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Jiang L, Shang Y, Shi Y, Ma X, Khalid MS, Huang M, Fang JKH, Wang Y, Tan K, Hu M. Impact of hypoxia on glucose metabolism and hypoxia signaling pathways in juvenile horseshoe crabs Tachypleus tridentatus. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 197:106467. [PMID: 38520956 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Marine hypoxia poses a significant challenge in the contemporary marine environment. The horseshoe crab, an ancient benthic marine organism, is confronted with the potential threat of species extinction due to hypoxia, making it an ideal candidate for studying hypoxia tolerance mechanisms. In this experiment, juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus were subjected to a 21-day trial at DO:2 mg/L (hypoxia) and DO:6 mg/L conditions. The experimental timeline included a 14-day exposure phase followed by a 7-day recovery period. Sampling occurred on days 0, 7, 14, and 21, where the period from day 14 to day 21 corresponds to seven days of recuperation. Several enzymatic activities of important proteins throughout this investigation were evaluated, such as succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), phosphofructokinase (PFK), hexokinase (HK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and pyruvate kinase (PK). Concurrently, the relative expression of hexokinase-1 (HK), hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha inhibitor (FIH), and hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α), pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase (PDH), succinate dehydrogenase assembly factor 4 (SDH), and Glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) were also investigated. These analyses aimed to elucidate alterations in the hypoxia signaling pathway and respiratory energy metabolism. It is revealed that juvenile T. tridentatus initiated the HIF pathway under hypoxic conditions, resulting in an upregulation of HIF-1α and FIH-1 gene expression, which in turn, influenced a shift in metabolic patterns. Particularly, the activity of glycolysis-related enzymes was promoted significantly, including PK, HK, PKF, LDH, and the related HK gene. In contrast, enzymes linked to aerobic respiration, PDH, and SDH, as well as the related PDH and SDH genes, displayed down-regulation, signifying a transition from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism. Additionally, the activity of gluconeogenesis-related enzymes such as PK and G6Pase gene expression were significantly elevated, indicating the activation of gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis pathways. Consequently, juvenile T. tridentatus demonstrated an adaptive response to hypoxic conditions, marked by changes in respiratory energy metabolism modes and the activation of hypoxia signaling pathways.
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- Lingfeng Jiang
- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, 536000, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, 535011, Guangxi, China.
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Marine Biomedical Science and Technology Innovation Platform of Lin-gang Special Area, Shanghai, China.
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Hasan MM, Sekiya R, Zhang X, Yassouf MY, Li TS. Comparison of hypoxia- and hyperoxia-induced alteration of epigene expression pattern in lungs of Pleurodeles waltl and Mus musculus. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0299661. [PMID: 38416753 PMCID: PMC10901355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
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Epigenetics is an emerging field of research because of its involvement in susceptibility to diseases and aging. Hypoxia and hyperoxia are known to be involved widely in various pathophysiologies. Here, we compared the differential epigene expression pattern between Pleurodeles waltl and Mus musculus (commonly known as Iberian ribbed newt and mouse, respectively) exposed to hypoxia and hyperoxia. Adult healthy newts and mice were exposed to normobaric hypoxia (8% O2) and hyperoxia (80% O2) for 2 hours. We collected the lungs and analyzed the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (Hif1α) and several key epigenes from DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) family, histone deacetylase (HDAC) family, and methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD) family. The exposure to hypoxia significantly increased the mRNA levels of DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha (Dnmt3α), methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 (Mbd2), Mbd3, and histone deacetylase 2 (Hdac2) in lungs of newts, but decreased the mRNA levels of DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1) and Dnmt3α in lungs of mice. The exposure to hyperoxia did not significantly change the expression of any gene in either newts or mice. The differential epigene expression pattern in response to hypoxia between newts and mice may provide novel insights into the prevention and treatment of disorders developed due to hypoxia exposure.
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- Md. Mahmudul Hasan
- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Atomic Bomb Diseases Institute, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Atomic Bomb Diseases Institute, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Atomic Bomb Diseases Institute, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Atomic Bomb Diseases Institute, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Atomic Bomb Diseases Institute, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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Lee Y, Byeon E, Kim DH, Maszczyk P, Wang M, Wu RSS, Jeung HD, Hwang UK, Lee JS. Hypoxia in aquatic invertebrates: Occurrence and phenotypic and molecular responses. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 263:106685. [PMID: 37690363 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Global deoxygenation in aquatic systems is an increasing environmental problem, and substantial oxygen loss has been reported. Aquatic animals have been continuously exposed to hypoxic environments, so-called "dead zones," in which severe die-offs among organisms are driven by low-oxygen events. Multiple studies of hypoxia exposure have focused on in vivo endpoints, metabolism, oxidative stress, and immune responses in aquatic invertebrates such as molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, and cnidarians. They have shown that acute and chronic exposure to hypoxia induces significant decreases in locomotion, respiration, feeding, growth, and reproduction rates. Also, several studies have examined the molecular responses of aquatic invertebrates, such as anaerobic metabolism, reactive oxygen species induction, increased antioxidant enzymes, immune response mechanisms, regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) genes, and differently expressed hemoglobin/hemocyanin. The genetic basis of those molecular responses involves HIF-1α pathway genes, which are highly expressed in hypoxic conditions. However, the identification of HIF-1α-related genes and understanding of their applications in some aquatic invertebrates remain inadequate. Also, some species of crustaceans, rotifers, sponges, and ctenophores that lack HIF-1α are thought to have alternative defense mechanisms to cope with hypoxia, but those factors are still unclear. This review covers the formation of hypoxia in aquatic environments and the various adverse effects of hypoxia on aquatic invertebrates. The limitations of current hypoxia research and genetic information about the HIF-1α pathway are also discussed. Finally, this paper explains the underlying processes of the hypoxia response and presents an integrated program for research about the molecular mechanisms of hypoxic stresses in aquatic invertebrates.
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- Yoseop Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Functional Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies/College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Tidal Flat Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Gunsan 54001, South Korea
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- Tidal Flat Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Gunsan 54001, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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Unveiling OASIS family as a key player in hypoxia-ischemia cases induced by cocaine using generative adversarial networks. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6734. [PMID: 35469040 PMCID: PMC9038918 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10772-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Repeated cocaine use poses many serious health risks to users. One of the risks is hypoxia and ischemia (HI). To restore the biological system against HI, complex biological mechanisms operate at the gene level. Despite the complexity of biological mechanisms, there are common denominator genes that play pivotal roles in various defense systems. Among these genes, the cAMP response element-binding (Creb) protein contributes not only to various aspects of drug-seeking behavior and drug reward, but also to protective mechanisms. However, it is still unclear which Creb members are key players in the protection of cocaine-induced HI conditions. Herein, using one of the state-of-the-art deep learning methods, the generative adversarial network, we revealed that the OASIS family, one of the Creb family, is a key player in various defense mechanisms such as angiogenesis and unfolded protein response against the HI state by unveiling hidden mRNA expression profiles. Furthermore, we identified mysterious kinases in the OASIS family and are able to explain why the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus are vulnerable to HI at the genetic level.
