id: MODULE:tgfb_smad_signaling
title: TGF-beta receptor-SMAD signaling pathway module
description: >-
  A compact TGF-beta/SMAD signaling module. A dimeric TGF-beta family ligand
  binds type II and type I serine/threonine kinase receptors, the type II
  receptor activates the type I receptor, the type I receptor phosphorylates
  receptor-regulated SMADs, and SMAD complexes accumulate in the nucleus to
  regulate transcription. The module is grounded in GO:0007179. TGFB1 is
  anchored to PAINT TGF-beta-family nodes; receptors and SMADs are included as
  curated UniProt exemplars without PTN ancestry where local seed rows were not
  available.
status: DRAFT
evidence:
  - source_id: GO:0007179
    title: transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
    statement: The module is grounded in the GO biological process term for TGF-beta receptor signaling.
module:
  id: tgfb_smad_signaling
  label: TGF-beta receptor-SMAD signaling pathway
  module_type: SIGNALING_PATHWAY
  concepts:
    - preferred_term: transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
      term:
        id: GO:0007179
        label: transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
      description: TGF-beta ligand to receptor-activated SMAD transcriptional response.
  context:
    taxa:
      - preferred_term: metazoa
        term:
          id: NCBITaxon:33208
          label: Metazoa
    cellular_components:
      - preferred_term: plasma membrane
        term:
          id: GO:0005886
          label: plasma membrane
      - preferred_term: nucleus
        term:
          id: GO:0005634
          label: nucleus
  parts:
    - order: 1
      role: ligand and receptor complex formation
      node:
        id: tgfb_receptor_ligation
        label: TGF-beta ligand recruits type II/type I receptors
        gocam_associations:
          - model: gomodel:663d668500003144
            activity: gomodel:663d668500003144/663d668500003152
            title: TGFB1-mediated signaling pathway (Human)
            notes: TGFBR1 (the type I receptor kinase of the complex) activity in this model.
          - model: gomodel:663d668500003182
            activity: gomodel:663d668500003182/663d668500003190
            title: TGFB2-mediated signaling pathway (Human)
            notes: TGFBR1 (the type I receptor kinase of the complex) activity in this model.
          - model: gomodel:663d668500003232
            activity: gomodel:663d668500003232/663d668500003240
            title: TGFB3-mediated signaling pathway (Human)
            notes: TGFBR1 (the type I receptor kinase of the complex) activity in this model.
          - model: gomodel:671ae02600000676
            activity: gomodel:671ae02600000676/671ae02600000718
            title: GDF8 role in trophoblast invasion (Human)
            notes: TGFBR1 (the type I receptor kinase of the complex) activity in this model.
        module_type: REGULATORY_STEP
        description: >-
          Mature dimeric TGF-beta ligand assembles a heterotetrameric receptor
          complex containing type II and type I receptor serine/threonine kinases.
        annotons:
          - id: tgfb_ligand
            label: TGF-beta family ligand
            participant:
              selector_type: FAMILY
              family:
                preferred_term: TGF-beta family ligands
                term:
                  id: PANTHER:PTHR11848
                  label: TGF-BETA FAMILY
                representative_members:
                  - preferred_term: TGFB1
                    term:
                      id: UniProtKB:P01137
                      label: Transforming growth factor beta-1 proprotein
                ancestral_nodes:
                  - preferred_term: PAINT TGF-beta receptor-signaling node PTN000218722
                    term:
                      id: PANTHER:PTN000218722
                      label: PTN000218722
                    description: >-
                      PANTHER PAINT node in PTHR11848 with IBD support for
                      transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
                      (P:GO:0007179).
                    evidence:
                      - source_id: GO_REF:0000033
                        statement: IBD propagation from PAINT node PTN000218722 in PTHR11848.
                  - preferred_term: PAINT TGF-beta cytokine node PTN000218063
                    term:
                      id: PANTHER:PTN000218063
                      label: PTN000218063
                    description: >-
                      PANTHER PAINT node in PTHR11848 with IBD support for
                      cytokine activity (F:GO:0005125), extracellular region,
                      and TGF-beta receptor signaling participation.
                    evidence:
                      - source_id: GO_REF:0000033
                        statement: IBD propagation from PAINT node PTN000218063 in PTHR11848.
            function:
              preferred_term: cytokine activity
              term:
                id: GO:0005125
                label: cytokine activity
              targets:
                - preferred_term: TGF-beta type II receptor
                - preferred_term: TGF-beta type I receptor
            processes:
              - preferred_term: transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
                term:
                  id: GO:0007179
                  label: transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
            role_description: Extracellular dimeric ligand that nucleates receptor complex formation.
          - id: tgfb_receptors
            label: Type II/type I TGF-beta receptor kinases
            participant:
              selector_type: PROTEIN_COMPLEX
              protein_complex:
                preferred_term: TGF-beta receptor kinase complex
                description: TGFBR2 phosphorylates and activates TGFBR1/ALK5 in the ligand-bound receptor complex.
                active_units:
                  - id: tgfbr2_unit
                    label: TGFBR2
                    participant:
                      selector_type: GENE_PRODUCT
                      gene_product:
                        preferred_term: TGFBR2
                        term:
                          id: UniProtKB:P37173
                          label: TGF-beta receptor type-2
                    role: type II receptor kinase
                  - id: tgfbr1_unit
                    label: TGFBR1
                    participant:
                      selector_type: GENE_PRODUCT
                      gene_product:
                        preferred_term: TGFBR1
                        term:
                          id: UniProtKB:P36897
                          label: TGF-beta receptor type-1
                    role: type I receptor kinase that phosphorylates receptor-regulated SMADs
            function:
              preferred_term: transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity
              term:
                id: GO:0004675
                label: transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity
            role_description: Ligand-assembled kinase complex that activates SMAD2/3.
