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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Xenopus (Silurana) tropicalis
SUBMITTER: SE-JIN YOON
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-30146 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Genes & development 20110801 15
Nodal signaling, mediated through SMAD transcription factors, is necessary for pluripotency maintenance and endoderm commitment. We identified a new motif, termed SMAD complex-associated (SCA), that is bound by SMAD2/3/4 and FOXH1 in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and derived endoderm. We demonstrate that two basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins-HEB and E2A-bind the SCA motif at regions overlapping SMAD2/3 and FOXH1. Furthermore, we show that HEB and E2A associate with SMAD2/3 and FOXH1, s ...[more]