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Shi X, Gao F, Zhao X, Pei C, Zhu L, Zhang J, Li C, Li L, Kong X. Role of HIF in fish inflammation. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 143:109222. [PMID: 37956798 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109222] [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: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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The hypoxia-inducing factor (HIF) is a central transcription factor in cellular oxygen sensing and regulation. It is common that the inflammation always appears in many diseases, like infectious diseases in fishes, and the inflammation is often accompanied by hypoxia, as a hallmark of inflammation. Besides coordinating cellular responses to low oxygen, HIF-mediated hypoxia signaling pathway is also crucial for immune responses such as the regulations of innate immune cell phenotype and function, as well as metabolic reprogramming under the inflammation. However, the understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which HIFs regulate the inflammatory response in fish is still very limited. Here, we review the characteristics of HIF as well as its roles in innate immune cells and the infections caused by bacteria and viruses. The regulatory effects of HIF on the metabolic reprogramming of innate immune cells are also discussed and the future research directions are outlooked. This paper will serve as a reference for elucidating the molecular mechanism of HIF regulating inflammation and identifying treatment strategies to target HIF for fish disease.
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- Xiaowei Shi
- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China; Sanquan Medical College, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, PR China.
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Matsuura Y, Miyawaki K. Structures of importin-α bound to the wild-type and an internal deletion mutant of the bipartite nuclear localization signal of HIF-1α. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 652:1-5. [PMID: 36806083 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a heterodimeric transcription factor that plays an important role as a master regulator of oxygen homeostasis. The activity of HIF-1 is regulated in part by dynamic intracellular trafficking of its α subunit (HIF-1α) that can shuttle between the nucleus and cytoplasm. It has been shown that nuclear localization of HIF-1α requires a variant of classic nuclear localization signal (NLS) and that an internal deletion of the amino acid residues (residues 724-751) in the NLS almost abolish the nuclear localization. Here we report the X-ray crystal structure of the nuclear import adaptor importin-α1 bound to the wild-type HIF-1α NLS at 1.8 Å resolution and of importin-α1 bound to the Δ724-751 mutant of the HIF-1α NLS at 1.9 Å resolution. In the wild-type structure, two basic clusters in the HIF-1α NLS made extensive interactions with importin-α1 on two sites (the major site and the minor site). In the mutant structure, the NLS residues still interacted extensively with the major site on importin-α1, but the interactions with the minor site were not observed. The structural data, together with computational analyses of binding free energies, indicate that the loss of the minor-site interactions inhibit nuclear accumulation of HIF-1α.
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- Yoshiyuki Matsuura
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan; Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan.
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan
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Yfantis A, Mylonis I, Chachami G, Nikolaidis M, Amoutzias GD, Paraskeva E, Simos G. Transcriptional Response to Hypoxia: The Role of HIF-1-Associated Co-Regulators. Cells 2023; 12:cells12050798. [PMID: 36899934 PMCID: PMC10001186 DOI: 10.3390/cells12050798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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The Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 (HIF-1) plays a major role in the cellular response to hypoxia by regulating the expression of many genes involved in adaptive processes that allow cell survival under low oxygen conditions. Adaptation to the hypoxic tumor micro-environment is also critical for cancer cell proliferation and therefore HIF-1 is also considered a valid therapeutical target. Despite the huge progress in understanding regulation of HIF-1 expression and activity by oxygen levels or oncogenic pathways, the way HIF-1 interacts with chromatin and the transcriptional machinery in order to activate its target genes is still a matter of intense investigation. Recent studies have identified several different HIF-1- and chromatin-associated co-regulators that play important roles in the general transcriptional activity of HIF-1, independent of its expression levels, as well as in the selection of binding sites, promoters and target genes, which, however, often depends on cellular context. We review here these co-regulators and examine their effect on the expression of a compilation of well-characterized HIF-1 direct target genes in order to assess the range of their involvement in the transcriptional response to hypoxia. Delineating the mode and the significance of the interaction between HIF-1 and its associated co-regulators may offer new attractive and specific targets for anticancer therapy.
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- Angelos Yfantis
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (A.Y.); (I.M.); (G.C.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (A.Y.); (I.M.); (G.C.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (A.Y.); (I.M.); (G.C.)
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (M.N.); (G.D.A.)
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (M.N.); (G.D.A.)
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- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (A.Y.); (I.M.); (G.C.)
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3T2, Canada
- Correspondence:
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Regulatory Crosstalk between Physiological Low O 2 Concentration and Notch Pathway in Early Erythropoiesis. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12040540. [PMID: 35454129 PMCID: PMC9028139 DOI: 10.3390/biom12040540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Physiological low oxygen (O2) concentration (<5%) favors erythroid development ex vivo. It is known that low O2 concentration, via the stabilization of hypoxia-induced transcription factors (HIFs), intervenes with Notch signaling in the control of cell fate. In addition, Notch activation is implicated in the regulation of erythroid differentiation. We test here if the favorable effects of a physiological O2 concentration (3%) on the amplification of erythroid progenitors implies a cooperation between HIFs and the Notch pathway. To this end, we utilized a model of early erythropoiesis ex vivo generated from cord blood CD34+ cells transduced with shHIF1α and shHIF2α at 3% O2 and 20% O2 in the presence or absence of the Notch pathway inhibitor. We observed that Notch signalization was activated by Notch2R−Jagged1 ligand interaction among progenitors. The inhibition of the Notch pathway provoked a modest reduction in erythroid cell expansion and promoted erythroid differentiation. ShHIF1α and particularly shHIF2α strongly impaired erythroid progenitors’ amplification and differentiation. Additionally, HIF/NOTCH signaling intersects at the level of multipotent progenitor erythroid commitment and amplification of BFU-E. In that, both HIFs contribute to the expression of Notch2R and Notch target gene HES1. Our study shows that HIF, particularly HIF2, has a determining role in the early erythroid development program, which includes Notch signaling.
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Kunimura K, Fukui Y. The molecular basis for IL-31 production and IL-31-mediated itch transmission: from biology to drug development. Int Immunol 2021; 33:731-736. [PMID: 34491348 PMCID: PMC8633599 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxab065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory skin diseases in the world. It is characterized by recurrent eczematous lesions and intense itch, and many cytokines are involved in the pathogenesis of AD. Among them, much attention has been paid to interleukin 31 (IL-31) as an AD-associated itch mediator. IL-31 is mainly produced by CD4+ helper T cells and transmits the signals via a heterodimeric receptor composed of IL-31 receptor A (IL-31RA) and oncostatin M receptor (OSMR), both of which are expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. However, the molecular mechanisms of how IL-31 is produced in helper T cells upon stimulation and transmits the itch sensation to the brain were largely unknown. Recently, by using original mouse models of AD, we have identified endothelial PAS domain 1 (EPAS1) and neurokinin B (NKB) as key molecules critical for IL-31 production and IL-31-mediated itch transmission, respectively. These molecules could be novel drug targets for AD-associated itch. This review highlights our recent findings, which show the functional significance of these molecules in the IL-31-induced itch sensation, referring to their application to drug development.
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- Kazufumi Kunimura
- Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Heat shock protein-90alpha (Hsp90α) stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in support of spermatogenesis and tumorigenesis. Cancer Gene Ther 2021; 28:1058-1070. [PMID: 33664459 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-021-00316-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), a master transcriptional factor for protecting cells from hypoxia, plays a critical role in spermatogenesis and tumorigenesis. For the past two decades, numerous small molecule inhibitors that block mRNA synthesis, protein translation, or DNA binding of HIF-1α have entered clinical trials. To date, few have advanced to FDA approval for clinical applications due to limited efficacy at their toxicity-tolerable dosages. New windows for developing effective and safe therapeutics require better understanding of the specific mechanism of action. The finding that a chaperone-defective mutant heat shock protein-90-alpha (Hsp90α) blocks spermatogenesis, a known hypoxia-driven process in mouse testis prompted us to focus on the role of Hsp90α in HIF-1α. Here we demonstrate that Hsp90α gene knockout causes a dramatic reduction of the high steady-state level of HIF-1α in the testis, blocking sperm production and causing infertility of the mice. In HIF-1α-dependent tumor cells, we found that Hsp90α forms protein complexes with hypoxia-elevated HIF-1α and Hsp90α knockout prevents hypoxia-induced HIF-1α accumulation. In contrast, downregulation of Hsp90β had little effect on hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1α. Instead, Hsp90β protects signaling molecules responsible for cellular homeostasis from assault by 17-AAG (17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin), a general ATPase inhibitor of both Hsp90α and Hsp90β. Since targeting Hsp90β gene is lethal in both cultured cells and in mice, our new finding explains the toxicity of the previous inhibitor trials and identifies the specific binding of Hsp90α to HIF-1α as a new therapeutic window for developing safer and more effective treatment of male infertility and cancer.
