranexamic Acid Effect on Platelet Aggregation Following Infant Cardiopulmonary Bypass
NCT02527811PHASE4UNKNOWNUlinastatin Injection in in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
NCT03014700PHASE4COMPLETEDFibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate
NCT03408340PHASE4TERMINATEDParavertebral Nerve Blocks in Neonates
NCT03630796PHASE4UNKNOWNEffect of Sevoflurane in Postoperative Troponin I Levels in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Defects Surgery
NCT03667703PHASE4COMPLETEDStress Ulcer Prophylaxis Versus Placebo in Critically Ill Infants With Congenital Heart Disease
NCT04453761PHASE4UNKNOWNThiamine Influenced on Substrate Energy Effectiveness in Indonesian Children Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
NCT06668389PHASE4RECRUITINGSodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Patients for Enhancement of Cardio-Pulmonary Status Trial
NCT07499154PHASE4NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPerioperative Lidocaine for Lung Protection in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
NCT00000470PHASE3COMPLETEDInfant Heart Surgery: Central Nervous System Sequelae of Circulatory Arrest
NCT00000494PHASE3COMPLETEDManagement of Patent Ductus in Premature Infants
NCT01134302PHASE3UNKNOWNHybrid Versus Norwood Management Strategies in Infants Undergoing Single Ventricle Palliation
NCT01607983PHASE3WITHDRAWNEffects of Pulmonary Vasodilation Upon VA Coupling in Fontan Patients
NCT01662011PHASE3UNKNOWNApplication of Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist to Children After Congenital Cardiac Surgery
NCT02320669PHASE3COMPLETEDPhase 3 Triiodothyronine Supplementation for Infants After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
NCT02615262PHASE3COMPLETEDIntraoperative Dexamethasone in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
NCT03153137PHASE3COMPLETEDClinical Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Macitentan in Fontan-palliated Subjects
NCT03154476PHASE3COMPLETEDRole of Sildenafil for Fontan Associated Liver Disease (SiFALD) Study
NCT04536194PHASE3COMPLETEDDopamine Versus Norepinephrine Under General Anesthesia
NCT04702373PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTraining in Exercise Activities and Motion for Growth (TEAM 4 Growth) RCT
NCT05049590PHASE3COMPLETEDAcute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Complex Cardiac Surgery
NCT06406517PHASE3UNKNOWNComparative Effectiveness of Gadopiclenol for Evaluation of Adult Congenital Heart Anatomy and Hemodynamics
NCT06693674PHASE3RECRUITINGEffect of Sacubitril-Valsartan on Cardiac Structure and Function
NCT06955260PHASE3NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSGLT2 Inhibition With Empagliflozin in Fontan Circulatory Failure
NCT00115375PHASE2COMPLETEDPlatelet Aggregation Inhibition in Children on Clopidogrel (PICOLO)
NCT00350220PHASE2COMPLETEDTransfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
NCT00374088PHASE2COMPLETEDN-Acetylcysteine in Neonatal Congenital Heart Surgery (INACT Study)
NCT00538785PHASE2COMPLETEDA Study to Evaluate MEDI-524 In Children With Hemodynamically Significant Congenital Heart Disease
NCT00770705PHASE2WITHDRAWNParenteral Phenoxybenzamine During Congenital Heart Disease Surgery
NCT00919945PHASE2TERMINATEDImpact of Early Enteral Feeding on Splanchnic Blood Flow After Surgery for Critical Heart Disease in the Newborn
NCT01063712PHASE2COMPLETEDSafety and Effectiveness of the Device Nit-Occlud® PDA-R
NCT01069510PHASE2COMPLETEDSpironolactone in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
NCT01189981PHASE2COMPLETEDEffect of eHealth Encouragements to Intensive Exercise in Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease
NCT01330433PHASE2COMPLETEDEffects of CoSeal on Bleeding & Adhesions in Pediatric Heart Surgery
NCT01662037PHASE2COMPLETEDBosentan Therapy in Children With Functional Single Ventricle
NCT01668264PHASE2UNKNOWNImaging Assessment of Diastolic Function
NCT01827059PHASE2UNKNOWNBosentan In Exercise Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in CongenitaL Heart diseasE