ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2017
Smurf1 inhibits integrin activation by controlling Kindlin-2 ubiquitination and degradation.
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- Structural basis of kindlin-3 in leukocyte adhesion deficiency III.Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH · 2026Article
- NSUN4-dependent m5C modification facilitates mitochondrial fission to accelerate diabetic nephropathy process via regulating SMURF1/CAMK1 axis.Clinical and translational medicine · 2026Article
- Biophysical membrane responses of hypoxic prostate cancer cells depend on kindlin-2.Biophysical journal · 2026Article
- AMOTL2 inhibits lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer by suppressing TGF-β/Smad signaling and is destabilized by the E3 ubiquitin ligase SMURF1.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- The multifaceted role of E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer metastasis: mechanisms, targets, and therapeutic implications.Essays in biochemistry · 2025Review
- Smurf1 promotes gastric cancer progression by regulating Axin2-dependent Wnt signaling pathway.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Kindlin-3 Promotes Angiogenesis via Notch Signalling and Is Crucial for Functional Recovery Postmyocardial Infarction.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
- Increased Kindlin-2 via SMURF1 Inhibition Attenuates Endothelial Permeability and Acute Lung Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Mitophagy: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Tuberculosis Immunotherapy.ImmunoTargets and therapy · 2025Review
- Focal adhesions Kindlin-1 and Kindlin-2 affected by epigenetic modifying in hepatocarcinogenesis.Clinical and translational medicine · 2024Article
- Research Progress in Function and Regulation of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase SMURF1.Current medical science · 2023Review
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- Integrin-Driven Axon Regeneration in the Spinal Cord Activates a Distinctive CNS Regeneration Program.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023Article
- Smurf1 regulates ameloblast polarization by ubiquitination-mediated degradation of RhoA.Cell proliferation · 2023Article
- The exploitation of host autophagy and ubiquitin machinery byAutophagy · 2023Review
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- Kindlin-2 loss in condylar chondrocytes causes spontaneous osteoarthritic lesions in the temporomandibular joint in mice.International journal of oral science · 2022Article
- CDK1-cyclin-B1-induced kindlin degradation drives focal adhesion disassembly at mitotic entry.Nature cell biology · 2022Article
- Kindlin-2 deletion in osteoprogenitors causes severe chondrodysplasia and low-turnover osteopenia in mice.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2022Article
- SMURF1, a promoter of tumor cell progression?Cancer gene therapy · 2021Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Integrin activation is an indispensable step for various integrin-mediated biological functions. Kindlin-2 is known to coactivate integrins with Talin; however, molecules that restrict integrin activation are elusive. Here, we demonstrate that the E3 ubiquitin ligase Smurf1 controls the amount of Kindlin-2 protein in cells and hinders integrin activation. Smurf1 interacts with and promotes Kindlin-2 ubiquitination and degradation. Smurf1 selectively mediates degradation of Kindlin-2 but not Talin, leading to inhibition of αIIbβ3 integrin activation in Chinese hamster ovary cells and β1 integrin activation in fibroblasts. Enhanced activation of β1 integrin was found in Smurf1-knockout mouse embryonic fibroblasts, which correlates with an increase in Kindlin-2 protein levels. Similarly, a reciprocal relationship between Smurf1 and Kindlin-2 protein levels is found in tissues from colon cancer patients, suggesting that Smurf1 mediates Kindlin-2 degradation in vivo. Collectively, we demonstrate that Smurf1 acts as a brake for integrin activation by controlling Kindlin-2 protein levels, a new mechanism that permits precise modulation of integrin-mediated cellular functions.
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