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Kristan A, Pajič T, Maver A, Režen T, Kunej T, Količ R, Vuga A, Fink M, Žula Š, Podgornik H, Anžej Doma S, Preložnik Zupan I, Rozman D, Debeljak N. Identification of Variants Associated With Rare Hematological Disorder Erythrocytosis Using Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis. Front Genet 2021; 12:689868. [PMID: 34349782 PMCID: PMC8327209 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.689868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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An erythrocytosis is present when the red blood cell mass is increased, demonstrated as elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit in the laboratory evaluation. Congenital predispositions for erythrocytosis are rare, with germline variants in several genes involved in oxygen sensing (VHL, EGLN1, and EPAS1), signaling for hematopoietic cell maturation (EPOR and EPO), and oxygen transfer (HBB, HBA1, HBA2, and BPGM) that were already associated with the eight congenital types (ECYT1–8). Screening for variants in known congenital erythrocytosis genes with classical sequencing approach gives a correct diagnosis for only up to one-third of the patients. The genetic background of erythrocytosis is more heterogeneous, and additional genes involved in erythropoiesis and iron metabolism could have a putative effect on the development of erythrocytosis. This study aimed to detect variants in patients with yet unexplained erythrocytosis using the next-generation sequencing (NGS) approach, targeting genes associated with erythrocytosis and increased iron uptake and implementing the diagnostics of congenital erythrocytosis in Slovenia. Selected 25 patients with high hemoglobin, high hematocrit, and no acquired causes were screened for variants in the 39 candidate genes. We identified one pathogenic variant in EPAS1 gene and three novel variants with yet unknown significance in genes EPAS1, JAK2, and SH2B3. Interestingly, a high proportion of patients were heterozygous carriers for two variants in HFE gene, otherwise pathogenic for the condition of iron overload. The association between the HFE variants and the development of erythrocytosis is not clearly understood. With a targeted NGS approach, we determined an actual genetic cause for the erythrocytosis in one patient and contributed to better management of the disease for the patient and his family. The effect of variants of unknown significance on the enhanced production of red blood cells needs to be further explored with functional analysis. This study is of great significance for the improvement of diagnosis of Slovenian patients with unexplained erythrocytosis and future research on the etiology of this rare hematological disorder.
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- Aleša Kristan
- Medical Centre for Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Clinical Institute of Genomic Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute of Genomic Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Centre for Functional Genomics and Bio-Chips, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Animal Science, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Kemomed Research and Development, Kemomed Ltd., Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Kemomed Research and Development, Kemomed Ltd., Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Medical Centre for Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Centre for Functional Genomics and Bio-Chips, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Medical Centre for Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Jie YK, Cheng CH, Wang LC, Ma HL, Deng YQ, Liu GX, Feng J, Guo ZX, Ye LT. Hypoxia-induced oxidative stress and transcriptome changes in the mud crab (Scylla paramamosain). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 245:109039. [PMID: 33785424 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) is an economically important cultured species in China. Hypoxia is a major environmental stressor during mud crab culture. In the present study, we investigated the oxidative stress and transcriptome changes in the gills of mud crab after intermediate hypoxia stress with dissolved oxygen (DO) 3.0 ± 0.2 mg/L (named as "DO3") and acute hypoxia stress with DO 1.0 ± 0.2 mg/L (named as "DO1") for 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of DO1 increased significantly at 3, 6 and 24 h after hypoxia stress, while SOD activity of DO3 increased significantly at 6 and 24 h. The total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) increased significantly at 6, 12 and 24 h after hypoxia stress. The malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration of DO1 increased significantly at 6, 12 and 24 h after hypoxia stress, while MDA concentration of DO3 only increased significantly at 6 h. The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity of DO1 increased significantly at 3, 6, 12 and 24 h after hypoxia stress, while LDH activity of DO3 increased significantly at 12 and 24 h. Transcriptomic analysis was conducted at 24 h of gill tissues after hypoxia stress. A total of 1052 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained, including 394 DEGs between DO1 and DO3, 481 DEGs between DO1 and control group, 177 DEGs between DO3 and control group. DEGs were enriched in the pathways related to metabolism, immune functions, ion transport, and signal transduction. Transcriptional analysis showed that glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle genes were the key factors in regulating the adaptation of mud crab to hypoxia stress.
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- Yu-Kun Jie
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China.
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China.
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
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Martí JM, Garcia-Diaz A, Delgado-Bellido D, O'Valle F, González-Flores A, Carlevaris O, Rodríguez-Vargas JM, Amé JC, Dantzer F, King GL, Dziedzic K, Berra E, de Álava E, Amaral AT, Hammond EM, Oliver FJ. Selective modulation by PARP-1 of HIF-1α-recruitment to chromatin during hypoxia is required for tumor adaptation to hypoxic conditions. Redox Biol 2021; 41:101885. [PMID: 33581682 PMCID: PMC7878192 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.101885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The adaptation to hypoxia is mainly controlled by the HIF transcription factors. Increased expression/activity of HIF-1α correlates with poor prognosis in cancer patients. PARP-1 inhibitors are used in the clinic to treat BRCAness breast/ovarian cancer and have been shown to regulate the hypoxic response; therefore, their use could be expanded. METHODS In this work by integrating molecular/cell biology approaches, genome-wide ChIP-seq, and patient samples, we elucidate the extent to which PARP-1 exerts control over HIF-1-regulated genes. RESULTS In human melanoma, PARP-1 and HIF-1α expression are strongly associated. In response to a hypoxic challenge poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) is synthesized, HIF-1α is post-transcriptionally modified (PTM) and stabilized by PARylation at specific K/R residues located at its C-terminus. Using an unbiased ChIP-seq approach we demonstrate that PARP-1 dictates hypoxia-dependent HIF-recruitment to chromatin in a range of HIF-regulated genes while analysis of HIF-binding motifs (RCGTG) reveals a restriction on the recognition of hypoxia responsive elements in the absence of PARP-1. Consequently, the cells are poorly adapted to hypoxia, showing a reduced fitness during hypoxic induction. CONCLUSIONS These data characterize the fine-tuning regulation by PARP-1/PARylation of HIF activation and suggest that PARP inhibitors might have therapeutic potential against cancer types displaying HIF-1α over-activation.
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- Juan Manuel Martí
- Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, CSIC, and CIBERONC, 18100, Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, CSIC, and CIBERONC, 18100, Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, CSIC, and CIBERONC, 18100, Granada, Spain
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- Pathology Department, School of Medicine, IBIMER, CIBM, University of Granada, Spain and Biosanitary Research Institute (IBS. GRANADA), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, CSIC, and CIBERONC, 18100, Granada, Spain
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- CIC BioGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia- Ed. 801A, 48160, Derio, Spain, CIBERONC
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- Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and Genome Integrity, Laboratoire D'Excellence Medalis, UMR7242, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique/Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Recherche de L'Ecole de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Boulevard S. Brant, BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France
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- Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and Genome Integrity, Laboratoire D'Excellence Medalis, UMR7242, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique/Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Recherche de L'Ecole de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Boulevard S. Brant, BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France
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- Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and Genome Integrity, Laboratoire D'Excellence Medalis, UMR7242, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique/Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Recherche de L'Ecole de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Boulevard S. Brant, BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France
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- Section of Vascular Cell Biology and Complications, Dianne Nunnally Hoppes Laboratory for Diabetes Complications, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- CIC BioGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia- Ed. 801A, 48160, Derio, Spain, CIBERONC
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- CIC BioGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia- Ed. 801A, 48160, Derio, Spain, CIBERONC
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- Institute of Biomedicine of Sevilla (IBiS), Virgen Del Rocio University Hospital/CSIC/University of Sevilla/CIBERONC, Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedicine of Sevilla (IBiS), Virgen Del Rocio University Hospital/CSIC/University of Sevilla/CIBERONC, Seville, Spain
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- Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, CSIC, and CIBERONC, 18100, Granada, Spain.
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Bacigalupa ZA, Rathmell WK. Beyond glycolysis: Hypoxia signaling as a master regulator of alternative metabolic pathways and the implications in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Lett 2020; 489:19-28. [PMID: 32512023 PMCID: PMC7429250 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The relationship between kidney cancer, specifically clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), and the hypoxia signaling program has been extensively characterized. Its underlying role as the primary driver of the disease has led to the development of the most effective targeted therapies to date. Cellular responses to hypoxia or mutations affecting the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene stabilize the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) transcription factors which then orchestrate elaborate downstream signaling events resulting in adaptations to key biological processes, such as reprogramming metabolism. The direct link of hypoxia signaling to glucose uptake and glycolysis has long been appreciated; however, the HIF family of proteins directly regulate many downstream targets, including other transcription factors with their own extensive networks. In this review, we will summarize our current understanding of how hypoxia signaling regulates other metabolic pathways and how this contributes to the development and progression of clear cell renal cell carcinomas.
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- Zachary A Bacigalupa
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
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Fan Y, Ou L, Fan J, Li L, Wang X, Niu L, Wu X, Luo C. PLCε regulates metabolism and metastasis signaling via HIF-1α/MEK/ERK pathway in prostate cancer. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:8546-8557. [PMID: 32383180 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29698] [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] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Phospholipase C-ε (PLCε) is frequently overexpressed in tumors and plays an important role in the regulation of tumorigenesis. Although great progress has been made in understanding biological roles of PLCε, the relevant molecular mechanisms underlying its pro-tumor activity remain largely unclear. Here, we demonstrated that PLCε knockdown reduced cell metastasis, glucose consumption and lactate production in a manner that depended on hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) expression in prostate cancer cells. Interestingly, our findings showed that the expression levels of PLCε were positively associated with those of HIF-1α in clinical prostate carcinoma samples. Knockdown of PLCε impaired HIF-1α levels and transcriptional activity by regulating the extracellular-signal-regulated kinase pathway, and blocking HIF-1α nuclear translocation. Furthermore, PLCε could interact with the von Hippel-Lindau E3 ligase complex to modulate the stability of HIF-1α. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that PLCε could be a crucial positive regulator of HIF-1α, which would promote PLCε-enhanced tumorigenesis.
