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BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 394, Issue 4, Pages 459-469Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2012-0319
Keywords
cancer; hypoxia inducible factor (HIF); hypoxic pathway; oxygen homeostasis; prolyl hydroxylase domain containing proteins (PHDs); SUMOylation
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [SAF2007-64597, SAF2010-20067]
- FPI fellowship [BES-2008-003163]
- HypoxiaNet COST Action [TD0901]
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By driving the primary transcriptional response, the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) is a master player of the hypoxia-signaling cascade, activation of which is essential to maintain oxygen homeostasis. HIF is formed by the interaction of a constitutive HIF-1 beta subunit with a HIF-alpha subunit tightly regulated through the concerted action of the prolyl hydroxylase domain containing proteins (PHDs) and factor inhibiting HIF. In well-oxygenated cells, HIF-alpha prolyl-hydroxylation by PHDs is the recognition signal for the binding of the ubiquitin E3 ligase pVHL, allowing protein poly-ubiquitination and degradation by the proteasome. Factor inhibiting HIF-mediated asparaginyl hydroxylation prevents interaction with the CBP/p300 coactivator and hence reduces HIF-dependent transcriptional activity. Upon low oxygen availability, HIF-alpha hydroxylation is blocked, resulting in protein stabilization and HIF complex activation. Post-translational modifications other than hydroxylation appear to be important in the cellular response to hypoxia. S mall ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) is a 10 kDa protein readily conjugated to the lysine (K) residues of numerous cellular substrates in a sequential process termed SUMOylation. Recent data support the idea that a fine balance in SUMOylation/deSUMOylation is required for the adequate activation of the hypoxia-signaling cascade. In the present review, we will concentrate on the mechanisms of SUMOylation and its consequences in the cellular response to hypoxia.
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