1. Signaling Pathways
  2. Stem Cell/Wnt
    TGF-beta/Smad
  3. TGF-beta/Smad
  4. Smad1 Isoform

Smad1

Smad1 is a BMP-responsive receptor-regulated Smad whose phosphorylation is rapidly induced by BMP2, driving nuclear accumulation and BMP signal transduction[1]. Mechanistically, BMP receptors phosphorylate Smad1, Smad1 associates with Smad4, and the complex enters the nucleus to activate transcription[2]. In BMP-responsive promoters such as ID1, Smad1/Smad4-dependent DNA binding supports BMP-specific transcriptional activation[3]. In developmental models, canonical Smad1/5 signaling is required for endochondral bone formation, and SMAD1/5 activity controls spinal neural progenitor division modes[4][5]. In disease-relevant models, BMP-Smad1 signaling participates in DNA damage response and oncogenesis through the Atm-p53 pathway[6]. Compared with related BMP-regulated isoforms, Smad9 shows lower transcriptional activity than Smad1 or Smad5 despite Smad4 association and target-DNA binding, distinguishing Smad1 as a stronger BMP transcriptional effector[7]. For experimental applications, Smad6 blocks BMP/Smad1 signaling by competing with Smad4, while dorsomorphin and LDN-193189 inhibit BMP-mediated Smad signaling in C2C12 cells[2][8].

Smad1 Related Products (2):

Cat. No. Product Name Effect Purity
  • HY-112499
    Menaquinone-7
    Activator 98.51%
    Menaquinone-7 (Vitamin K2-7), belongs to a class of K2-vitamin homologs (orally active), is originally discovered as the anti-hemorrhagic factors. Menaquinone-7 inhibits osteoclast bone resorption in vitro and stimulates bone formation in femoral tissue of aged female rats. Menaquinone-7 has a well-researched potential in the prevention of aging-induced bone degeneration. Menaquinone-7 is also a pharmacological option for activating Gla matrix protein and intervening in the progression of calcific aortic stenosis (CAVS).
  • HY-P5542
    Vicatertide
    Inhibitor 99.24%
    Vicatertide (SB-01, Peniel 2000) is a polypeptide with both competitive inhibitory activity against TGF-β1 and selective inhibitory activity against human factor XIa (hFXIa, with a Ka of 80 nM for hFXIa). Vicatertide binds allosterically to the two binding sites of dimeric hFXI/hFXIa, while directly binding to activated TGF-β1, selectively blocking the Smad1/5/8 pathway and maintaining low-level activation of the Smad2 pathway to enhance the synthesis of type Ⅱ collagen and aggrecan. Vicatertide inhibits thrombus formation in arteriovenous thrombosis models, and also reduces thrombus weight and thrombus incidence in mouse lung cancer models. Vicatertide can be used for research on degenerative disc disease and thrombosis-related diseases.