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- Yanru Fan
- Clinical Laboratory, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medical College, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Medical College, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Medical College, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- First Affliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Medical College, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- First Affliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Medical College, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Hirota K. Basic Biology of Hypoxic Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor HIFs and its Implication for Medicine. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8020032. [PMID: 32069878 PMCID: PMC7168341 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8020032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Oxygen (O2) is essential for human life. Molecular oxygen is vital for the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in human cells. O2 deficiency leads to a reduction in the energy levels that are required to maintain biological functions. O2 acts as the final acceptor of electrons during oxidative phosphorylation, a series of ATP synthesis reactions that occur in conjunction with the electron transport system in mitochondria. Persistent O2 deficiency may cause death due to malfunctioning biological processes. The above account summarizes the classic view of oxygen. However, this classic view has been reviewed over the last two decades. Although O2 is essential for life, higher organisms such as mammals are unable to biosynthesize molecular O2 in the body. Because the multiple organs of higher organisms are constantly exposed to the risk of “O2 deficiency,” living organisms have evolved elaborate strategies to respond to hypoxia. In this review, I will describe the system that governs oxygen homeostasis in the living body from the point-of-view of the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF).
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- Kiichi Hirota
- Department of Human Stress Response Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan
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Subcellular Localization Signals of bHLH-PAS Proteins: Their Significance, Current State of Knowledge and Future Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20194746. [PMID: 31554340 PMCID: PMC6801399 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The bHLH-PAS (basic helix-loop-helix/ Period-ARNT-Single minded) proteins are a family of transcriptional regulators commonly occurring in living organisms. bHLH-PAS members act as intracellular and extracellular "signals" sensors, initiating response to endo- and exogenous signals, including toxins, redox potential, and light. The activity of these proteins as transcription factors depends on nucleocytoplasmic shuttling: the signal received in the cytoplasm has to be transduced, via translocation, to the nucleus. It leads to the activation of transcription of particular genes and determines the cell response to different stimuli. In this review, we aim to present the current state of knowledge concerning signals that affect shuttling of bHLH-PAS transcription factors. We summarize experimentally verified and published nuclear localization signals/nuclear export signals (NLSs/NESs) in the context of performed in silico predictions. We have used most of the available NLS/NES predictors. Importantly, all our results confirm the existence of a complex system responsible for protein localization regulation that involves many localization signals, which activity has to be precisely controlled. We conclude that the current stage of knowledge in this area is still not complete and for most of bHLH-PAS proteins an experimental verification of the activity of further NLS/NES is needed.
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Liu X, Zhang Y, Li Y, Pan J, Wang D, Chen W, Zheng Z, He X, Zhao Q, Pu Y, Guan W, Han J, Orlando L, Ma Y, Jiang L. EPAS1 gain-of-function mutation contributes to high-altitude adaptation in Tibetan horses. Mol Biol Evol 2019; 36:2591-2603. [PMID: 31273382 PMCID: PMC6805228 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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High altitude represents some of the most extreme environments worldwide. The genetic changes underlying adaptation to such environments have been recently identified in multiple animals but remain unknown in horses. Here, we sequence the complete genome of 138 domestic horses encompassing a whole altitudinal range across China to uncover the genetic basis for adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia. Our genome data set includes 65 lowland animals across ten Chinese native breeds, 61 horses living at least 3,300 m above sea level across seven locations along Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, as well as 7 Thoroughbred and 5 Przewalski’s horses added for comparison. We find that Tibetan horses do not descend from Przewalski’s horses but were most likely introduced from a distinct horse lineage, following the emergence of pastoral nomadism in Northwestern China ∼3,700 years ago. We identify that the endothelial PAS domain protein 1 gene (EPAS1, also HIF2A) shows the strongest signature for positive selection in the Tibetan horse genome. Two missense mutations at this locus appear strongly associated with blood physiological parameters facilitating blood circulation as well as oxygen transportation and consumption in hypoxic conditions. Functional validation through protein mutagenesis shows that these mutations increase EPAS1 stability and its hetero dimerization affinity to ARNT (HIF1B). Our study demonstrates that missense mutations in the EPAS1 gene provided key evolutionary molecular adaptation to Tibetan horses living in high-altitude hypoxic environments. It reveals possible targets for genomic selection programs aimed at increasing hypoxia tolerance in livestock and provides a textbook example of evolutionary convergence across independent mammal lineages.
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- Xuexue Liu
- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China.,International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Center, University of Copenhagen, ØsterVoldgade 5-7, 1350K Copenhagen, Denmark.,Laboratoire AMIS, CNRS, UMR 5288, Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P. R. China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, P.R. China
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Gkotinakou IM, Befani C, Simos G, Liakos P. ERK1/2 phosphorylates HIF-2α and regulates its activity by controlling its CRM1-dependent nuclear shuttling. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:jcs225698. [PMID: 30962349 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.225698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 2 (HIF-2) is a principal component of the cellular response to oxygen deprivation (hypoxia). Its inducible subunit, HIF-2α (also known as EPAS1), is controlled by oxygen-dependent as well as oxygen-independent mechanisms, such as phosphorylation. We show here that HIF-2α is phosphorylated under hypoxia (1% O2) by extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2; also known as MAPK3 and MAPK1, respectively) at serine residue 672, as identified by in vitro phosphorylation assays. Mutation of this site to an alanine residue or inhibition of the ERK1/2 pathway decreases HIF-2 transcriptional activity and causes HIF-2α to mislocalize to the cytoplasm without changing its protein expression levels. Localization, reporter gene and immunoprecipitation experiments further show that HIF-2α associates with the exportin chromosomal maintenance 1 (CRM1, also known as XPO1) in a phosphorylation-sensitive manner and identify two critical leucine residues as part of an atypical CRM1-dependent nuclear export signal (NES) neighboring serine 672. Inhibition of CRM1 or mutation of these residues restores nuclear accumulation and activity of HIF-2α lacking the ERK1/2-mediated modification. In summary, we reveal a novel regulatory mechanism of HIF-2, involving ERK1/2-dependent phosphorylation of HIF-2α, which controls its nucleocytoplasmic shuttling and the HIF-2 transcriptional activity.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Ioanna-Maria Gkotinakou
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500, Biopolis, Larissa, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500, Biopolis, Larissa, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500, Biopolis, Larissa, Greece
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, H4A 3T2
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500, Biopolis, Larissa, Greece
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Mylonis I, Simos G, Paraskeva E. Hypoxia-Inducible Factors and the Regulation of Lipid Metabolism. Cells 2019; 8:cells8030214. [PMID: 30832409 PMCID: PMC6468845 DOI: 10.3390/cells8030214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Oxygen deprivation or hypoxia characterizes a number of serious pathological conditions and elicits a number of adaptive changes that are mainly mediated at the transcriptional level by the family of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). The HIF target gene repertoire includes genes responsible for the regulation of metabolism, oxygen delivery and cell survival. Although the involvement of HIFs in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism and the switch to anaerobic glycolysis under hypoxia is well established, their role in the control of lipid anabolism and catabolism remains still relatively obscure. Recent evidence indicates that many aspects of lipid metabolism are modified during hypoxia or in tumor cells in a HIF-dependent manner, contributing significantly to the pathogenesis and/or progression of cancer and metabolic disorders. However, direct transcriptional regulation by HIFs has been only demonstrated in relatively few cases, leaving open the exact and isoform-specific mechanisms that underlie HIF-dependency. This review summarizes the evidence for both direct and indirect roles of HIFs in the regulation of genes involved in lipid metabolism as well as the involvement of HIFs in various diseases as demonstrated by studies with transgenic animal models.
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- Ilias Mylonis
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3T2, Canada.
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- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this review, the importance of the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) pathway in tumorigenesis and cancer treatment outcomes will be discussed. The outcomes of phase II and III clinical trials of direct HIF inhibitors in the treatment of cancer will be reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS The HIF signaling pathway is activated by tumor-induced hypoxia or by inactivating mutations of the VHL gene. HIF is a transcription factor which regulates the expression of genes involved in adjusting mechanisms to hypoxia such as angiogenesis or apoptosis as well as tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis. The HIF pathway has a key role in development of resistance to different treatment modalities and higher expression of the HIF molecule is associated with poor prognosis. Clinical studies of the HIF inhibitors in patients with advanced/refractory cancers suggest benefit and warrant further studies of the HIF inhibitors either as a single agent or in combination with other therapeutic agents.
