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Similarly, rare deleterious SMAD6 variants have been identified in patients with congenital cardiovascular malformations such as bicuspid aortic valve and thoracic aortic aneurysm, underscoring its role in tissue patterning and proper morphogenesis during development."}, {"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 addition to its developmental role, SMAD6 modulates multiple signaling cascades by exerting inhibitory control over BMP and transforming growth factor–β (TGF‑β) pathways. For instance, in osteoblasts SMAD6 partners with the E3 ubiquitin ligase Smurf1 to promote the ubiquitin–proteasome degradation of Runx2, thereby limiting osteogenic differentiation. In vascular endothelial cells, SMAD6 acts downstream of ligand‐activated Notch1 to mediate flow‐dependent responses that are essential for vessel homeostasis, including regulation of cell–cell junction proteins. Moreover, SMAD6 can function in the nucleus by recruiting corepressors such as C-terminal binding protein (CtBP) to repress BMP-induced transcription of target genes."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "5", "end_ref": "7"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nSMAD6 also plays a central role in modulating inflammatory and oncogenic pathways. It mediates TGF‑β1–induced K48-linked polyubiquitination and degradation of the adaptor MyD88, thereby attenuating pro-inflammatory signaling through IL-1 receptor and Toll-like receptor complexes. In a parallel mechanism, SMAD6 binds Pellino-1 to disrupt the formation of signaling complexes that normally activate NF-κB in response to inflammatory stimuli. In several cancer types, including lung cancer and gliomas, elevated or nuclear-localized SMAD6 has been associated with enhanced cell survival and proliferation—through, for example, promoting degradation of the STAT3 inhibitor PIAS3—correlating with poor patient outcomes."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "8", "end_ref": "11"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn metabolic and hematopoietic contexts, SMAD6 contributes to the fine-tuning of cellular responses. In hepatocytes, it acts as a corepressor of the glucocorticoid receptor, thereby modulating genes essential for gluconeogenesis and influencing blood glucose levels. 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