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Its nuclear accumulation is further enhanced by co‐regulators such as TAZ—which binds the heteromeric SMAD2/3‑4 complex to couple SMADs to the transcriptional machinery—while its signal amplitude is attenuated by ubiquitin ligases (e.g., Nedd4L) that recognize TGF‑β–induced linker phosphorylation."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "4"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn the context of cell fate decisions, SMAD3 plays an essential role in guiding both self‑renewal and differentiation. In human pluripotent stem cells, SMAD3 (together with SMAD2) not only sustains the expression of self‑renewal markers but also coordinates with epitranscriptomic regulators to prime transcripts such as NANOG for rapid down‑regulation during differentiation. 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