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- Jaleh Fallah
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk CA60, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk CA60, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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Kramer B, Polit M, Birk R, Rotter N, Aderhold C. HIF-1α and mTOR - Possible Novel Strategies of Targeted Therapies in p16-positive and -negative HNSCC. Cancer Genomics Proteomics 2018; 15:175-184. [PMID: 29695399 DOI: 10.21873/cgp.20075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Targeted therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is limited. HIF-1α and mTOR are involved in the formation of local tumor progression and distant metastasis. The present study analyzed the influence of well-established tyrosine kinase inhibitors nilotinib, dasatinib, erlotinib and gefitinib on the expression of HIF-1α and mTOR in p16-positive and -negative squamous cancer cells (SCC) in vitro in order to develop novel strategies in the treatment of HNSCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Expression of HIF-1α and mTOR was analyzed by using Sandwich-ELISA in p16-negative and p16-positive SCC after treatment with nilotinib, dasatinib, erlotinib and gefitinib (20 μmol/l, 24-96 h of incubation). RESULTS All substances significantly reduced mTOR expression in both, p16-negative and p16-positive SCC (p<0.05). HIF-1α expression was significantly reduced by all tested substances in p16-negative SCC. However, a statistically significant increase of HIF-1α was observed in p16-positive SCC. CONCLUSION This is the first study to investigate the alteration of expression levels of HIF-1α and mTOR under selective tyrosine kinase inhibition in both p16-positive and -negative SCC. Our findings provide novel insights for a better understanding of HIF-1α and mTOR in the tumor biology of HNSCC and their interaction with selective small-molecule inhibitors.
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- Benedikt Kramer
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philips-Universität, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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Yao Q, Zhang P, Lu L, Liu Y, Li Y, Duan C. Nuclear localization of Hif-3α requires two redundant NLS motifs in its unique C-terminal region. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:2769-2775. [PMID: 30047986 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hif-3α, a member of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) family, enters the nucleus and regulates gene expression in response to hypoxia. The molecular basis of its nuclear localization is not clear. HIF-1α and HIF-2α use a bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS) to enter the nucleus. This motif is not conserved in Hif-3α. Although there is a conserved Arg/Lys rich motif in the Hif-3α N-terminal region, deletion of this region has minimal effect on Hif-3α nuclear localization. Here, we mapped the functional NLS to the unique C-terminal region of Hif-3α and identified two clusters of basic residues critical for its nuclear localization. The two NLS motifs are functionally redundant. Our results, thus, suggest that Hif-3α nuclear localization is mediated through two redundant NLS motifs located in its unique C-terminal region.
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- Qing Yao
- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Shandong, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Shandong, China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Shandong, China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Shandong, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Befani C, Liakos P. The role of hypoxia‐inducible factor‐2 alpha in angiogenesis. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:9087-9098. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Christina Befani
- Laboratory of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly Larissa Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly Larissa Greece
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Liu Z, Zhao X, Jiang X, Zou S. Transcription of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) HIF3α and its localization in the nucleus under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 500:443-449. [PMID: 29660343 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Although hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) 1α and 2α function as master regulators of the transcriptional response to hypoxia, the function of HIF3α and its responses to hypoxic stress remain unclear in teleost fish. Here, we characterized the HIF3α cDNA in hypoxia-sensitive blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala), with 3059 bp length, consisting of an open reading frame (ORF) encoding 643 amino acid residues. Blunt snout bream HIF3α mRNA was stably expressed during stages of embryonic development and in adult tissues. After a 4 h hypoxia stress, HIF3α mRNA of the juvenile fish was significantly upregulated in the liver, brain, and kidney, and restored to the pretreatment levels after a 24 h recovery. When tagged with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and transfected into cultured HeLa cells, blunt snout bream HIF3α was mainly distributed in the nucleus under normoxia. Treatment of the cells with CoCl2 to mimic hypoxic conditions showed that there was no effect about the nuclear localization of HIF3α but a statistically significant increase in HIF3α protein levels. A nuclear localization signal (NLS) sequence at the C-terminus of HIF3α may exert positive effects in the process of nuclear localization. These results suggest that blunt snout bream HIF3α could be involved in different physiological functions under normoxia and hypoxia conditions.
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- Ziyin Liu
- Genetics and Breeding Center for Blunt Snout Bream, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Huchenghuan Road 999, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Genetics and Breeding Center for Blunt Snout Bream, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Huchenghuan Road 999, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Genetics and Breeding Center for Blunt Snout Bream, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Huchenghuan Road 999, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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- Genetics and Breeding Center for Blunt Snout Bream, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Huchenghuan Road 999, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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Abdul-Aziz AM, Shafat MS, Sun Y, Marlein CR, Piddock RE, Robinson SD, Edwards DR, Zhou Z, Collins A, Bowles KM, Rushworth SA. HIF1α drives chemokine factor pro-tumoral signaling pathways in acute myeloid leukemia. Oncogene 2018; 37:2676-2686. [PMID: 29487418 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-018-0151-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Approximately 80% of patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) die as a consequence of failure to eradicate the tumor from the bone marrow microenvironment. We have recently shown that stroma-derived interleukin-8 (IL-8) promotes AML growth and survival in the bone marrow in response to AML-derived macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). In the present study we show that high constitutive expression of MIF in AML blasts in the bone marrow is hypoxia-driven and, through knockdown of MIF, HIF1α and HIF2α, establish that hypoxia supports AML tumor proliferation through HIF1α signaling. In vivo targeting of leukemic cell HIF1α inhibits AML proliferation in the tumor microenvironment through transcriptional regulation of MIF, but inhibition of HIF2α had no measurable effect on AML blast survival. Functionally, targeted inhibition of MIF in vivo improves survival in models of AML. Here we present a mechanism linking HIF1α to a pro-tumoral chemokine factor signaling pathway and in doing so, we establish a potential strategy to target AML.
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- Amina M Abdul-Aziz
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom.,Department of Haematology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom.
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Kujan O, Shearston K, Farah CS. The role of hypoxia in oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders: a review. J Oral Pathol Med 2016; 46:246-252. [PMID: 27560394 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Oral and oropharyngeal cancer are major health problems globally with over 500 000 new cases diagnosed annually. Despite the fact that oral cancer is a preventable disease and has the potential for early detection, the overall survival rate remains at around 50%. Most oral cancer cases are preceded by a group of clinical lesions designated 'potentially malignant disorders'. It is difficult to predict if and when these lesions may transform to malignancy, and in turn it is difficult to agree on appropriate management strategies. Understanding underlying molecular pathways would help in predicting the malignant transformation of oral potentially malignant disorders and ultimately identifying effective methods for early detection and prevention of oral cancer. Reprogramming energy metabolism is an emerging hallmark of cancer that is predominantly controlled by hypoxia-induced genes regulating angiogenesis, tumour vascularization, invasion, drug resistance and metastasis. This review aims to highlight the role of hypoxia in oral carcinogenesis and to suggest future research implications in this arena.
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- Omar Kujan
- School of Dentistry, Oral Health Centre, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Dentistry, Oral Health Centre, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, Oral Health Centre, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Australian Centre for Oral Oncology Research & Education, School of Dentistry, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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Mu W, Wen H, Li J, He F. HIFs genes expression and hematology indices responses to different oxygen treatments in an ovoviviparous teleost species Sebastes schlegelii. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2015; 110:142-151. [PMID: 26004518 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are transcription factors considered as a respond factor to oxygen tension. By using quantitative real-time PCR, expression files of HIF-1α and HIF-2α mRNA were detected in the Korean rockfish ovary, liver, gill and spleen after 30 min and 60 min acute hypoxia exposure. Meanwhile, the cortisol levels, white blood cells and several serum biochemical values of Korean rockfish under different oxygen concentration treatments were also detected. All the results might be helpful for further understanding of the potential effect of hypoxia in ovoviviparous fish.
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- Weijie Mu
- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Kim SH, Hwang D, Park H, Yang EG, Chung HS, Kim SY. The action of HIF-3α variants on HIF-2α-HIF-1β heterodimer formation is directly probed in live cells. Exp Cell Res 2015; 336:329-37. [PMID: 26160453 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), consisting of α and β subunits, activate various genes to adapt to low oxygen environments through their heterodimeric complex formation in the nucleus. While most of the studies have been extensively focused on the HIF-1α isoform, the effect of HIF-α isoforms on the complex formation between HIF-2α and HIF-1β in live cells has not been reported in detail. To probe these interactions in a physiological condition, we established a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay by introducing fluorescent reporter proteins onto the N-termini of HIF-2α and HIF-1β in live PC3 cells. After thorough validations of our FRET assay system, we showed that both HIF-1α and HIF-3α variants likely function as negative regulators on the heterodimer formation of HIF-2α with HIF-1β in cells. We also characterized the localization and stabilization of HIF-3α variants and measured the interaction between HIF-3α variants and other HIF isoforms in live cells. In contrast to the previous results showing HIF-3α-mediated blockage of HIF-1α translocation, the presence of HIF-3α did not affect the localization of HIF-2α, suggesting distinct roles of HIF-3α in regulation of two HIF-α isoforms.
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- Seong Ho Kim
- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, South Korea; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), KIST Campus, Seoul 136-791, South Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, South Korea; Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), KIST Campus, Seoul 136-791, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, Siripdae-gil 13, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-743, South Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, South Korea; Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), KIST Campus, Seoul 136-791, South Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, South Korea; Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), KIST Campus, Seoul 136-791, South Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, South Korea; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), KIST Campus, Seoul 136-791, South Korea.
