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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06614-2
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- NIH [EY019101]
- AFOSR [FA9550-16-1-0052]
- Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) [SFRH/BD/87256/2012]
- University of California (UC), Davis
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/87256/2012] Funding Source: FCT
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Redox state sustained by reactive oxygen species (ROS) is crucial for regeneration; however, the interplay between oxygen (O-2), ROS and hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF) remains elusive. Here we observe, using an optic-based probe (optrode), an elevated and steady O-2 influx immediately upon amputation. The spatiotemporal O-2 influx profile correlates with the regeneration of Xenopus laevis tadpole tails. Inhibition of ROS production but not ROS scavenging decreases O-2 influx. Inhibition of HIF-1 alpha impairs regeneration and stabilization of HIF-1 alpha induces regeneration in the refractory period. In the regeneration bud, hypoxia correlates with O-2 influx, ROS production, and HIF-1 alpha stabilization that modulate regeneration. Further analyses reveal that heat shock protein 90 is a putative downstream target of HIF-1 alpha while electric current reversal is a de facto downstream target of HIF-1 alpha. Collectively, the results show a mechanism for regeneration via the orchestration of O-2 influx, ROS production, and HIF-1 alpha stabilization.
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