decapentaplegic protein 4
Drosophila mothers against decapentaplegic protein 4 (SMAD4), an important co-activator in the BMP signaling pathway, was miR-146a's direct target and miR-146a exerted its repressive effect on SMAD4 through interacting with 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of SMAD4 mRNA.