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Rac1 activity is required for the activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1.

The Journal of biological chemistry ·Vol. 276 ·No. 24 ·2001-06-15 ·Pages 21166-72

Hirota K, Semenza GL

Abstract

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor that mediates cellular and systemic homeostatic responses (including erythropoiesis, angiogenesis, and glycolysis) to reduced O(2) availability in mammals. Hypoxia induces both the protein expression and transcriptional activity of the HIF-1alpha subunit. However, the molecular mechanisms of sensing and signal transduction by which changes in O(2) concentration result in changes in HIF-1 activity are poorly understood. We report here that the small GTPase Rac1 is activated in response to hypoxia and is required for the induction of HIF-1alpha protein expression and transcriptional activity in hypoxic cells.

MeSH Terms
Animals Binding Sites Cell Hypoxia/physiology Cell Line Chromones/pharmacology DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics,metabolism Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology Flavonoids/pharmacology Gene Expression Regulation Genetic Vectors Genistein/pharmacology Humans Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit Imidazoles/pharmacology Mammals Morpholines/pharmacology Nuclear Proteins/genetics,metabolism Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism Pyridines/pharmacology Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics Signal Transduction/physiology Transcription Factors/metabolism Transcription, Genetic Transcriptional Activation Tumor Cells, Cultured rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
Chemicals
Chromones DNA-Binding Proteins Enzyme Inhibitors Flavonoids HIF1A protein, human Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit Imidazoles Morpholines Nuclear Proteins Pyridines Recombinant Fusion Proteins Transcription Factors 2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one Genistein Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases rac1 GTP-Binding Protein SB 203580 2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hirota K
Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
Semenza G L
Article Info
Journal
The Journal of biological chemistry
Abbr.
J Biol Chem
ISSN
0021-9258
Published
2001-06-15
Epub
2001-00-30
Pages
21166-72
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985121R
Subset
IM
Grants
NIDDK NIH HHS · R01-DK39869 · United States
NHLBI NIH HHS · R01-HL55338 · United States
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