    - order: 2
      role: receptor-regulated SMAD phosphorylation
      node:
        id: r_smad_activation
        label: SMAD2/3 phosphorylation by activated type I receptor
        module_type: REACTION
        description: >-
          Activated TGFBR1 phosphorylates the C-terminal SSXS motif of SMAD2
          and SMAD3, licensing complex formation with SMAD4.
        annotons:
          - id: r_smad_effectors
            label: Receptor-regulated SMADs
            participant:
              selector_type: FAMILY
              family:
                preferred_term: SMAD2/3 receptor-regulated SMADs
                representative_members:
                  - preferred_term: SMAD2
                    term:
                      id: UniProtKB:Q15796
                      label: SMAD family member 2
                  - preferred_term: SMAD3
                    term:
                      id: UniProtKB:P84022
                      label: SMAD family member 3
            role_description: Direct type I receptor substrates and signal carriers.
    - order: 3
      role: SMAD2/3 nuclear import
      node:
        id: smad23_nuclear_import
        label: SMAD2/3 nuclear import
        module_type: TRANSPORT_STEP
        description: >-
          Receptor-phosphorylated SMAD2/3, with SMAD4, enter the nucleus through
          the karyopherin import cycle, included here by reference. Activated
          SMAD3 binds importin-beta1 directly through its N-terminal domain and
          is released by RanGTP; SMAD2 cannot bind importin-beta1 because of its
          exon-3 insert. Both depend on importin-7/8. This is the step that
          GO-CAM models compress into a single edge from the plasma-membrane
          type I receptor to a nuclear SMAD transcription factor activity (see
          projects/GOCAM_COMPARTMENTS.md).
        module_ref: karyopherin_nuclear_protein_import
        evidence:
          - source_id: PMID:11294908
            title: Transforming growth factor-beta induces nuclear import of Smad3 in an importin-beta1 and Ran-dependent manner.
            statement: Receptor-activated SMAD3 binds importin-beta1 through its N-terminal domain; SMAD2 does not.
            supporting_text: >-
              Smad3, via
              its N-terminal domain, interacts specifically with importin-beta1 and only after
              activation by receptor.
          - source_id: PMID:17785517
            title: Msk is required for nuclear import of TGF-{beta}/BMP-activated Smads.
            statement: Importin-7 and importin-8 are needed for nuclear accumulation of TGF-beta-activated SMAD2/3.
            supporting_text: >-
              markedly impaired nuclear accumulation of Smad1 in response
              to BMP2 and of Smad2/3 in response to TGF-beta.
    - order: 4
      role: nuclear SMAD transcriptional output
      node:
        id: smad_transcriptional_output
        label: SMAD2/3-SMAD4 nuclear transcriptional complexes
        gocam_associations:
          - model: gomodel:663d668500003144
            activity: gomodel:663d668500003144/663d668500003164
            title: TGFB1-mediated signaling pathway (Human)
            notes: SMAD2 activity in this model.
          - model: gomodel:663d668500003182
            activity: gomodel:663d668500003182/663d668500003202
            title: TGFB2-mediated signaling pathway (Human)
            notes: SMAD2 activity in this model.
          - model: gomodel:663d668500003232
            activity: gomodel:663d668500003232/663d668500003252
            title: TGFB3-mediated signaling pathway (Human)
            notes: SMAD2 activity in this model.
          - model: gomodel:671ae02600000676
            activity: gomodel:671ae02600000676/671ae02600000695
            title: GDF8 role in trophoblast invasion (Human)
            notes: SMAD2 activity in this model.
          - model: gomodel:671ae02600000676
            activity: gomodel:671ae02600000676/671ae02600000702
            title: GDF8 role in trophoblast invasion (Human)
            notes: SMAD3 activity in this model.
        module_type: REGULATORY_STEP
        description: >-
          Phosphorylated SMAD2/3 bind SMAD4 and partner transcription factors,
          accumulate in the nucleus, and regulate TGF-beta target genes.
        annotons:
          - id: smad4_common_mediator
            label: SMAD4 common mediator
            participant:
              selector_type: GENE_PRODUCT
              gene_product:
                preferred_term: SMAD4
                term:
                  id: UniProtKB:Q13485
                  label: SMAD family member 4
            locations:
              - preferred_term: nucleus
                term:
                  id: GO:0005634
                  label: nucleus
            role_description: Co-SMAD that forms nuclear complexes with phosphorylated receptor-regulated SMADs.
  connections:
    - source: tgfb_receptor_ligation
      target: r_smad_activation
      connection_type: CAUSES
      description: Ligand-bound receptors activate the type I kinase that phosphorylates SMAD2/3.
    - source: r_smad_activation
      target: smad23_nuclear_import
      connection_type: PRECEDES
      description: Phosphorylated SMAD2/3 leave the receptor, bind SMAD4 and are imported.
    - source: smad23_nuclear_import
      target: smad_transcriptional_output
      connection_type: PROVIDES_INPUT_FOR
      description: Nuclear SMAD2/3-SMAD4 complexes regulate TGF-beta target genes.