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Das S, Reddy RC, Chadchan KS, Patil AJ, Biradar MS, Das KK. Nickel and Oxidative Stress: Cell Signaling Mechanisms and Protective Role of Vitamin C. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2021; 20:1024-1031. [PMID: 31804169 DOI: 10.2174/1871530319666191205122249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nickel activates the signaling pathways through the oxygen sensing mechanism and the signaling cascades that control hypoxia-inducible transcriptional gene expressions through oxidative stress. This review emphasizes on the recent updates of nickel toxicities on oxidant and antioxidant balance, molecular interaction of nickel and its signal transduction through low oxygen microenvironment in the in-vivo physiological system. DISCUSSION Nickel alters intracellular chemical microenvironment by increasing ionized calcium concentration, lipid peroxidation, cyclooxygenase, constitutive nitric oxide synthase, leukotriene B4, prostaglandin E2, interleukins, tumor necrosis factor-α, caspases, complement activation, heat shock protein 70 kDa and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α. The oxidative stress induced by nickel is responsible for the progression of metastasis. It has been observed that nickel exposure induces the generation of reactive oxygen species which leads to the increased expression of p53, NF-kβ, AP-1, and MAPK. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) prevents lipid peroxidation, oxidation of low-density lipoproteins and advanced oxidation protein products. The mechanism involves that vitamin C is capable of reducing ferric iron to ferrous iron in the duodenum, thus the availability of divalent ferrous ion increases which competes with nickel (a divalent cation itself) and reduces its intestinal absorption and nickel toxicities. CONCLUSION Reports suggested the capability of ascorbic acid as a regulatory factor to influence gene expression, apoptosis and other cellular functions of the living system exposed to heavy metals, including nickel.
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- Swastika Das
- Department of Chemistry, BLDEA's V. P. Dr. P. G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Vijayapur- 586103, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Physiology, Laboratory of Vascular Physiology and Medicine, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemistry, BLDEA's V. P. Dr. P. G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Vijayapur- 586103, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences "Deemed to be University", Karad- 415539, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Physiology, Laboratory of Vascular Physiology and Medicine, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Physiology, Laboratory of Vascular Physiology and Medicine, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
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Coyle RC, Barrs RW, Richards DJ, Ladd EP, Menick DR, Mei Y. Targeting HIF-α for robust prevascularization of human cardiac organoids. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2020; 15:189-202. [PMID: 33868541 DOI: 10.1002/term.3165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Prevascularized 3D microtissues have been shown to be an effective cell delivery vehicle for cardiac repair. To this end, our lab has explored the development of self-organizing, prevascularized human cardiac organoids by co-seeding human cardiomyocytes with cardiac fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and stromal cells into agarose microwells. We hypothesized that this prevascularization process is facilitated by the endogenous upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway in the avascular 3D microtissues. In this study, we used Molidustat, a selective PHD (prolyl hydroxylase domain enzymes) inhibitor that stabilizes HIF-α, to treat human cardiac organoids, which resulted in 150 ± 61% improvement in endothelial expression (CD31) and 220 ± 20% improvement in the number of lumens per organoids. We hypothesized that the improved endothelial expression seen in Molidustat treated human cardiac organoids was dependent upon upregulation of VEGF, a well-known downstream target of HIF pathway. Through the use of immunofluorescent staining and ELISA assays, we determined that Molidustat treatment improved VEGF expression of non-endothelial cells and resulted in improved co-localization of supporting cell types and endothelial structures. We further demonstrated that Molidustat treated human cardiac organoids maintain cardiac functionality. Lastly, we showed that Molidustat treatment improves survival of cardiac organoids when exposed to both hypoxic and ischemic conditions in vitro. For the first time, we demonstrate that targeted HIF-α stabilization provides a robust strategy to improve endothelial expression and lumen formation in cardiac microtissues, which will provide a powerful framework for prevascularization of various microtissues in developing successful cell transplantation therapies.
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- Robert C Coyle
- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC 29425, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.,Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Eukaryotic cells require sufficient oxygen (O2) for biological activity and survival. When the oxygen demand exceeds its supply, the oxygen levels in local tissues or the whole body decrease (termed hypoxia), leading to a metabolic crisis, threatening physiological functions and viability. Therefore, eukaryotes have developed an efficient and rapid oxygen sensing system: hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). The hypoxic responses are controlled by HIFs, which induce the expression of several adaptive genes to increase the oxygen supply and support anaerobic ATP generation in eukaryotic cells. Hypoxia also contributes to a functional decline during the aging process. In this review, we focus on the molecular mechanisms regulating HIF-1α and aging-associated signaling proteins, such as sirtuins, AMP-activated protein kinase, mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1, UNC-51-like kinase 1, and nuclear factor κB, and their roles in aging and aging-related diseases. In addition, the effects of prenatal hypoxia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-induced intermittent hypoxia have been reviewed due to their involvement in the progression and severity of many diseases, including cancer and other aging-related diseases. The pathophysiological consequences and clinical manifestations of prenatal hypoxia and OSA-induced chronic intermittent hypoxia are discussed in detail.
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Langmia IM, Kräker K, Weiss SE, Haase N, Schütte T, Herse F, Dechend R. Cardiovascular Programming During and After Diabetic Pregnancy: Role of Placental Dysfunction and IUGR. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:215. [PMID: 31024453 PMCID: PMC6466995 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a condition whereby a fetus is unable to achieve its genetically determined potential size. IUGR is a global health challenge due to high mortality and morbidity amongst affected neonates. It is a multifactorial condition caused by maternal, fetal, placental, and genetic confounders. Babies born of diabetic pregnancies are usually large for gestational age but under certain conditions whereby prolonged uncontrolled hyperglycemia leads to placental dysfunction, the outcome of the pregnancy is an intrauterine growth restricted fetus with clinical features of malnutrition. Placental dysfunction leads to undernutrition and hypoxia, which triggers gene modification in the developing fetus due to fetal adaptation to adverse utero environmental conditions. Thus, in utero gene modification results in future cardiovascular programming in postnatal and adult life. Ongoing research aims to broaden our understanding of the molecular mechanisms and pathological pathways involved in fetal programming due to IUGR. There is a need for the development of effective preventive and therapeutic strategies for the management of growth-restricted infants. Information on the mechanisms involved with in utero epigenetic modification leading to development of cardiovascular disease in adult life will increase our understanding and allow the identification of susceptible individuals as well as the design of targeted prevention strategies. This article aims to systematically review the latest molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of IUGR in cardiovascular programming. Animal models of IUGR that used nutrient restriction and hypoxia to mimic the clinical conditions in humans of reduced flow of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus will be discussed in terms of cardiac remodeling and epigenetic programming of cardiovascular disease. Experimental evidence of long-term fetal programming due to IUGR will also be included.
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- Immaculate M. Langmia
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, A Joint Cooperation Between the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, A Joint Cooperation Between the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, A Joint Cooperation Between the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, A Joint Cooperation Between the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Center for Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Pharmacology, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, A Joint Cooperation Between the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, A Joint Cooperation Between the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- HELIOS-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
- *Correspondence: Ralf Dechend
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Moreno Roig E, Yaromina A, Houben R, Groot AJ, Dubois L, Vooijs M. Prognostic Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2α Tumor Cell Expression in Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Front Oncol 2018; 8:224. [PMID: 29942795 PMCID: PMC6004384 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α) plays an important role in tumor progression and metastasis. A number of studies have evaluated the correlation between HIF-2α overexpression and clinical outcome in cancer patients but yielded inconsistent results. To comprehensively and quantitatively summarize the evidence on the capability of HIF-2α to predict the prognosis of cancer patients with solid tumors, a meta-analysis was carried out. Renal cell carcinoma (CC-RCC) was separately analyzed due to an alternative mechanism of regulation. Systematic literature searches were performed in PubMed and Embase databases for relevant original articles until February 2018. Forty-nine studies with 6,052 patients were included in this study. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with corresponding confidence intervals were calculated to assess the prognostic value of HIF-2α protein expression in tumor cells. The meta-analysis revealed strong significant negative associations between HIF-2α expression and five endpoints: overall survival [HR = 1.69, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.39-2.06], disease-free survival (HR = 1.87, 95% CI 1.2-2.92), disease-specific survival (HR = 1.57, 95% CI 1.06-2.34), metastasis-free survival (HR = 2.67, 95% CI 1.32-5.38), and progression-free survival (HR = 2.18, 95% CI 1.25-3.78). Subgroup analyses revealed similar associations in the majority of tumor sites. Overall, these data demonstrate a negative prognostic role of HIF-2α in patients suffering from different types of solid tumors.
