PMID- 20974850 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110131 LR - 20211203 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 286 IP - 1 DP - 2011 Jan 7 TI - Negative regulation of TGFbeta signaling by the kinase LKB1 and the scaffolding protein LIP1. PG - 341-53 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.190660 [doi] AB - Signal transduction by the Smad pathway elicits critical biological responses to many extracellular polypeptide factors, including TGFbeta and bone morphogenetic protein. Regulation of Smad signaling imparts several cytoplasmic and nuclear mechanisms, some of which entail protein phosphorylation. Previous work established a protein complex between Smad4 and the scaffolding protein LKB1-interacting protein 1 (LIP1). LKB1 is a well studied tumor suppressor kinase that regulates cell growth and polarity. Here, we analyzed the LKB1-LIP1 and the Smad4-LIP1 protein complexes and found that LIP1 can self-oligomerize. We further demonstrate that LKB1 is capable of phosphorylating Smad4 on Thr(77) of its DNA-binding domain. LKB1 inhibits Smad4 from binding to either TGFbeta- or bone morphogenetic protein-specific promoter sequences, which correlates with the negative regulatory effect LKB1 exerts on Smad4-dependent transcription. Accordingly, LKB1 negatively regulates TGFbeta gene responses and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Thus, LKB1 and LIP1 provide negative control of TGFbeta signaling. FAU - Moren, Anita AU - Moren A AD - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Box 595, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden. FAU - Raja, Erna AU - Raja E FAU - Heldin, Carl-Henrik AU - Heldin CH FAU - Moustakas, Aristidis AU - Moustakas A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20101025 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (STK11IP protein, human) RN - 0 (Smad4 Protein) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) RN - 2ZD004190S (Threonine) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (STK11 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.3 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - DNA/metabolism MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Multimerization MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Protein Structure, Quaternary MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Smad4 Protein/chemistry/metabolism MH - Threonine/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/*antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism/pharmacology PMC - PMC3012991 EDAT- 2010/10/27 06:00 MHDA- 2011/02/01 06:00 PMCR- 2010/10/25 CRDT- 2010/10/27 06:00 PHST- 2010/10/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/10/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/02/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/10/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)54226-9 [pii] AID - M110.190660 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.190660 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2011 Jan 7;286(1):341-53. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.190660. Epub 2010 Oct 25.