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Gammon L, Mackenzie IC. Roles of hypoxia, stem cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the spread and treatment resistance of head and neck cancer. J Oral Pathol Med 2015; 45:77-82. [PMID: 25952002 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Evidence from a wide range of studies indicates that hypoxia and the resulting cellular changes that are induced by HIF-1α lead to transcriptional up-regulation of a diversity of genes that play major roles in modifying the cellular behaviour of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Although the mechanisms of cell adaptation to hypoxia are still not entirely clear, many studies relate hypoxia to enhanced survival of malignant cells. Stronger staining of tissue sections for HIF-1α correlates with poor prognostic outcomes, and the hypoxic tumour microenvironment generates selective pressures that enhance the ability of cancer stem cells (CSCs) to evade therapeutically induced cell death. The ability of hypoxia to further increase the resistance of CSCs to conventional therapeutics, whether they act by induction of apoptosis, senescence or autophagy, appears to limit therapeutic effectiveness of current agents. The demonstration of hypoxic induction of phenotypic changes leading to a subpopulation of CSCs with high motility, greater invasive properties and yet greater therapeutic resistance, complicates the issue still further. It appears that therapeutic interventions that allow manipulation of HIF-1α levels and responses, whether induced by hypoxia or by other mechanisms, could provide more effective actions of chemo- and radiotherapies at lower therapeutic dosages and thus result in better control of tumours with less toxicity to patients.
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- Luke Gammon
- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Whitechapel, London, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Whitechapel, London, UK
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Depping R, Jelkmann W, Kosyna FK. Nuclear-cytoplasmatic shuttling of proteins in control of cellular oxygen sensing. J Mol Med (Berl) 2015; 93:599-608. [PMID: 25809665 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-015-1276-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In order to pass through the nuclear pore complex, proteins larger than ∼40 kDa require specific nuclear transport receptors. Defects in nuclear-cytoplasmatic transport affect fundamental processes such as development, inflammation and oxygen sensing. The transcriptional response to O2 deficiency is controlled by hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). These are heterodimeric transcription factors of each ∼100-120 kDa proteins, consisting of one out of three different O2-labile α subunits (primarily HIF-1α) and a more constitutive 1β subunit. In the presence of O2, the α subunits are hydroxylated by specific prolyl-4-hydroxylase domain proteins (PHD1, PHD2, and PHD3) and an asparaginyl hydroxylase (factor inhibiting HIF-1, FIH-1). The prolyl hydroxylation causes recognition by von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein (pVHL), ubiquitination, and proteasomal degradation. The activity of the oxygen sensing machinery depends on dynamic intracellular trafficking. Nuclear import of HIF-1α and HIF-1β is mainly mediated by importins α and β (α/β). HIF-1α can shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm, while HIF-1β is permanently inside the nucleus. pVHL is localized to both compartments. Nuclear import of PHD1 relies on a nuclear localization signal (NLS) and uses the classical import pathway involving importin α/β receptors. PHD2 shows an atypical NLS, and its nuclear import does not occur via the classical pathway. PHD2-mediated hydroxylation of HIF-1α occurs predominantly in the cell nucleus. Nuclear export of PHD2 involves a nuclear export signal (NES) in the N-terminus and depends on the export receptor chromosome region maintenance 1 (CRM1). Nuclear import of PHD3 is mediated by importin α/β receptors and depends on a non-classical NLS. Specific modification of the nuclear translocation of the three PHD isoforms could provide a promising strategy for the development of new therapeutic substances to tackle major diseases.
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- Reinhard Depping
- Institute of Physiology, Centre for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany,
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Guan L, Chi W, Xiao W, Chen L, He S. Analysis of hypoxia-inducible factor alpha polyploidization reveals adaptation to Tibetan Plateau in the evolution of schizothoracine fish. BMC Evol Biol 2014; 14:192. [PMID: 25205386 PMCID: PMC4162920 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-014-0192-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a master regulator that mediates major changes in gene expression under hypoxic conditions. Though HIF family has been identified in many organisms, little is known about this family in schizothoracine fish. RESULTS Duplicated hif-α (hif-1αA, hif-1αB, hif-2αA, and hif-2αB) genes were identified in schizothoracine fish. All the deduced HIF-α proteins contain the main domains (bHLH-PAS, ODDD, and TAD), also found in humans. Evidence suggests a Cyprinidae-specific deletion, specifically, a conserved proline hydroxylation motif LxxLAP, in the NODD domain of schizothoracine fish HIF-1αA. In addition, a schizothoracine-specific mutation was observed in the CODD domain of the specialized and highly specialized schizothoracine fish HIF-1αB, which is the proline hydroxylation motif mutated into PxxLAP. Standard and stochastic branch-site codon model analysis indicated that only HIF-1αB has undergone positive selection, which may have led to changes in function. To confirm this hypothesis, HIF-αs tagged with Myc were transfected into HEK 293 T cells. Each HIF-1αB was found to significantly upregulate luciferase activity under normoxic and hypoxic conditions, which indicated that the HIF-1αB protein was more stable than other HIF-αs. CONCLUSIONS All deduced HIF-α proteins of schizothoracine fish contain important domains, like their mammalian counterparts, and each HIF-α is shorter than that of human. Our experiments reveal that teleost-specific duplicated hif-α genes played different roles under hypoxic conditions, and HIF-1αB may be the most important regulator in the adaptation of schizothoracine fish to the environment of the Tibetan Plateau.
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- Lihong Guan
- />Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei P. R. China
- />University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- />College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei P. R. China
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- />Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei P. R. China
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- />College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- />Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei P. R. China
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Mennerich D, Dimova EY, Kietzmann T. Direct phosphorylation events involved in HIF-α regulation: the role of GSK-3β. HYPOXIA 2014; 2:35-45. [PMID: 27774465 PMCID: PMC5045055 DOI: 10.2147/hp.s60703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), consisting of α- and β-subunits, are critical regulators of the transcriptional response to hypoxia under both physiological and pathological conditions. To a large extent, the protein stability and the recruitment of coactivators to the C-terminal transactivation domain of the HIF α-subunits determine overall HIF activity. The regulation of HIF α-subunit protein stability and coactivator recruitment is mainly achieved by oxygen-dependent posttranslational hydroxylation of conserved proline and asparagine residues, respectively. Under hypoxia, the hydroxylation events are inhibited and HIF α-subunits stabilize, translocate to the nucleus, dimerize with the β-subunits, and trigger a transcriptional response. However, under normal oxygen conditions, HIF α-subunits can be activated by various growth and coagulation factors, hormones, cytokines, or stress factors implicating the involvement of different kinase pathways in their regulation, thereby making HIF-α-regulating kinases attractive therapeutic targets. From the kinases known to regulate HIF α-subunits, only a few phosphorylate HIF-α directly. Here, we review the direct phosphorylation of HIF-α with an emphasis on the role of glycogen synthase kinase-3β and the consequences for HIF-1α function.
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- Daniela Mennerich
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Unsuspected task for an old team: succinate, fumarate and other Krebs cycle acids in metabolic remodeling. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2014; 1837:1330-7. [PMID: 24699309 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Seventy years from the formalization of the Krebs cycle as the central metabolic turntable sustaining the cell respiratory process, key functions of several of its intermediates, especially succinate and fumarate, have been recently uncovered. The presumably immutable organization of the cycle has been challenged by a number of observations, and the variable subcellular location of a number of its constitutive protein components is now well recognized, although yet unexplained. Nonetheless, the most striking observations have been made in the recent period while investigating human diseases, especially a set of specific cancers, revealing the crucial role of Krebs cycle intermediates as factors affecting genes methylation and thus cell remodeling. We review here the recent advances and persisting incognita about the role of Krebs cycle acids in diverse aspects of cellular life and human pathology.
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Golan M, Mabjeesh NJ. SEPT9_i1 is required for the association between HIF-1α and importin-α to promote efficient nuclear translocation. Cell Cycle 2014; 12:2297-308. [PMID: 24067372 DOI: 10.4161/cc.25379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Septin 9 isoform 1 (SEPT9_i1) protein associates with hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α to augment HIF-1 transcriptional activity. The first 25 amino acids of SEPT9_i1 (N 25) are unique compared with other members of the mammalian septin family. This N 25 domain is critical for HIF-1 activation by SEPT9_i1 but not essential for the protein-protein interaction. Here, we show that expression of N 25 induces a significant dose-dependent inhibition of HIF-1 transcriptional activity under normoxia and hypoxia without influencing cellular HIF-1α protein levels. In vivo, N 25 expression inhibits proliferation, tumor growth and angiogenesis concomitant with decreased expression levels of intratumoral HIF-1 downstream genes. Depletion of endogenous SEPT9_i1 or the exogenous expression of N 25 fragment reduces nuclear HIF-1α levels accompanied by reciprocal accumulation of HIF-1α in the cytoplasm. Mechanistically, SEPT9_i1 binds to importin-α through N 25 depending on its bipartite nuclear localization signal, to scaffold the association between HIF-1α and importin-α, which leads to facilitating HIF-1α nuclear translocation. Our data explore a new and a previously unrecognized role of a septin protein in the cytoplasmic-nuclear translocation process. This new level in the regulation of HIF-1α translocation is critical for efficient HIF-1 transcriptional activation that could be targeted for cancer therapeutics.
