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XB-ART-37227
Mol Cell Biol 2008 Jan 01;281:248-57. doi: 10.1128/MCB.01404-07.
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Conditional deletion of Smad1 and Smad5 in somatic cells of male and female gonads leads to metastatic tumor development in mice.

Pangas SA , Li X , Umans L , Zwijsen A , Huylebroeck D , Gutierrez C , Wang D , Martin JF , Jamin SP , Behringer RR , Robertson EJ , Matzuk MM .


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The transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) family has critical roles in the regulation of fertility. In addition, the pathogenesis of some human cancers is attributed to misregulation of TGFbeta function and SMAD2 or SMAD4 mutations. There are limited mouse models for the BMP signaling SMADs (BR-SMADs) 1, 5, and 8 because of embryonic lethality and suspected genetic redundancy. Using tissue-specific ablation in mice, we deleted the BR-SMADs from somatic cells of ovaries and testes. Single conditional knockouts for Smad1 or Smad5 or mice homozygous null for Smad8 are viable and fertile. Female double Smad1 Smad5 and triple Smad1 Smad5 Smad8 conditional knockout mice become infertile and develop metastatic granulosa cell tumors. Male double Smad1 Smad5 conditional knockout mice are fertile but demonstrate metastatic testicular tumor development. Microarray analysis indicated significant alterations in expression of genes related to the TGFbeta pathway, as well as genes involved in infertility and extracellular matrix production. These data strongly implicate the BR-SMADs as part of a critical developmental pathway in ovaries and testis that, when disrupted, leads to malignant transformation.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: smad1 smad2 smad4 smad9 tgfb1 uqcc6

References [+] :
Arnold, Dose-dependent Smad1, Smad5 and Smad8 signaling in the early mouse embryo. 2006, Pubmed, Xenbase