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- Eloy Moreno Roig
- Department of Radiotherapy (MAASTRO)/GROW - School for Developmental Biology and Oncology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy (MAASTRO)/GROW - School for Developmental Biology and Oncology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, MAASTRO Clinic, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy (MAASTRO)/GROW - School for Developmental Biology and Oncology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy (MAASTRO)/GROW - School for Developmental Biology and Oncology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy (MAASTRO)/GROW - School for Developmental Biology and Oncology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Silpanisong J, Pearce WJ. Vasotrophic regulation of age-dependent hypoxic cerebrovascular remodeling. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2014; 11:544-63. [PMID: 24063376 DOI: 10.2174/1570161111311050002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hypoxia can induce functional and structural vascular remodeling by changing the expression of trophic factors to promote homeostasis. While most experimental approaches have been focused on functional remodeling, structural remodeling can reflect changes in the abundance and organization of vascular proteins that determine functional remodeling. Better understanding of age-dependent hypoxic macrovascular remodeling processes of the cerebral vasculature and its clinical implications require knowledge of the vasotrophic factors that influence arterial structure and function. Hypoxia can affect the expression of transcription factors, classical receptor tyrosine kinase factors, non-classical G-protein coupled factors, catecholamines, and purines. Hypoxia's remodeling effects can be mediated by Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) upregulation in most vascular beds, but alterations in the expression of growth factors can also be independent of HIF. PPARγ is another transcription factor involved in hypoxic remodeling. Expression of classical receptor tyrosine kinase ligands, including vascular endothelial growth factor, platelet derived growth factor, fibroblast growth factor and angiopoietins, can be altered by hypoxia which can act simultaneously to affect remodeling. Tyrosine kinase-independent factors, such as transforming growth factor, nitric oxide, endothelin, angiotensin II, catecholamines, and purines also participate in the remodeling process. This adaptation to hypoxic stress can fundamentally change with age, resulting in different responses between fetuses and adults. Overall, these mechanisms integrate to assure that blood flow and metabolic demand are closely matched in all vascular beds and emphasize the view that the vascular wall is a highly dynamic and heterogeneous tissue with multiple cell types undergoing regular phenotypic transformation.
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- Jinjutha Silpanisong
- Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
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RhoA regulation of cardiomyocyte differentiation. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:491546. [PMID: 23935420 PMCID: PMC3712199 DOI: 10.1155/2013/491546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Earlier findings from our laboratory implicated RhoA in heart developmental processes. To investigate factors that potentially regulate RhoA expression, RhoA gene organisation and promoter activity were analysed. Comparative analysis indicated strict conservation of both gene organisation and coding sequence of the chick, mouse, and human RhoA genes. Bioinformatics analysis of the derived promoter region of mouse RhoA identified putative consensus sequence binding sites for several transcription factors involved in heart formation and organogenesis generally. Using luciferase reporter assays, RhoA promoter activity was shown to increase in mouse-derived P19CL6 cells that were induced to differentiate into cardiomyocytes. Overexpression of a dominant negative mutant of mouse RhoA (mRhoAN19) blocked this cardiomyocyte differentiation of P19CL6 cells and led to the accumulation of the cardiac transcription factors SRF and GATA4 and the early cardiac marker cardiac α-actin. Taken together, these findings indicate a fundamental role for RhoA in the differentiation of cardiomyocytes.
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Goswami SK, Das DK. Oxygen Sensing, Cardiac Ischemia, HIF-1α and Some Emerging Concepts. Curr Cardiol Rev 2011; 6:265-73. [PMID: 22043202 PMCID: PMC3083807 DOI: 10.2174/157340310793566136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Revised: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Oxygen plays a critical role in the perpetuation and propagation of almost all forms of life. The primary site of cellular oxygen consumption is the mitochondrial electron transport chain and in addition, oxygen is also used as a substrate for various enzymes involved in cellular homeostasis. Although our knowledge of the biochemistry and physiology of oxygen transport is century old, recent development of sophisticated tools of biophysical chemistry revealed that tissue oxygenation and oxygen sensing is a highly evolved process, especially in mammals. Perturbation of normal oxygen supply is associated with diseases like tumorigenesis, myocardial infarction and stroke. Available information suggests that when tissue oxygen supply is limited, mitochondria emanate signals involving reactive oxygen species generation which in turn stabilizes oxygen sensing transcription factor HIF-1. Upon stabilization, HIF-1 elicits necessary genetic response to cope with the diminished oxygen level. In view of such critical role of HIF-1 in cellular oxygen sensing, recently there has been a heightened interest in understanding the biology of HIF-1 in the context of cardiovascular system. The following review describes some of the recent advances in this regard.
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- Shyamal K Goswami
- Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, CT 06030- 1110, USA
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Patterson AJ, Zhang L. Hypoxia and fetal heart development. Curr Mol Med 2011; 10:653-66. [PMID: 20712587 DOI: 10.2174/156652410792630643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2010] [Accepted: 06/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Fetal hearts show a remarkable ability to develop under hypoxic conditions. The metabolic flexibility of fetal hearts allows sustained development under low oxygen conditions. In fact, hypoxia is critical for proper myocardial formation. Particularly, hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor play central roles in hypoxia-dependent signaling in fetal heart formation, impacting embryonic outflow track remodeling and coronary vessel growth. Although HIF is not the only gene involved in adaptation to hypoxia, its role places it as a central figure in orchestrating events needed for adaptation to hypoxic stress. Although "normal" hypoxia (lower oxygen tension in the fetus as compared with the adult) is essential in heart formation, further abnormal hypoxia in utero adversely affects cardiogenesis. Prenatal hypoxia alters myocardial structure and causes a decline in cardiac performance. Not only are the effects of hypoxia apparent during the perinatal period, but prolonged hypoxia in utero also causes fetal programming of abnormality in the heart's development. The altered expression pattern of cardioprotective genes such as protein kinase c epsilon, heat shock protein 70, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase, likely predispose the developing heart to increased vulnerability to ischemia and reperfusion injury later in life. The events underlying the long-term changes in gene expression are not clear, but likely involve variation in epigenetic regulation.
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- A J Patterson
- Center for Perinatal Biology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
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Mounier R, Pedersen BK, Plomgaard P. Muscle-specific expression of hypoxia-inducible factor in human skeletal muscle. Exp Physiol 2010; 95:899-907. [PMID: 20494919 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2010.052928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Skeletal muscle is well known to exhibit a high degree of plasticity depending on environmental changes, such as various oxygen concentrations. Studies of the oxygen-sensitive subunit alpha of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) are difficult owing to the large variety of functionally diverse muscle fibres that possess unique patterns of protein and gene expression, producing different capillarization and energy metabolism systems. In this work, we analysed HIF-1alpha mRNA and protein expression related to the fibre-type composition in untrained human skeletal muscle by obtaining muscle biopsies from triceps brachii (characterized by a high proportion of type II fibres), from soleus (characterized by a high proportion of type I fibres) and from vastus lateralis (characterized by an equal proportion of type I and II fibres). The hypothesis was that type I muscle fibres would have lower HIF-1alpha mRNA and protein owing to their higher oxidative capacity. We have shown, in normoxic conditions, a higher HIF-1alpha protein expression in predominantly oxidative muscles than in predominantly glycolytic muscles. However, the HIF-1alpha mRNA expression pattern was not in agreement with the HIF-1alpha protein level. Interestingly, none of the HIF-1alpha target genes, like the most studied angiogenic factor involved in muscle angiogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), exhibited a muscle fibre-specific-related mRNA expression at rest in normoxia. However, soleus presented a significantly higher VEGF protein content than vastus lateralis and triceps muscle. In conclusion, we have shown that there are muscle-specific differences in HIF-1alpha and VEGF expression within human skeletal muscle at rest in normoxic conditions. Recent results, when combined with the findings described here, support a key role for HIF-1alpha for maintaining muscle homeostasis in non-hypoxic conditions.