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- Maya Golan
- Prostate Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Urology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Gao S, Lu L, Bai Y, Zhang P, Song W, Duan C. Structural and functional analysis of amphioxus HIFα reveals ancient features of the HIFα family. FASEB J 2013; 28:1880-90. [PMID: 24174425 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-220152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are master regulators of the transcriptional response to hypoxia. To gain insight into the structural and functional evolution of the HIF family, we characterized the HIFα gene from amphioxus, an invertebrate chordate, and identified several alternatively spliced HIFα isoforms. Whereas HIFα Ia, the full-length isoform, contained a complete oxygen-dependent degradation (ODD) domain, the isoforms Ib, Ic, and Id had 1 or 2 deletions in the ODD domain. When tagged with GFP and tested in mammalian cells, the amphioxus HIFα Ia protein level increased in response to hypoxia or CoCl2 treatment, whereas HIFα Ib, Ic, and Id showed reduced or no hypoxia regulation. Deletion of the ODD sequence in HIFα Ia up-regulated the HIFα Ia levels under normoxia. Gene expression analysis revealed HIFα Ic to be the predominant isoform in embryos and larvae, whereas isoform Ia was the most abundant form in the adult stage. The expression levels of Ib and Id were very low. Hypoxia treatment of adults had no effect on the mRNA levels of these HIFα isoforms. Functional analyses in mammalian cells showed all 4 HIFα isoforms capable of entering the nucleus and activating hypoxia response element-dependent reporter gene expression. The functional nuclear location signal (NLS) mapped to 3 clusters of basic residues. (775)KKARL functioned as the primary NLS, but (737)KRK and (754)KK also contributed to the nuclear localization. All amphioxus HIFα isoforms had 2 functional transactivation domains (TADs). Its C-terminal transactivation (C-TAD) shared high sequence identity with the human HIF-1α and HIF-2α C-TAD. This domain contained a conserved asparagine, and its mutation resulted in an increase in transcriptional activity. These findings reveal many ancient features of the HIFα family and provide novel insights into the evolution of the HIFα family.
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- Shan Gao
- 3Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Natural Science Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA.
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Torii S, Sakaki K, Otomo M, Saka K, Yasumoto KI, Sogawa K. Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of IPAS by its unique nuclear import and export signals unshared with other HIF-3α splice variants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 154:561-7. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvt088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mohindra V, Tripathi RK, Singh RK, Lal KK. Molecular characterization and expression analysis of three hypoxia-inducible factor alpha subunits, HIF-1α, -2α and -3α in hypoxia-tolerant Indian catfish, Clarias batrachus [Linnaeus, 1758]. Mol Biol Rep 2013; 40:5805-15. [PMID: 24065526 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-013-2685-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The present study aimed at characterization of three HIF-α subunits, HIF-1α -2α and -3α from hypoxia-tolerant Clarias batrachus, as well as to elucidate their expression pattern under short and long-term hypoxic conditions and identification of biomarker candidate. The complete cDNAs of HIF-1α, -2α and -3α were 2,833, 4,270 and 3,256 bp in length, encoding 774, 818 and 628 amino acid residues, respectively. In C. batrachus, HIF-α subunits were structurally similar in DNA binding, dimerization, degradation and transcriptional activation domains, but differed in their oxygen-dependent degradation domains. Presence of c-Jun N-terminal kinase binding domain in HIF-α subunits was reported here for the first time in fish. In adult C. batrachus, three HIF-α mRNAs were detected in different tissues under normoxic conditions, however HIF-1α was highly expressed in all the tissues studied, in comparison to HIF-2α and -3α. Short-term hypoxia exposure caused significant increase in three HIF-α transcripts in brain, liver and head kidney, while after long-term hypoxia exposure, significant up-regulation of HIF-1α in spleen and -2α in muscle was observed and HIF-3α significantly down-regulated in head kidney. These observations suggest that the differential expression of HIF-α subunits in C. batrachus was hypoxic time period dependent and may play specialized roles in adaptive response to hypoxia. HIF-2α, with its highly elevated expression in muscle tissues, can be a robust biomarker candidate for exposure to hypoxic environment.
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- Vindhya Mohindra
- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR), Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow, 226002, UP, India,
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The bovine immunodeficiency virus rev protein: identification of a novel lentiviral bipartite nuclear localization signal harboring an atypical spacer sequence. J Virol 2009; 83:12842-53. [PMID: 19828621 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01613-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) Rev protein (186 amino acids [aa] in length) is involved in the nuclear exportation of partially spliced and unspliced viral RNAs. Previous studies have shown that BIV Rev localizes in the nucleus and nucleolus of infected cells. Here we report the characterization of the nuclear/nucleolar localization signals (NLS/NoLS) of this protein. Through transfection of a series of deletion mutants of BIV Rev fused to enhanced green fluorescent protein and fluorescence microscopy analyses, we were able to map the NLS region between aa 71 and 110 of the protein. Remarkably, by conducting alanine substitution of basic residues within the aa 71 to 110 sequence, we demonstrated that the BIV Rev NLS is bipartite, maps to aa 71 to 74 and 95 to 101, and is predominantly composed of arginine residues. This is the first report of a bipartite Rev (or Rev-like) NLS in a lentivirus/retrovirus. Moreover, this NLS is atypical, as the length of the sequence between the motifs composing the bipartite NLS, e.g., the spacer sequence, is 20 aa. Further mutagenesis experiments also identified the NoLS region of BIV Rev. It localizes mainly within the NLS spacer sequence. In addition, the BIV Rev NoLS sequence differs from the consensus sequence reported for other viral and cellular nucleolar proteins. In summary, we conclude that the nucleolar and nuclear localizations of BIV Rev are mediated via novel NLS and NoLS motifs.
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Chachami G, Paraskeva E, Mingot JM, Braliou GG, Görlich D, Simos G. Transport of hypoxia-inducible factor HIF-1alpha into the nucleus involves importins 4 and 7. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 390:235-40. [PMID: 19788888 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.09.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2009] [Accepted: 09/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 1 (HIF-1) mediates the cellular response to hypoxia. HIF-1 activity is controlled via the synthesis, degradation or intracellular localization of its alpha subunit. HIF-1alpha contains a C-terminal bipartite basic NLS that interacts with importins alpha. We have recently shown that HIF-1alpha also contains an atypical hydrophobic CRM1- and phosphorylation-dependent NES and can therefore shuttle in and out of the nucleus. We now report that C-terminal NLS mutants of HIF-1alpha can still enter the nucleus when CRM1-dependent nuclear export is inhibited, indicating that HIF-1alpha contains an additional functional nuclear import signal. Using an in vitro nuclear import assay, we further show that importins 4 and 7 accomplish nuclear import of HIF-1alpha more efficiently than the classical importin alpha/beta NLS receptor. Binding assays confirmed the specific physical interaction between HIF-1alpha and importins 4 and 7. Moreover, the interaction of importin 7 with HIF-1alpha is mapped at its N-terminal part encompassing the bHLH-PAS(A) domain. By expressing functional HIF-1 in yeast, we show that Nmd5, the yeast orthologue of importin 7, is required for HIF-1alpha nuclear accumulation and activity. Taken together, our data show that shuttling of HIF-1alpha between cytoplasm and nucleus is a complex process involving several members of the nuclear transport receptor family.
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- Georgia Chachami
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, 41110 Larissa, Greece
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Soñanez-Organis JG, Peregrino-Uriarte AB, Gómez-Jiménez S, López-Zavala A, Forman HJ, Yepiz-Plascencia G. Molecular characterization of hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) from the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and tissue-specific expression under hypoxia. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 150:395-405. [PMID: 19540931 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Revised: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/11/2009] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a key transcription factor that regulates a variety of molecular responses to hypoxia. Some marine crustaceans experience changes of oxygen tension in their aquatic environment, but knowledge about the function and expression of HIF-1 is very limited. HIF-1 is a heterodimer composed by alpha and beta subunits. We report the complete cDNA sequences of HIF-1alpha and HIF-1beta from the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. HIF-1alpha (LvHIF-1alpha) is 3672bp and codes for 1050 amino acids, while HIF-1beta is 2135bp (LvHIF-1beta) and 608 amino acids. Both, the alpha and beta subunits have the helix-loop-helix (bHLH) and PAS domains. HIF-1alpha also has the oxygen dependent degradation (ODD) and the C-terminal transactivation domain (C-TAD), important for regulation in normoxia. Phylogenetic analyses of the proteins indicate separation of invertebrates from vertebrates. Large differences of HIF-1alpha and HIF-1beta transcripts abundance were detected in gills, hepatopancreas and muscle under normoxia (6mg/L dissolved oxygen, DO) and hypoxia (2.5 and 1.5mg/L DO). HIF-1alpha was more abundant in gills and HIF-1beta in hepatopancreas. Large changes in response to hypoxia were detected for HIF-1alpha in gills, while HIF-1beta remained fairly constant. Glucose and lactate in hemolymph increased rapidly in hypoxia in all cases and up to 4.7 and 5.0-fold, respectively, in response to 1.5mg/L DO for 1h.
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Irisarri M, Lavista-Llanos S, Romero NM, Centanin L, Dekanty A, Wappner P. Central role of the oxygen-dependent degradation domain of Drosophila HIFalpha/Sima in oxygen-dependent nuclear export. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:3878-87. [PMID: 19587118 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-01-0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The Drosophila HIFalpha homologue, Sima, is localized mainly in the cytoplasm in normoxia and accumulates in the nucleus upon hypoxic exposure. We have characterized the mechanism governing Sima oxygen-dependent subcellular localization and found that Sima shuttles continuously between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. We have previously shown that nuclear import depends on an atypical bipartite nuclear localization signal mapping next to the C-terminus of the protein. We show here that nuclear export is mediated in part by a CRM1-dependent nuclear export signal localized in the oxygen-dependent degradation domain (ODDD). CRM1-dependent nuclear export requires both oxygen-dependent hydroxylation of a specific prolyl residue (Pro850) in the ODDD, and the activity of the von Hippel Lindau tumor suppressor factor. At high oxygen tension rapid nuclear export of Sima occurs, whereas in hypoxia, Sima nuclear export is largely inhibited. HIFalpha/Sima nucleo-cytoplasmic localization is the result of a dynamic equilibrium between nuclear import and nuclear export, and nuclear export is modulated by oxygen tension.
