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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 105, 期 7, 页码 2487-2492出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0712044105
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Cell-cycle exit and differentiation of suprabasal epidermal keratin-ocytes require nuclear I kappa B kinase alpha (IKK alpha), but not its protein kinase activity. IKK alpha also is a suppressor of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), but its mode of action remains elusive. Postulating that IKK alpha may serve as a transcriptional regulator in keratinocytes, we searched for cell-cycle-related genes that could illuminate this function. IKK alpha was found to control several Myc antagonists, including Mad1, Mad2, and Ovo/1, through the association with TGF beta-regulated Smad2/3 transcription factors and is required for Smad3 recruitment to at least one of these targets. Surprisingly, Smad2/3-dependent Mad1 induction and keratinocyte differentiation are independent of Smad4, the almost universal coregulator of canonical TGF beta signaling. IKK alpha also is needed for nuclear accumulation of activated Smad2/3 in the epidermis, and Smad2/3 are required for epidermal differentiation. We suggest that a TGF beta-Smad2/3-IKK alpha axis is a critical Smad4-independent regulator of keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation.
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