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SMAD7: Function, Interactions & Role in cancer

Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7 or SMAD7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SMAD7 gene.

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SMAD7 topic overview

The analysis highlights Function, Interactions and Role in cancer as prominent areas in the source structure around SMAD7.

Related topics
49
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
54
Extracted relationships
177
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
54

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 12 topics
Function · 11 topics
Interactions · 11 topics
Role in cancer · 8 topics
Structure · 7 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
SMAD7, CRCS3, MADH7, MADH8, SMAD family member 7
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2DJY, 2LTV, 2LTW, 2LTX, 2LTY, 2LTZ, 2KXQ
Band
18q21.1 · 18|18 E3
Bgee
popliteal artery · tibial arteries · saphenous vein · Descending thoracic aorta · right auricle of heart
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 18 (human) · Chromosome 18 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Structure

Function

Role in cancer

Interactions

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How SMAD7 connects Entity context

The extracted context around SMAD7 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, SMAD7 → activin binding, adherens junction assembly, artery morphogenesis, beta-catenin binding, BMP signaling pathway, catenin complex, cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor, cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus, centrosome, collagen binding, cytoplasm, cytosol, DNA binding, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, fibrillar center, I-SMAD binding, intracellular anatomical structure, metal ion binding, negative regulation of BMP signaling pathway Another extracted example is SMAD7 → Between, C-terminal, Ca2, CamKII, DNA, E3, Erk-family MAP, II, It, Mad Homology, MAPKs, MH1, MH2, N-terminal, PKC, PY, Smad, Smurf2, TGF-β, The. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

SMAD7

Top relations

Gene ontology · 61
SMAD7 → activin binding, adherens junction assembly, artery morphogenesis, beta-catenin binding, BMP signaling pathway, catenin complex, cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor, cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus, centrosome, collagen binding, cytoplasm, cytosol, DNA binding, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, fibrillar center, I-SMAD binding, intracellular anatomical structure, metal ion binding, negative regulation of BMP signaling pathway
related to Structure · 23
SMAD7 → Between, C-terminal, Ca2, CamKII, DNA, E3, Erk-family MAP, II, It, Mad Homology, MAPKs, MH1, MH2, N-terminal, PKC, PY, Smad, Smurf2, TGF-β, The
Bgee · 20
SMAD7 → ascending aorta, blood, cardiac muscle tissue of right atrium, cumulus cell, decidua, Descending thoracic aorta, gastrula, Gonadal ridge, left coronary artery, left lung lobe, lumbar subsegment of spinal cord, molar, popliteal artery, pyloric antrum, right auricle of heart, right coronary artery, right lung, saphenous vein, substantia nigra, tibial arteries
RNA expression pattern · 20
SMAD7 → ascending aorta, blood, cardiac muscle tissue of right atrium, cumulus cell, decidua, Descending thoracic aorta, gastrula, Gonadal ridge, left coronary artery, left lung lobe, lumbar subsegment of spinal cord, molar, popliteal artery, pyloric antrum, right auricle of heart, right coronary artery, right lung, saphenous vein, substantia nigra, tibial arteries
related to Function · 13
SMAD7 → Activin, BMP, By, IRAK1-mediated IL-1R/TLR, It, NF-κB, Pellino-1, Smad MH2, Smad2, Smad2/Smad4, TGF-β, The, Upon TGF
related to Role in cancer · 9
SMAD7 → Asian, By, Case, CRC, European, Perturbation, Some, TGF-β, The
related to Use in Pharmacology · 5
SMAD7 → Celgene Phase III, Crohn's, Mongersen, NCT ID, This
Band · 2
SMAD7 → 18q21.1, 18|18 E3
Chr. · 2
SMAD7 → Chromosome 18 (human), Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End · 2
SMAD7 → 48,950,965 bp, 75,529,006 bp

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

smad gene bp protein tgf-β cancer signaling receptor chr human band tgfβ type chromosome 18 family activin mothers decapentaplegic homolog

SMAD7 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 177 structured relationships around SMAD7. Examples in this analysis include SMAD7 → Aliases → SMAD7, CRCS3, MADH7, MADH8, SMAD family member 7 and SMAD7 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2DJY, 2LTV, 2LTW, 2LTX, 2LTY, 2LTZ, 2KXQ. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SMAD7AliasesSMAD7, CRCS3, MADH7, MADH8, SMAD family member 71.00infobox
SMAD7Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2DJY, 2LTV, 2LTW, 2LTX, 2LTY, 2LTZ, 2KXQ1.00infobox
SMAD7Band18q21.11.00infobox
SMAD7Band18|18 E31.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeepopliteal artery1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeetibial arteries1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeesaphenous vein1.00infobox
SMAD7BgeeDescending thoracic aorta1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeeright auricle of heart1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeeascending aorta1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeecardiac muscle tissue of right atrium1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeeright lung1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeeleft coronary artery1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeeright coronary artery1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeemolar1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeegastrula1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeeleft lung lobe1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeepyloric antrum1.00infobox
SMAD7BgeeGonadal ridge1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeedecidua1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeecumulus cell1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeelumbar subsegment of spinal cord1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeesubstantia nigra1.00infobox
SMAD7Bgeeblood1.00infobox
SMAD7BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
SMAD7Chr.Chromosome 18 (human)1.00infobox
SMAD7Chr.Chromosome 18 (mouse)1.00infobox
SMAD7DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
SMAD7End48,950,965 bp1.00infobox
SMAD7End75,529,006 bp1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around SMAD7 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Signaling, Pathway and Tgf-β. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • SMAD7
    • Signaling
    • Pathway
    • Tgf-β
    • Cancer
    • Cell
    • Differentiation
    • Function
    • Muscle
    • Structure
    • Factor
    • Inhibitory
    • Location
  • smad7
    • Signaling
    • Pathway
    • Tgf-β
    • Cancer
    • Cell
    • Differentiation
    • Function
    • Muscle
    • Structure
    • Factor
    • Inhibitory
    • Location
  • protein
    • Activin
    • Phosphorylation
    • Type
    • Cell
    • Differentiation
    • Function
    • I-smad
    • Mouse
    • Muscle
    • Structure
    • Smad7
    • Activity
  • gene
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Protein
    • Function
    • Mouse
    • Structure
    • Homolog
    • Mothers
    • Smad7
  • smad
    • Function
    • I-smad
    • Structure
    • Inhibitory
    • Location
    • Smurf2
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Smad7
    • Cell
  • cell signalling
    • Differentiation
    • Function
    • I-smad
    • Mouse
    • Muscle
    • Structure
    • Activin
    • Activity
    • Factor
    • Family
    • Inhibitory
    • Location
  • receptor antagonist
    • Type
    • Activin
    • Factor
    • Phosphorylation
    • Smad2
    • Growth
    • Differentiation
    • Function
    • I-smad
    • Mouse
    • Muscle
    • Structure
  • i-smad
    • Inhibitory
    • Differentiation
    • Function
    • Mouse
    • Muscle
    • Smad
    • Structure
    • Activity
    • Factor
    • Location
    • Phosphorylation
    • Smurf2

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For SMAD7, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects SMAD7 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
SMAD7Overview · splits 42 ⟂ 13
SMAD7Function · splits 43 ⟂ 12
SMAD7Interactions · splits 43 ⟂ 12
SMAD7Role in cancer · splits 46 ⟂ 9
SMAD7Structure · splits 47 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

SMAD7

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples177
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around SMAD7 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Function, Interactions & Role in cancer, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — SMAD7 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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