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- Maximiliano Irisarri
- Instituto Leloir and FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1405 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Khacho M, Lee S. Subcellular dynamics of the VHL tumor suppressor: on the move for HIF degradation. Future Oncol 2009; 5:85-95. [DOI: 10.2217/14796694.5.1.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor protein, the recognition component of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, recruits the α-subunit of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIFα) for oxygen-dependent degradation. The ability of VHL to mediate efficient degradation of HIFα is also dependent on its oxygen/pH-regulated subcellular trafficking. Under aerobic conditions, VHL engages in nuclear–cytoplasmic trafficking that requires ongoing transcription and is mediated by a novel nuclear export motif, the transcription-dependent nuclear export motif (TD-NEM). Disease-causing mutations targeting TD-NEM restrain VHL from mediating efficient oxygen-dependent degradation of HIFα by altering its subcellular dynamics. In addition, decreasing the extracellular pH, during anaerobic metabolism, stabilizes HIFα by triggering the relocalization and static detention of VHL to nucleoli. Together, these recent findings support the critical role of subcellular trafficking and dynamic properties for the function of VHL in promoting HIF regulation and tumor suppression.
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- Mireille Khacho
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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Romero NM, Irisarri M, Roth P, Cauerhff A, Samakovlis C, Wappner P. Regulation of the Drosophila hypoxia-inducible factor alpha Sima by CRM1-dependent nuclear export. Mol Cell Biol 2008; 28:3410-23. [PMID: 18332128 PMCID: PMC2423146 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01027-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor alpha (HIF-alpha) proteins are regulated by oxygen levels through several different mechanisms that include protein stability, transcriptional coactivator recruitment, and subcellular localization. It was previously reported that these transcription factors are mainly nuclear in hypoxia and cytoplasmic in normoxia, but so far the molecular basis of this regulation is unclear. We show here that the Drosophila melanogaster HIF-alpha protein Sima shuttles continuously between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. We identified the relevant nuclear localization signal and two functional nuclear export signals (NESs). These NESs are in the Sima basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain and promote CRM1-dependent nuclear export. Site-directed mutagenesis of either NES provoked Sima nuclear retention and increased transcriptional activity, suggesting that nuclear export contributes to Sima regulation. The identified NESs are conserved and probably functional in the bHLH domains of several bHLH-PAS proteins. We propose that rapid nuclear export of Sima regulates the duration of cellular responses to hypoxia.
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MESH Headings
- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Conserved Sequence
- DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Drosophila Proteins/chemistry
- Drosophila Proteins/genetics
- Drosophila Proteins/metabolism
- Drosophila melanogaster/genetics
- Drosophila melanogaster/metabolism
- Evolution, Molecular
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/chemistry
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism
- Karyopherins/genetics
- Karyopherins/metabolism
- Models, Biological
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nuclear Export Signals/genetics
- Nuclear Localization Signals/chemistry
- Nuclear Localization Signals/genetics
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Transcription, Genetic
- Exportin 1 Protein
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- Nuria M Romero
- Instituto Leloir and FBMC, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires 1405, Argentina
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Centanin L, Dekanty A, Romero N, Irisarri M, Gorr TA, Wappner P. Cell Autonomy of HIF Effects in Drosophila: Tracheal Cells Sense Hypoxia and Induce Terminal Branch Sprouting. Dev Cell 2008; 14:547-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Revised: 11/06/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Fagerlund R, Melén K, Cao X, Julkunen I. NF-kappaB p52, RelB and c-Rel are transported into the nucleus via a subset of importin alpha molecules. Cell Signal 2008; 20:1442-51. [PMID: 18462924 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2008.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2007] [Revised: 03/25/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In resting cells NF-kappaB transcription factors are retained in the cytoplasm as latent inactive complexes, until they are activated and rapidly transported into the nucleus. We show that all NF-kappaB proteins are imported into the nucleus via a subset of importin alpha isoforms. Our data indicate that the NF-kappaB components of the classical and alternative pathways have somewhat different specifities to importin alpha molecules. Based on the results from binding experiments of in vitro-translated and Sendai virus infection-induced or TNF-alpha-stimulated endogenous NF-kappaB proteins, it can be predicted that the specifity of NF-kappaB proteins to importin alpha molecules is different and changes upon the composition of the imported dimer. p52 protein binds directly to importin alpha3, alpha4, alpha5 and alpha6 and c-Rel binds to importin alpha5, alpha6 and alpha7 via a previously described monopartite nuclear localization signals (NLSs). Here we show that RelB, instead, has a bipartite arginine/lysine-rich NLS that mediates the binding of RelB to importin alpha5 and alpha6 and subsequent nuclear translocation of the protein. Moreover, we show that the nuclear import of p52/RelB heterodimers is mediated exclusively by the NLS of RelB. In addition, we found that the NLS of p52 mediates the nuclear import of p52/p65 heterodimers.
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- Riku Fagerlund
- Department of Viral Diseases and Immunology, National Public Health Institute, FIN-00300, Helsinki, Finland.
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Depping R, Steinhoff A, Schindler SG, Friedrich B, Fagerlund R, Metzen E, Hartmann E, Köhler M. Nuclear translocation of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs): involvement of the classical importin alpha/beta pathway. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1783:394-404. [PMID: 18187047 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2007] [Revised: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 12/04/2007] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factors are the key elements in the essential process of oxygen homeostasis of vertebrate cells. Stabilisation and subsequent nuclear localisation of HIF-alpha subunits results in the activation of target genes such as vegf, epo and glut1. The passage of transcription factors e.g. HIF-1alpha into the nucleus through the nuclear pore complex is regulated by nuclear transport receptors. Therefore nucleocytoplasmic shuttling can regulate transcriptional activity by facilitating the cellular traffic of transcription factors between both compartments. Here, we report on the identification of specific interactions of hypoxia-inducible factors with nuclear transport receptors importin alpha/beta. HIF-1alpha, -1beta, and HIF-2alpha are binding to importin alpha1, alpha3, alpha5, and alpha7. The direct interaction of HIF-1alpha to alpha importins is dependent on a functional nuclear localisation signal within the C-terminal region of the protein. In contrast, the supposed N-terminal NLS is not effective. Our findings provide new insight into the mechanism of the regulation of nuclear transport of hypoxia-inducible factors.
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- Reinhard Depping
- Department of Physiology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany.
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Li T, Brouwer M. Hypoxia-inducible factor, gsHIF, of the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio: Molecular characterization and response to hypoxia. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2007; 147:11-9. [PMID: 17317253 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2006] [Revised: 12/02/2006] [Accepted: 12/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is a key transcription factor that controls a variety of cellular and systemic homeostatic responses to hypoxic stress. Expression and function of HIF-1alpha have not been studied in crustaceans, which experience wide fluctuations of oxygen tensions in their aquatic environment. Here we show that an HIF-1alpha homolog, gsHIF, is present in the hypoxia-tolerant grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio. Using RT-PCR and 3' and 5'RACE, we cloned a full-length gsHIF cDNA (3822 bp) with an open reading frame encoding a 1057 amino acid protein. Similar to vertebrate HIF-1alpha, gsHIF has one basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain, two PAS domains, an oxygen-dependent degradation domain (ODD) with two proline hydroxylation motifs, and a C-terminal transactivation domain (C-TAD) with an asparagine hydroxylation motif. In addition to these conserved sequences, gsHIF has a unique 230 amino acid sequence (aa 790-1020) not found in any vertebrate HIF proteins. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that grass shrimp and vertebrate HIFs belong to distinct clades within the HIF protein family. Expression analysis shows that gsHIF is constitutively expressed under normoxic (7.5 ppm DO), moderate (2.5 ppm DO) and severe (1.5 ppm DO) hypoxic conditions. In addition to gsHIF, we cloned a fragment of a second bHLH-PAS transcription factor from the grass shrimp, which had one bHLH and two PAS domains, and an overall 68% amino acid sequence homology with Apis mellifera trachealess protein.