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- Rémi Mounier
- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Toblli JE, Cao G, Rivas C, Kulaksiz H. Heart and iron deficiency anaemia in rats with renal insufficiency: the role of hepcidin. Nephrology (Carlton) 2008; 13:636-45. [PMID: 18808386 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.01019.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIM Anaemia is prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and induces significant changes in heart and kidney. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between iron metabolism, hepcidin and inflammation focusing on left ventricular (LV) function, in a remnant kidney rat model. METHODS Rats with 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy (STNx) and sham operation. Haemoglobin (Hb), serum iron (SI), fractional shortening (FS%) by echocardiograms were evaluated. Six months after STNx, the heart and kidney were processed by immunohistochemistry with antibodies against hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF)-1alpha, erythropoietin (EPO), pro-hepcidin, caspase-3, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-6. RESULTS Hb (g/dL) STNx: 10.8 +/- 0.8, sham: 14.7 +/- 0.6 (P < 0.01); SI (microg/dL) STNx: 154.5 +/- 24.5, sham: 287.5 +/- 32.1 (P < 0.01); heart weight (g) STNx: 2.21 +/- 0.15, sham: 1.12 +/- 0.12 (P < 0.01); FS% STNx: 28.4 +/- 2.5, sham: 45.1 +/- 4.1 (P < 0.01). There was a correlation between Hb and FS% (r = 0.95; P < 0.01) and between SI and FS% (r = 0.86; P < 0.01) in the STNx group. Tissue ferritin was reduced in heart and in kidney in the STNx group (P < 0.01). HIF-1alpha was expressed in cardiomyocytes (positive cells/area) STNx: 32 +/- 5, sham: 4 +/- 1; and tubular cells in STNx group: 70 +/- 16, sham: 10 +/- 3, P < 0.01. Hepcidin (% staining/area) in heart STNx: 6.6 +/- 0.8, sham: 0.8 +/- 0.1; in kidney STNx: 9.7 +/- 2.6, sham: 3.7 +/- 0.9, P < 0.01. EPO (% staining/area) in heart STNx: 2.6 +/- 0.4, sham: 0.8 +/- 0.2; in kidney STNx: 10.2 +/- 1.4, sham: 1.2 +/- 0.6; P < 0.01. In STNx group positive caspase-3, TNF-alpha and IL-6 were detected in heart and renal cells. CONCLUSION Low LV performance is associated with iron deficiency anaemia in rats with CKD. Furthermore, overproduction of HIF-1alpha and the activation of caspase-3 seem to be associated with iron deficiency and with inflammatory markers. Hepcidin seems to plays a key role in this mechanism.
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Microarray-bioinformatics analysis of altered genomic expression profiles between human fetal and infant myocardium. Chin Med J (Engl) 2008. [DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200807020-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Nagle DG, Zhou YD. Natural product-derived small molecule activators of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). Curr Pharm Des 2006; 12:2673-88. [PMID: 16842166 PMCID: PMC2907550 DOI: 10.2174/138161206777698783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a key mediator of oxygen homeostasis that was first identified as a transcription factor that is induced and activated by decreased oxygen tension. Upon activation, HIF-1 upregulates the transcription of genes that promote adaptation and survival under hypoxic conditions. HIF-1 is a heterodimer composed of an oxygen-regulated subunit known as HIF-1alpha and a constitutively expressed HIF-1beta subunit. In general, the availability and activity of the HIF-1alpha subunit determines the activity of HIF-1. Subsequent studies have revealed that HIF-1 is also activated by environmental and physiological stimuli that range from iron chelators to hormones. Preclinical studies suggest that HIF-1 activation may be a valuable therapeutic approach to treat tissue ischemia and other ischemia/hypoxia-related disorders. The focus of this review is natural product-derived small molecule HIF-1 activators. Natural products, relatively low molecular weight organic compounds produced by plants, animals, and microbes, have been and continue to be a major source of new drugs and molecular probes. The majority of known natural product-derived HIF-1 activators were discovered through the pharmacological evaluation of specifically selected individual compounds. On the other hand, the combination of natural products chemistry with appropriate high-throughput screening bioassays may yield novel natural product-derived HIF-1 activators. Potent natural product-derived HIF-1 activators that exhibit a low level of toxicity and side effects hold promise as new treatment options for diseases such as myocardial and peripheral ischemia, and as chemopreventative agents that could be used to reduce the level of ischemia/reperfusion injury following heart attack and stroke.
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- Dale G. Nagle
- Joint Corresponding Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Dale G. Nagle: Tel. (662) 915-7026. Fax: (662) 915-6975. . Yu-Dong Zhou: Tel: (662) 915-1577. Fax: (662) 915-7062.
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- Joint Corresponding Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Dale G. Nagle: Tel. (662) 915-7026. Fax: (662) 915-6975. . Yu-Dong Zhou: Tel: (662) 915-1577. Fax: (662) 915-7062.
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Pisani DF, Dechesne CA. Skeletal muscle HIF-1alpha expression is dependent on muscle fiber type. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 126:173-8. [PMID: 16043777 PMCID: PMC2266573 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200509265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Oxygen homeostasis is an essential regulation system for cell energy production and survival. The oxygen-sensitive subunit α of the hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) complex is a key protein of this system. In this work, we analyzed mouse and rat HIF-1α protein and mRNA expression in parallel to energetic metabolism variations within skeletal muscle. Two physiological situations were studied using HIF-1α–specific Western blotting and semiquantitative RT-PCR. First, we compared HIF-1α expression between the predominantly oxidative soleus muscle and three predominantly glycolytic muscles. Second, HIF-1α expression was assessed in an energy metabolism switch model that was based on muscle disuse. These two in vivo situations were compared with the in vitro HIF-1α induction by CoCl2 treatment on C2C12 mouse muscle cells. HIF-1α mRNA and protein levels were found to be constitutively higher in the more glycolytic muscles compared with the more oxidative muscles. Our results gave rise to the hypothesis that the oxygen homeostasis regulation system depends on the fiber type.
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- Didier F Pisani
- CNRS UMR 6548, Faculté des Sciences, 06108 Nice cedex 2, France
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Brahimi-Horn MC, Pouysségur J. The hypoxia-inducible factor and tumor progression along the angiogenic pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 242:157-213. [PMID: 15598469 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(04)42004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a transcription factor that plays a key role in the response of cells to oxygen levels. HIF is a heterodimer of alpha- and beta-subunits where the alpha-subunit is translated constitutively but has a very short half-life under normal oxygen concentrations. Negative regulation of the half-life and activity of the alpha-subunit is dependent on its posttranslational hydroxylation by hydroxylases that are dependent on oxygen for activity. Thus under low oxygen (hypoxic) conditions the hydroxylases are inactive and the alpha-subunit is stable and able to interact with the beta-subunit to bind and induce transcription of target genes. Hypoxic conditions are encountered in development and in disease states such as cancer. Tumors that have outstripped their blood supply become hypoxic and express high levels of HIF. HIF in turn targets genes that induce survival, glycolysis, and angiogenesis, a form of neovascularization, which ensures the tumor with a continued supply of oxygen and nutrients for further growth.
