TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000302085
  • Gene Name:SMAD1
  • mRNA database:Ensembl
  • mRNA expression :up-regulated
  • mRNA Method:qRT-PCR
  • mRNA Pathway:NA
  • Evidence:predicted
  • (mRNA-drug)

Drug basic information

  • Drug ID:NA
  • Drug Name:NA
  • Drug Method:NA

Disease basic infommation

  • Disease:prostate cancer
  • Tissue:The origin and culture conditions for PC3 and PC3-M established cell lines

Other information

  • Title:Endoglin inhibits prostate cancer motility via activation of the ALK2-Smad1 pathway.
  • Journal:Oncogene
  • Published:2007
  • PubMed ID:17496924
  • Abstract:Endoglin is a transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) superfamily auxiliary receptor. We had previously shown that it suppressed prostate cancer (PCa) cell motility, and that its expression was lost during PCa progression. The mechanism by which endoglin inhibits PCa cell motility is unknown. Here we demonstrate that endoglin abrogates TGFbeta-mediated cell motility, but does not alter cell surface binding of TGFbeta. By measuring Smad-specific phosphorylation and Smad-responsive promoter activity, endoglin was shown to constitutively activate Smad1, with little-to-no effect upon Smad3. Knockdown of Smad1 increased motility and abrogated endoglin's effects. As type I activin receptor-like kinases (ALKs) are necessary for Smad activation, we went on to show that knockdown of ALK2, but not TGFbetaRI (ALK5), abrogated endoglin-mediated decreases in cell motility and constitutively active ALK2 was sufficient to restore a low-motility phenotype in endoglin deficient cells. These findings provide the first evidence that endoglin decreases PCa cell motility through activation of the ALK2-Smad1 pathway.