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- Tiandao Li
- Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
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Mylonis I, Chachami G, Samiotaki M, Panayotou G, Paraskeva E, Kalousi A, Georgatsou E, Bonanou S, Simos G. Identification of MAPK phosphorylation sites and their role in the localization and activity of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:33095-106. [PMID: 16954218 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m605058200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) controls the expression of most genes induced by hypoxic conditions. Regulation of expression and activity of its inducible subunit, HIF-1alpha, involves several post-translational modifications. To study HIF-1alpha phosphorylation, we have used human full-length recombinant HIF-1alpha as a substrate in kinase assays. We show that at least two different nuclear protein kinases, one of them identified as p42/p44 MAPK, can modify HIF-1alpha. Analysis of in vitro phosphorylated HIF-1alpha by mass spectroscopy revealed residues Ser-641 and Ser-643 as possible MAPK phosphorylation sites. Site-directed mutagenesis of these residues reduced significantly the phosphorylation of HIF-1alpha. When these mutant forms of HIF-1alpha were expressed in HeLa cells, they exhibited much lower transcriptional activity than the wild-type form. However, expression of the same mutants in yeast revealed that their capacity to stimulate transcription was not significantly compromised. Localization of the green fluorescent protein-tagged HIF-1alpha mutants in HeLa cells showed their exclusion from the nucleus in contrast to wild-type HIF-1alpha. Treatment of the cells with leptomycin B, an inhibitor of the major exportin CRM1, reversed this exclusion and led to nuclear accumulation and partial recovery of the activity of the HIF-1alpha mutants. Moreover, inhibition of the MAPK pathway by PD98059 impaired the phosphorylation, nuclear accumulation, and activity of wild-type GFP-HIF-1alpha. Overall, these data suggest that phosphorylation of Ser-641/643 by MAPK promotes the nuclear accumulation and transcriptional activity of HIF-1alpha by blocking its CRM1-dependent nuclear export.
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- Ilias Mylonis
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41222, Greece
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Hägele S, Behnam B, Borter E, Wolfe J, Paasch U, Lukashev D, Sitkovsky M, Wenger RH, Katschinski DM. TSGA10 prevents nuclear localization of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:3731-8. [PMID: 16777103 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 05/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 is a transcriptional regulator of genes involved in oxygen homeostasis. We previously described testis-specific isoforms of HIF-1alpha (mHIF-1alphaI.1 and hHIF-1alphaTe). Using mHIF-1alpha exon I.1 knock-out mice we confirmed the specific expression of mHIF-1alphaI.1 in the sperm tail. A protein-protein interaction between HIF-1alpha and the testis specific gene antigen 10 (TSGA10) was identified by yeast two-hybrid screening. TSGA10 is expressed in testis but also in other organs and malignant tissues. Immunofluorescence analysis indicated that the C-terminal part of TSGA10 accumulates in the midpiece of spermatozoa, where it co-localizes with HIF-1alpha. HIF-1alpha nuclear localization and HIF-1 transcriptional activity were significantly affected by overexpressed TSGA10.
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- Sonja Hägele
- Cell Physiology Group, Martin-Luther University of Halle, Magdeburger Strasse 2, D-06097 Halle, Germany
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Law SHW, Wu RSS, Ng PKS, Yu RMK, Kong RYC. Cloning and expression analysis of two distinct HIF-alpha isoforms--gcHIF-1alpha and gcHIF-4alpha--from the hypoxia-tolerant grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus. BMC Mol Biol 2006; 7:15. [PMID: 16623959 PMCID: PMC1473195 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-7-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2006] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are involved in adaptive and survival responses to hypoxic stress in mammals. In fish, very little is known about the functions of HIFs. Results We have cloned and characterized two distinct HIF-alpha cDNAs – gcHIF-1alpha and gcHIF-4alpha – from the hypoxia-tolerant grass carp. The deduced gcHIF-1alpha protein is highly similar to the HIF-1alphas (57–68%) from various vertebrate species, while gcHIF-4alpha is a novel isoform, and shows an equivalent degree of amino acid identity (41–47%) to the HIF-1alpha, HIF-2alpha and HIF-3alpha proteins so far described. Parsimony analysis indicated that gcHIF-4alpha is most closely related to the HIF-3alpha proteins. Northern blot analysis showed that mRNA levels of gcHIF-1alpha and gcHIF-4alpha differ substantially under normoxic and hypoxic conditions, while Western blot studies demonstrated that the endogenous protein levels for both gcHIF-1alpha and gcHIF-4alpha are similarly responsive to hypoxia. Our findings suggest that both gcHIF-1alpha and gcHIF-4alpha are differentially regulated at the transcriptional and translational levels. HRE-luciferase reporter assays show that both proteins function as transcription activators and play distinct roles in modulating the hypoxic response in grass carp. Conclusion There are at least two distinct HIF-alpha isoforms – gcHIF-1alpha and gcHIF-4alpha – in the hypoxia-tolerant grass carp, which are differentially expressed and regulated in different fish organs in response to hypoxic stress. Overall, the results suggest that unique molecular mechanisms operate through these two HIF-alpha isoforms, which underpin the hypoxic response in the hypoxia-tolerant grass carp.
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- Sheran HW Law
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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Dekanty A, Lavista-Llanos S, Irisarri M, Oldham S, Wappner P. The insulin-PI3K/TOR pathway induces a HIF-dependent transcriptional response in Drosophila by promoting nuclear localization of HIF-alpha/Sima. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:5431-41. [PMID: 16278294 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a heterodimeric transcription factor composed of a constitutively expressed HIF-beta subunit and an oxygen-regulated HIF-alpha subunit. We have previously defined a hypoxia-inducible transcriptional response in Drosophila melanogaster that is homologous to the mammalian HIF-dependent response. In Drosophila, the bHLH-PAS proteins Similar (Sima) and Tango (Tgo) are the functional homologues of the mammalian HIF-alpha and HIF-beta subunits, respectively. HIF-alpha/Sima is regulated by oxygen at several different levels that include protein stability and subcellular localization. We show here for the first time that insulin can activate HIF-dependent transcription, both in Drosophila S2 cells and in living Drosophila embryos. Using a pharmacological approach as well as RNA interference, we determined that the effect of insulin on HIF-dependent transcriptional induction is mediated by PI3K-AKT and TOR pathways. We demonstrate that stimulation of the transcriptional response involves upregulation of Sima protein but not sima mRNA. Finally, we have analyzed in vivo the effect of the activation of the PI3K-AKT pathway on the subcellular localization of Sima protein. Overexpression of dAKT and dPDK1 in normoxic embryos provoked a major increase in Sima nuclear localization, mimicking the effect of a hypoxic treatment. A similar increase in Sima nuclear localization was observed in dPTEN homozygous mutant embryos, confirming that activation of the PI3K-AKT pathway promotes nuclear accumulation of Sima protein. We conclude that regulation of HIF-alpha/Sima by the PI3K-AKT-TOR pathway is a major conserved mode of regulation of the HIF-dependent transcriptional response in Drosophila.
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- Andrés Dekanty
- Instituto Leloir and IIB, FCEyN-Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires (1405), Argentina
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Brière JJ, Favier J, Bénit P, El Ghouzzi V, Lorenzato A, Rabier D, Di Renzo MF, Gimenez-Roqueplo AP, Rustin P. Mitochondrial succinate is instrumental for HIF1alpha nuclear translocation in SDHA-mutant fibroblasts under normoxic conditions. Hum Mol Genet 2005; 14:3263-9. [PMID: 16195397 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The genes encoding succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) subunits B, C and D, act as tumour suppressors in neuro-endocrine tissues. Tumour formation has been associated with succinate accumulation. In paraganglioma cells, two forms of SDHA (type I, II) were found which might preclude significant succinate accumulation in the case of a mutation in either form. In fibroblasts only SDHA type I is found. In these cells, SDHA type I mutation leads to SDH deficiency, succinate accumulation and hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha(HIF1alpha) nuclear translocation. HIF1alpha nuclear translocation was not observed in ATPase-deficient fibroblasts with increased superoxide production and was found to be independent of cellular iron availability in SDHA-mutant cells. This suggests that neither superoxides nor iron were causative of HIF1alpha nuclear translocation. Conversely, alpha-ketoglutarate (alpha-KG) inhibits this nuclear translocation. Therefore, the pseudo-hypoxia pathway in SDH-deficient cells depends on the HIF1alphaprolyl hydroxylase product/substrate (succinate/alpha-KG) equilibrium. In SDH deficiency, organic acids thus appear instrumental in the HIF1alpha-dependent cascade suggesting a direct link between SDH and tumourigenesis.
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Hägg M, Wennström S. Activation of hypoxia-induced transcription in normoxia. Exp Cell Res 2005; 306:180-91. [PMID: 15878343 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Revised: 01/20/2005] [Accepted: 01/31/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), the master regulator of transcriptional responses to reduced oxygen tension (hypoxia) in mammalian cells, consists of one HIF-1alpha and one HIF-1beta subunit. In normoxia, HIF-1alpha subunits are hydroxylated on specific proline residues; modifications that signal ubiquitination and degradation of HIF-1alpha by the proteasome. To test the effect of saturating HIF-1alpha degradation, we generated a construct, denoted the saturating domain (SD), based on a region surrounding proline 564 (Pro564) in HIF-1alpha. Expression of the SD led to accumulation of endogenous HIF-1alpha proteins in nuclei of normoxic cells. The induced HIF-1alpha was functional as it activated expression from a hypoxia-regulated reporter gene and from the endogenous vascular endothelial growth facor-a (Vegf-a) and carbonic anhydrase 9 (Ca9) genes. The effect of the SD was dependent on Pro564 since a mutated SD, in which Pro564 had been replaced by a glycine residue, failed to bind the von Hippel-Lindau protein (pVHL) and to stabilise HIF-1alpha. Treatment of cells with the prolylhydroxylase inhibitor dimethyloxalylglycine, or the proteasome inhibitor MG-132, mimicked the effect of the SD. In conclusion, we show that blocking HIF-1alpha degradation, either by saturation, or inhibition of prolyl hydroxylases or proteosomal degradation, leads to nuclear localisation of active HIF-1alpha proteins.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Hägg
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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