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- M Christiane Brahimi-Horn
- Institute of Signaling, Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, CNRS UMR 6543, Centre A. Lacassagne, 06189 Nice, France
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Jürgensen JS, Rosenberger C, Wiesener MS, Warnecke C, Hörstrup JH, Gräfe M, Philipp S, Griethe W, Maxwell PH, Frei U, Bachmann S, Willenbrock R, Eckardt KU. Persistent induction of HIF-1alpha and -2alpha in cardiomyocytes and stromal cells of ischemic myocardium. FASEB J 2004; 18:1415-7. [PMID: 15247145 DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-1605fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and -2alpha are key regulators of the transcriptional response to hypoxia and pivotal in mediating the consequences of many disease states. In the present work, we define their temporo-spatial accumulation after myocardial infarction and systemic hypoxia. Rats were exposed to hypoxia or underwent coronary artery ligation. Immunohistochemistry was used for detection of HIF-1alpha and -2alpha proteins and target genes, and mRNA levels were determined by RNase protection. Marked nuclear accumulation of HIF-1alpha and -2alpha occurred after both systemic hypoxia and coronary ligation in cardiomyocytes as well as interstitial and endothelial cells (EC) without pronounced changes in HIF mRNA levels. While systemic hypoxia led to widespread induction of HIF, expression after coronary occlusion occurred primarily at the border of infarcted tissue. This expression persisted for 4 wk, included infiltrating macrophages, and colocalized with target gene expression. Subsets of cells simultaneously expressed both HIF-alpha subunits, but EC more frequently induced HIF-2alpha. A progressive increase of HIF-2alpha but not HIF-1alpha occurred in areas remote from the infarct, including the interventricular septum. Cardiomyocytes and cardiac stromal cells exhibit a marked potential for a prolonged transcriptional response to ischemia mediated by HIF. The induction of HIF-1alpha and -2alpha appears to be complementary rather than solely redundant.
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- Jan Steffen Jürgensen
- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Germany
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Zhao TB, Ning HX, Zhu SS, Sun P, Xu SX, Chang ZJ, Zhao XQ. Cloning of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha cDNA from a high hypoxia tolerant mammal-plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 316:565-72. [PMID: 15020255 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.02.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 is a transcription factor composed of HIF-1alpha and HIF-1beta. It plays an important role in the signal transduction of cell response to hypoxia. Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a high hypoxia-tolerant and cold adaptation species living only at 3000-5000 m above sea level on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In this study, HIF-1alpha cDNA of plateau pika was cloned and its expression in various tissues was studied. The results indicated that plateau pika HIF-1alpha cDNA was highly identical to those of the human (82%), bovine (89%), mouse (82%), and Norway rat (77%). The deduced amino acid sequence (822bp) showed 90%, 92%, 86%, and 86% identities with those of the human, bovine, house mouse, and Norway rat, respectively. Northern blot analyses detected two isoforms named pLHIF-1alpha and pSHIF-1alpha. The HIF-1alpha mRNA was highly expressed in the brain and kidney, and much less in the heart, lung, liver, muscle, and spleen, which was quite different from the expression pattern of mouse mRNA. Meanwhile, a new variant of plateau pika HIF-1alpha mRNA was identified by RT-PCR and characterized. The deduced protein, composed of 536 amino acids, lacks a part of the oxygen-dependent degradation domain (ODD), both transactivation domains (TADs), and the nuclear localization signal motif (NLS). Our results suggest that HIF-1alpha may play an important role in the pika's adaptation to hypoxia, especially in brain and kidney, and pika HIF-1alpha function pattern may be different from that of mouse HIF-1alpha. Furthermore, for the high ratio of HIF-1alpha homology among the animals, the HIF-1alpha gene may be a good phylogenetic performer in recovering the true phylogenetic relationships among taxa.
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- T B Zhao
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua Institute of Genome Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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Schlieper G, Kim JH, Molojavyi A, Jacoby C, Laussmann T, Flögel U, Gödecke A, Schrader J. Adaptation of the myoglobin knockout mouse to hypoxic stress. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2004; 286:R786-92. [PMID: 14656764 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00043.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Myoglobin knockout (myo-/-) mice were previously reported to show no obvious phenotype but revealed several compensatory mechanisms that include increases in cardiac capillary density, coronary flow, and hemoglobin. The aim of this study was to investigate whether severe hypoxic stress can exhaust these compensatory mechanisms and whether this can be monitored on the gene and protein level. Myo-/- and wild-type (WT) mice were exposed to hypoxia (10% O2) for 2 wk. Thereafter hemodynamic parameters were investigated by invasive measurement combined with magnetic resonance imaging. Cardiac gene and protein expression were analyzed using cDNA arrays and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis plus mass spectrometry, respectively. Hematocrit levels increased from 44% (WT) and 48% (myo-/-) to 72% in both groups. Similar to WT controls, hypoxic myo-/- animals maintained stable cardiovascular function (mean arterial blood pressure 82.4 mmHg, ejection fraction 72.5%). Cardiac gene expression of hypoxic myo-/- mice differed significantly from WT controls in 17 genes (e.g., keratinocyte lipid binding protein +202%, cytochrome c oxidase Vb +41%). Interestingly, hypoxia inducible factor-1α remained unchanged in both groups. Proteome analysis revealed reduced levels of heart fatty acid-binding protein and heat shock protein 27 both in hypoxic myo-/- and WT mice. Our data thus demonstrate that myo-/- mice do not decompensate during hypoxic stress but are surprisingly well adapted. Changes in energy metabolism of fatty acids may contribute to the robustness of myoglobin-deficient mice.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Physiological/genetics
- Adaptation, Physiological/physiology
- Animals
- Blood Cell Count
- DNA, Complementary/biosynthesis
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Gene Expression Regulation/physiology
- Hemodynamics/physiology
- Hypoxia/physiopathology
- In Situ Hybridization
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mass Spectrometry
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Myocardium/metabolism
- Myoglobin/genetics
- Myoglobin/physiology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Phenotype
- Protein Biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stress, Physiological/physiopathology
- Ventricular Function, Left/genetics
- Ventricular Function, Left/physiology
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- Georg Schlieper
- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Birot OJG, Peinnequin A, Simler N, van Cuyck-Gandré H, Hamel R, Bigard XA. Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in heart of rats exposed to hypobaric hypoxia: Differential response between mRNA and protein. J Cell Physiol 2004; 200:107-15. [PMID: 15137063 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This study investigated the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the neoangiogenesis induced in heart in response to hypoxia. The time-course of adaptive changes in capillary supply, expression of VEGF mRNA and protein was studied in right (RV) and left ventricles (LV) of rats exposed to hypobaric hypoxia during 1-25 days (barometric pressure = 505 hPa). VEGF mRNA levels encoding for VEGF 188 and 164 isoforms were measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and VEGF protein was determined by Western blotting. Relative RV weight (i.e., weight of RV related to body weight) increased with hypoxia and was 102% higher than in controls after 15 days of exposure (P < 0.01), while relative LV weight remained unaltered. A rapid and transient increase in VEGF 188 mRNA occurred after 1 day of hypoxia in LV (P < 0.05). Thereafter, a delayed increase in VEGF 188 mRNA expression occurred in RV (ANOVA, P < 0.001). By day 18, VEGF 188 mRNA level was higher in hypoxic than in control rats (P < 0.005) and then decreased to base line levels. Hypoxia did not affect the expression of VEGF 164 mRNA neither in LV nor in RV. One of the main results was that these hypoxia-induced alterations in VEGF transcripts were not followed by associated increase in VEGF protein. These results suggest that capillary growth observed in RV after prolonged exposure to ambient hypoxia likely results from other molecular mechanisms than VEGF.
