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  • Title: Accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha is limited by transcription-dependent depletion.
    Author: Demidenko ZN, Rapisarda A, Garayoa M, Giannakakou P, Melillo G, Blagosklonny MV.
    Journal: Oncogene; 2005 Jul 14; 24(30):4829-38. PubMed ID: 15897903.
    Abstract:
    In the presence of oxygen and iron, hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1alpha) is rapidly degraded via the prolyl hydroxylases (PHD)/VHL pathways. Given striking similarities between p53 and HIF-1alpha regulation, we previously suggested that HIF-1 transcriptionally initiates its own degradation and therefore inhibitors of transcription must induce HIF-1alpha. Under normoxia, while inducing p53, inhibitors of transcription did not induce HIF-1alpha. Under hypoxia or low iron (DFX), inhibitors of transcription dramatically super-induced HIF-1alpha. Removal of inhibitors resulted in outburst of the HIF-1-dependent transcription followed by depletion of HIF-1alpha. Although hypoxia/DFX induced PHD3, we excluded the PHD/VHL pathway in the regulation of HIF-1alpha under hypoxia/DFX. The transcription-dependent degradation of HIF-1alpha under hypoxia occurs via the proteasome and is accelerated by protein acetylation. Thus, HIF-1alpha is regulated by two distinct mechanisms. Under normoxia, HIF-1alpha is degraded via the classic PHD/VHL pathway, is expressed at low levels and therefore does not activate the feedback loop. But under hypoxia, HIF-1alpha accumulates and transcriptionally activates its own degradation that is independent from the PHD/VHL pathway.
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