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Designing a Western blot for SMURF2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the SMURF2 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for SMURF2? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the SMURF2 IHC GuideFacts about E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase SMURF2.
Additionally, interaction with SMAD7 activates autocatalytic degradation, which is avoided by interaction with SCYE1. Forms a stable complex with the TGF-beta receptor-mediated phosphorylated SMAD2 and SMAD3.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SMURF2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9HAU4 |
| Entrez: | 64750 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

DKFZp686F0270; E3 ubiquitin ligase SMURF2; E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase SMURF2; EC 6.3.2; EC 6.3.2.-; hSMURF2; MGC138150; SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2; SMAD ubiquitination regulatory factor 2; SMAD-specific E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase 2; SMURF2
Mass (kDA):
86.196 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q23.3-q24.1 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (64542282..64662307, complement) |
Widely expressed.
Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Cell membrane. Membrane raft. Cytoplasmic in the presence of SMAD7. Colocalizes with CAV1, SMAD7 and TGF-beta receptor in membrane rafts.





PMID: 11163210 by Kavsak P., et al. Smad7 binds to Smurf2 to form an E3 ubiquitin ligase that targets the TGF-beta receptor for degradation.
PMID: 11016919 by Lin X., et al. Smurf2 Is a ubiquitin E3 ligase mediating proteasome-dependent degradation of Smad2 in transforming growth factor-beta signaling.