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- Olivier J G Birot
- Department of Human Factors, Centre de Recherches du Service de Santé des Armées, La Tronche, France
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Powell JD, Elshtein R, Forest DJ, Palladino MA. Stimulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1alpha) protein in the adult rat testis following ischemic injury occurs without an increase in HIF-1alpha messenger RNA expression. Biol Reprod 2002; 67:995-1002. [PMID: 12193413 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.101.002576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor composed of alpha and beta subunits. Stabilized from proteasome degradation and activated by hypoxia, HIF-1 stimulates expression of hypoxia-sensitive genes that mediate oxygen homeostasis in many tissues. Our hypothesis is that HIF-1 is involved in the cellular response to hypoxia in the ischemic testis. Goals of this study were to determine if HIF-1alpha mRNA is expressed in the testis, epididymis, and accessory sex glands of adult Sprague-Dawley rats and to determine if HIF-1alpha mRNA and protein expression in the testis is affected by experimentally induced ischemia. Total RNA from reproductive organs of adult rats was analyzed by relative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. HIF-1alpha mRNA showed equal expression in testis, all segments of epididymis, ductus deferens, accessory sex glands, and penis. To examine the effects of ischemia on HIF-1alpha mRNA and protein expression in the testis, rats were subjected to unilateral testicular ischemia by placing a ligature around spermatic artery or ischemia-inducing experimental torsion and reperfusion. RT-PCR revealed that HIF-1alpha mRNA expression at all times of ischemic treatment and reperfusion was unchanged compared with normoxic controls. HIF-1alpha protein was detected by immunoblot analysis of nuclear protein extracts from normoxic testes. Steady-state levels of HIF-1alpha protein were stimulated by 15 min of ischemia and showed a 2-fold increase at 30 min and 1, 3, and 6 h. HIF-1alpha protein was also elevated by experimental torsion and reperfusion compared with normoxic controls. These results support the hypothesis that HIF-1 may play a role in the cellular response to hypoxia in the ischemic testis.
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- John D Powell
- Biology Department, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764, USA
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Hara S, Hamada J, Kobayashi C, Kondo Y, Imura N. Expression and characterization of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-3alpha in human kidney: suppression of HIF-mediated gene expression by HIF-3alpha. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 287:808-13. [PMID: 11573933 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) are heterodimeric transcription factors that regulate a number of adaptive responses to low oxygen tension. They are composed of alpha- and beta-subunits that belong to the basic helix-loop-helix-PAS superfamily. Here we examined the expression of HIF-alpha subunit proteins in the human kidney and found that, in addition to HIF-1alpha and -2alpha, HIF-3alpha was also expressed. The sequence analysis revealed that, like mouse HIF-3alpha, human HIF-3alpha has high similarity with HIF-1alpha and -2alpha in the bHLH and PAS domains, but lacks structures for transactivation found in the C-terminus of HIF-1alpha and -2alpha. Furthermore, we performed reporter gene analysis and showed that HIF-3alpha suppresses hypoxia-inducible HIF-mediated gene expression. HIF-3alpha might be a negative regulator of hypoxia-inducible gene expression in the human kidney.
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- S Hara
- Department of Public Health and Molecular Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
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Soitamo AJ, Rabergh CM, Gassmann M, Sistonen L, Nikinmaa M. Characterization of a hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1alpha ) from rainbow trout. Accumulation of protein occurs at normal venous oxygen tension. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:19699-705. [PMID: 11278461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009057200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The mammalian hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a heterodimeric transcription factor that controls the induction of several genes involved in glycolysis, erythropoiesis, and angiogenesis when cells are exposed to hypoxic conditions. Until now, the expression and function of HIF-1alpha have not been studied in fish, which experience wide fluctuations of oxygen tensions in their natural environment. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assay, we have ascertained that a hypoxia-inducible factor is present in rainbow trout cells. We have also cloned the full-length cDNA (3605 base pairs) of the HIF-1alpha from rainbow trout with a predicted protein sequence of 766 amino acids that showed a 61% similarity to human and mouse HIF-1alpha. Polyclonal antibodies against the N-terminal part (amino acids 12-363) and the C-terminal part (amino acids 330-730) of rainbow trout HIF-1alpha protein recognized rainbow trout and chinook salmon HIF-1alpha protein in Western blot analysis. Also, the human and mouse HIF-1alpha proteins were recognized by the N-terminal rainbow trout anti-HIF-1alpha antibody but not by the C-terminal HIF-1alpha antibody. The accumulation of HIF-1alpha was studied by incubating rainbow trout and chinook salmon cells at different oxygen concentrations from 20 to 0.2% O(2) for 1 h. The greatest accumulation of HIF-1alpha protein occurred at 5% O(2) (38 torr), a typical oxygen tension of venous blood in normoxic animals. The protein stability experiments in the absence or presence of a proteasome inhibitor, MG-132, demonstrated that the inhibitor is able to stabilize the protein, which normally is degraded via the proteasome pathway both in normoxia and hypoxia. Notably, the hypoxia response element of oxygen-dependent degradation domain is identical in mammalian, Xenopus, and rainbow trout HIF-1alpha proteins, suggesting a high degree of evolutionary conservation in degradation of HIF-1alpha protein.
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- A J Soitamo
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Abo Akademi University, FIN-20521 Turku, Finland.
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Vasconcelles MJ, Jiang Y, McDaid K, Gilooly L, Wretzel S, Porter DL, Martin CE, Goldberg MA. Identification and characterization of a low oxygen response element involved in the hypoxic induction of a family of Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes. Implications for the conservation of oxygen sensing in eukaryotes. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:14374-84. [PMID: 11278521 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009546200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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An organism's ability to respond to changes in oxygen tension depends in large part on alterations in gene expression. The oxygen sensing and signaling mechanisms in eukaryotic cells are not fully understood. To further define these processes, we have studied the Delta9 fatty acid desaturase gene OLE1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We have confirmed previous data showing that the expression of OLE1 mRNA is increased in hypoxia and in the presence of certain transition metals. OLE1 expression was also increased in the presence of the iron chelator 1,10-phenanthroline. A 142-base pair (bp) region 3' to the previously identified fatty acid response element was identified as critical for the induction of OLE1 in response to these stimuli using OLE1 promoter-lacZ reporter constructs. Electromobility shift assays confirmed the presence of an inducible band shift in response to hypoxia and cobalt. Mutational analysis defined the nonameric sequence ACTCAACAA as necessary for transactivation. A 20-base pair oligonucleotide containing this nonamer confers up-regulation by hypoxia and inhibition by unsaturated fatty acids when placed upstream of a heterologous promoter in a lacZ reporter construct. Additional yeast genes were identified which respond to hypoxia and cobalt in a manner similar to OLE1. A number of mammalian genes are also up-regulated by hypoxia, cobalt, nickel, and iron chelators. Hence, the identification of a family of yeast genes regulated in a similar manner has implications for understanding oxygen sensing and signaling in eukaryotes.
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- M J Vasconcelles
- Hematology Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Kietzmann T, Cornesse Y, Brechtel K, Modaressi S, Jungermann K. Perivenous expression of the mRNA of the three hypoxia-inducible factor alpha-subunits, HIF1alpha, HIF2alpha and HIF3alpha, in rat liver. Biochem J 2001; 354:531-7. [PMID: 11237857 PMCID: PMC1221684 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3540531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The cDNAs of three hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) alpha-subunits were cloned from RNA of primary rat hepatocytes by reverse transcriptase PCR. All three cDNAs encoded functionally active proteins, of 825, 874 and 662 amino acids. After transfection they were able to activate luciferase activity of a luciferase gene construct containing three HIF-responsive elements. The mRNAs of the rat HIF alpha-subunits were expressed predominantly in the perivenous zone of rat liver tissue; the nuclear HIFalpha proteins, however, did not appear to be zonated.
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- T Kietzmann
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekulare Zellbiologie, Humboldtallee 23, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany.
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Takahashi T, Sugishita Y, Nojiri T, Shimizu T, Yao A, Kinugawa K, Harada K, Nagai R. Cloning of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha cDNA from chick embryonic ventricular myocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 281:1057-62. [PMID: 11237772 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is composed of HIF-1alpha and arylhydrocarbon nuclear receptor translocator (ARNT), which belong to the basic-helix-loop-helix-Per/ARNT/Sim (bHLH-PAS) family of transcription factors. HIF plays key roles in oxygen homeostasis and embryonic cardiovascular development. In this study, we have cloned cDNAs encoding the chick HIF-1alpha from cultured embryonic ventricular myocytes (CEVM) and then examined its expression in various embryonic tissues. The deduced amino acid sequence of the chick HIF-1alpha cDNA showed 79% identity with that of the human HIF-1alpha cDNA. In contrast, sequence homology between the chick HIF-1alpha and endothelial PAS protein 1 (EPAS1), another member of the bHLH-PAS proteins, was only low (49%). HIF-1alpha mRNA was expressed abundantly in CEVM, but scarcely in the liver, which was quite different from expression pattern of EPAS1 mRNA. These data suggest that HIF-1alpha may be involved in embryonic cardiovascular development. HIF-1alpha and EPAS1 may play distinct roles during developmental stages.
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- T Takahashi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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Gu YZ, Hogenesch JB, Bradfield CA. The PAS superfamily: sensors of environmental and developmental signals. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2000; 40:519-61. [PMID: 10836146 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.40.1.519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 756] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Over the past decade, PAS domains have been identified in dozens of signal transduction molecules and various forms have been found in animals, plants, and prokaryotes. In this review, we summarize this rapidly expanding research area by providing a detailed description of three signal transduction pathways that utilize PAS protein heterodimers to drive their transcriptional output. It is hoped that these model pathways can provide a framework for use in understanding the biology of the less well-understood members of this emerging superfamily, as well as of those to be characterized in the days to come. We use this review to develop the idea that most eukaryotic PAS proteins can be classified by functional similarities, as well as by predicted phylogenetic relationships. We focus on the alpha-class proteins, which often act as sensors of environmental signals, and the beta-class proteins, which typically act as broad-spectrum partners that target these heterodimers to their genomic targets.
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- Y Z Gu
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison 53706, USA.
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Sugishita Y, Takahashi T, Shimizu T, Yao A, Kinugawa K, Sugishita K, Harada K, Matsui H, Nagai R. Expression of genes encoding vascular endothelial growth factor and its Flk-1 receptor in the chick embryonic heart. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2000; 32:1039-51. [PMID: 10888256 DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.2000.1141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play an essential role in embryonic vascular development. The heart is one of the main organs that produce VEGF, but it is still unknown how expression of VEGF gene is regulated in embryonic cardiac myocytes. Thus, we cloned cDNAs encoding VEGF and its receptor (a KDR/flk-1 or Quek1 homologue) from cultured 10-day-old chick embryonic ventricular myocytes (CEVM). Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction revealed that the chick VEGF mRNAs consisted of at least four different species corresponding to the isoforms of 190, 166, 146 and 122 amino acids. In the embryonic heart and CEVM, the isoforms of 166 and 122 amino acids were dominant. Northern blot analysis detected an abundance of VEGF mRNA in both the embryonic heart and CEVM, even at the basal state. The levels of VEGF mRNA in CEVM were significantly augmented by forskolin (100 microM), or phorbol 12-myristate, 13-acetate (200 nM) in a time-dependent manner in CEVM. In contrast, the basal levels of VEGF mRNA were attenuated by genistein (100 microM), but not by H89 (100 microM) or bisindolylmaleimide (75 microM). Northern blot analysis also detected the chick flk-1 mRNA in abundance in the embryonic heart, and to a much lesser extent in CEVM. The expression levels of VEGF and flk-1 mRNA species were continuously high in the 6, 8 and 10-day-old chick embryonic hearts. In the 10-day-old embryonic hearts, in situ hybridization confirmed that mRNA encoding VEGF was mainly expressed in ventricular myocytes. In contrast, the flk-1 mRNA was detected in the microvascular endothelial cells, and to a lesser extent in the ventricular myocytes. These data suggest that VEGF is produced in embryonic ventricular myocytes, even at the basal state, and that the levels of VEGF mRNA may be differently regulated by various protein kinases. VEGF produced by the chick embryonic heart may play important roles in embryonic cardiovascular development by acting on surrounding endothelial cells and, possibly, on ventricular myocytes themselves.
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- Y Sugishita
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Minchenko A, Caro J. Regulation of endothelin-1 gene expression in human microvascular endothelial cells by hypoxia and cobalt: role of hypoxia responsive element. Mol Cell Biochem 2000; 208:53-62. [PMID: 10939628 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007042729486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Endothelin-1 (Et-1) is a vasoconstrictor peptide that plays an important role in the pathophysiology of hypertension, myocardial ischemia, and other diseases. We examined the mechanism of regulation the Et-1 mRNA expression in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1) in response to hypoxia and cobalt. To determine whether the 5'-flanking region of Et-1 gene mediate transcriptional responses to cellular hypoxia, we constructed reporter plasmids in which Et-1 5'-flanking sequences of Et-1 gene were fused to luciferase coding sequences. Constructs, which contain native Et-1 sequence 5'-AACGTGCA-3', located between -118 and -125 in the opposite orientation as the transcriptional unit, mediate transcriptional response to hypoxia and cobalt. This responsiveness was inhibited by genistein, a tyrosine kinase selective inhibitor. Both hypoxia and cobalt induced binding of HIF-1 (hypoxia inducible-1 factor) to this Et-1 hypoxia responsive element in gel shift assays. Mutation in this sequence eliminated both the hypoxia-induced HIF-1 binding and luciferase expression. Using the supershift assay we have shown that this hypoxia responsive element binds HIF-1alpha and HIF-1beta proteins. Interestingly, genistein only slightly affected HIF-1 binding. These results indicate that the Et-1 gene contains HIF-1 binding hypoxia responsive elements which mediate transcriptional responses to hypoxia and cobalt in microvascular endothelial cells. Genistein appears to inhibit this response by affecting the transcriptional activity of the HIF-1 complex, without significantly affecting its DNA-binding properties.
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- A Minchenko
- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, PA 19107, USA
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Sugishita Y, Shimizu T, Yao A, Kinugawa KI, Nojiri T, Harada K, Matsui H, Nagai R, Takahashi T. Lipopolysaccharide augments expression and secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in rat ventricular myocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 268:657-62. [PMID: 10679260 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), also known as vascular permeability factor, is highly expressed in the myocardium under various stimuli including hypoxia and ischemia. On the other hand, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) causes systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which consists of systemic pathophysiological changes related to vascular hyperpermeability. To test the hypothesis that VEGF is one of the important mediators of SIRS, we examined effects of LPS on the VEGF expression and secretion in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. LPS (10 microg/ml) rapidly (within 1 h) augmented the levels of VEGF mRNA in these cells. Pharmacological inhibition of nucleic factor-kappaB or tyrosine kinases did not affect the LPS-induced augmentation of VEGF mRNA expression, while these treatments markedly suppressed the up-regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression by LPS. The VEGF concentrations in the conditioned media were also significantly increased by the LPS treatment of 6 h. In conclusion, LPS augments VEGF expression and secretion in rat ventricular myocytes, suggesting that VEGF may be involved in pathogenesis of SIRS. LPS may induce VEGF mRNA through the signaling pathways that are distinct from those responsible for the iNOS induction.
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- Y Sugishita
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a heterodimeric basic-helix-loop-helix-PAS transcription factor consisting of HIF-1 alpha and HIF-1 beta subunits. HIF-1 alpha expression and HIF-1 transcriptional activity increase exponentially as cellular O2 concentration is decreased. Several dozen target genes that are transactivated by HIF-1 have been identified, including those encoding erythropoietin, glucose transporters, glycolytic enzymes, and vascular endothelial growth factor. The products of these genes either increase O2 delivery or allow metabolic adaptation to reduced O2 availability. HIF-1 is required for cardiac and vascular development and embryonic survival. In fetal and postnatal life, HIF-1 is required for a variety of physiological responses to chronic hypoxia. HIF-1 expression is increased in tumor cells by multiple mechanisms and may mediate adaptation to hypoxia that is critical for tumor progression. HIF-1 thus appears to function as a master regulator of O2 homeostasis that plays essential roles in cellular and systemic physiology, development, and pathophysiology.
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- G L Semenza
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-3914, USA.
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Richard DE, Berra E, Gothié E, Roux D, Pouysségur J. p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinases phosphorylate hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and enhance the transcriptional activity of HIF-1. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:32631-7. [PMID: 10551817 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.46.32631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 617] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) controls the expression of a number of genes such as vascular endothelial growth factor and erythropoietin in low oxygen conditions. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie the activation of the limiting subunit, HIF-1alpha, are still poorly resolved. Results showing that endogenous HIF-1alpha migrated 12 kDa higher than in vitro translated protein led us to evaluate the possible role of phosphorylation on this phenomenon. We report here that HIF-1alpha is strongly phosphorylated in vivo and that phosphorylation is responsible for the marked differences in the migration pattern of HIF-1alpha. In vitro, HIF-1alpha is phosphorylated by p42 and p44 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and not by p38 MAPK or c-Jun N-terminal kinase. Interestingly, p42/p44 MAPK stoichiometrically phosphorylate HIF-1alpha in vitro, as judged by a complete upper shift of HIF-1alpha. More importantly, we demonstrate that activation of the p42/p44 MAPK pathway in quiescent cells induced the phosphorylation and shift of HIF-1alpha, which was abrogated in presence of the MEK inhibitor, PD 98059. Finally, we found that in a vascular endothelial growth factor promoter mutated at sites previously shown to be MAPK-sensitive (SP1/AP2-88-66 site), p42/p44 MAPK activation is sufficient to promote the transcriptional activity of HIF-1. This interaction between HIF-1alpha and p42/p44 MAPK suggests a cooperation between hypoxic and growth factor signals that ultimately leads to the increase in HIF-1-mediated gene expression.
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- D E Richard
- Institute of Signaling, Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, UMR CNRS 6543, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 33 Avenue Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
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Maemura K, Hsieh CM, Jain MK, Fukumoto S, Layne MD, Liu Y, Kourembanas S, Yet SF, Perrella MA, Lee ME. Generation of a dominant-negative mutant of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 by deletion of a potent C-terminal transactivation domain. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:31565-70. [PMID: 10531360 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.44.31565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1) is a basic helix-loop-helix/PAS domain transcription factor that is preferentially expressed in vascular endothelial cells. EPAS1 shares high homology with hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and, like HIF-1alpha, has been shown to bind to the HIF-1-binding site and to activate its downstream genes such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and erythropoietin. In this report, we show that EPAS1 increased VEGF gene expression through the HIF-1-binding site. This transactivation was enhanced further by cotransfection of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator expression plasmid. Deletion analysis of EPAS1 revealed a potent activation domain (amino acids 486-639) essential for EPAS1 to transactivate the VEGF promoter. We confirmed the ability of this domain to activate transcription using a Gal4 fusion protein system. Because a truncated EPAS1 protein lacking the transactivation domain at amino acids 486-639 eliminated induction of the VEGF promoter by wild-type EPAS1, the truncated protein functions as a dominant-negative mutant. Most important, infection of the cells with an adenoviral construct expressing this mutant inhibited the induction of VEGF mRNA under conditions that mimic hypoxia. Our results suggest that EPAS1 is an important regulator of VEGF gene expression. Since VEGF plays a crucial role in angiogenesis, the ability of dominant-negative EPAS1 to inhibit VEGF promoter activity raises the possibility of a novel approach to inhibiting pathological angiogenesis.
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- K Maemura
- Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory, Harvard School of Public Health, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Minet E, Ernest I, Michel G, Roland I, Remacle J, Raes M, Michiels C. HIF1A gene transcription is dependent on a core promoter sequence encompassing activating and inhibiting sequences located upstream from the transcription initiation site and cis elements located within the 5'UTR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 261:534-40. [PMID: 10425220 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor composed of two subunits, HIF-1alpha and ARNT, which is activated under hypoxia. HIF-1alpha mRNA is expressed constitutively in a wide variety of cell types, whereas in some others HIF1A gene expression is upregulated by hypoxia. In this report, we show that in endothelial cells (HMEC-1) the HIF-1alpha mRNA expression level is the same in both normoxia and hypoxia. Deletion analysis experiments of the HIF1A promoter showed that in hypoxia HIF1A gene expression is upregulated through a short sequence located next to the transcription initiation site. We also show that in hypoxia another sequence located upstream from the +1 initiation site plays an inhibitory role on HIF1A transcription in HMEC-1 but not in hepatoma cells and brings back this expression level to that observed in normoxia. Finally, we demonstrate that HIF1A gene transcription is dependent on Sp1 binding sites and that the 5'UTR sequence also contains other important cis-acting elements.
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- E Minet
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biologie Cellulaire, Facultés Universitaires de la Paix, 61 rue de Bruxelles, Namur, 5000, Belgium.
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Hara S, Kobayashi C, Imura N. Molecular cloning of cDNAs encoding hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and -2alpha of bovine arterial endothelial cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1445:237-43. [PMID: 10320777 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(99)00048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and -2alpha are two basic helix-loop-helix/PAS domain transcriptional factors that mediate hypoxia-induced gene expression. We found that bovine arterial endothelial cells (BAEC) expressed both HIF-1alpha and -2alpha by RT-PCR and then isolated cDNAs encoding these two transcriptional factors of BAEC. The deduced amino acid sequences of both HIF-1alpha and -2alpha showed high homologies among mammalian species. Northern blot analysis indicated that the mRNAs for HIF-1alpha and -2alpha from BAEC showed a size of approx. 5.5 and 6.2 kilobases, respectively and that both mRNAs were constitutively expressed and not induced by hypoxia in BAEC.
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- S Hara
- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor that mediates essential homeostatic responses to reduced O2 availability in mammals. Recent studies have provided insights into the O2-dependent regulation of HIF-1 expression, target genes regulated by HIF-1, and the effects of HIF-1 deficiency on cellular physiology and embryonic development.
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- G L Semenza
- Institute for Genetic Medicine, CMSC-1004, The Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Maryland 21287-3914, USA.
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