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Hypoxia-Associated Factor, a Novel E3-Ubiquitin Ligase, Binds and Ubiquitinates Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α, Leading to Its Oxygen-Independent Degradation

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Koh, Mei Yee, Darnay, Bryant G., Powis, Garth·2008·Molecular and Cellular Biology

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The hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is the master regulator of the cellular response to hypoxia. A key regulator of HIF-1alpha is von Hippel-Lindau protein (pVHL), which mediates the oxygen-dependent, proteasomal degradation of HIF-1alpha in normoxia. Here, we describe a new regulator of HIF-1alpha, the hypoxia-associated factor (HAF), a novel E3-ubiquitin ligase that binds HIF-1alpha leading to its proteasome-dependent degradation irrespective of cellular oxygen tension. HAF, a protein expressed in proliferating cells, binds and ubiquitinates HIF-1alpha in vitro, and both binding and E3 ligase activity are mediated by HAF amino acids 654 to 800. Furthermore, HAF overexpression decreases HIF-1alpha levels in normoxia and hypoxia in both pVHL-competent and -deficient cells, whereas HAF knockdown increases HIF-1alpha levels in normoxia, hypoxia, and under epidermal growth factor stimulation. In contrast, HIF-2alpha is not regulated by HAF. In vivo, tumor xenografts from cells overexpressing HAF show decreased levels of HIF-1alpha accompanied by decreased tumor growth and angiogenesis. Therefore, HAF is the key mediator of a new HIF-1alpha-specific degradation pathway that degrades HIF-1alpha through a new, oxygen-independent mechanism.

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Authors
Koh, M. Y., Darnay, B. G., & Powis, G.
Venue
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Published
2008-12
Volume
28
Issue
23
Pages
7081-7095
ISSN
  • 0270-7306 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5549
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W2114920820
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182
References
10
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journal article
Language
en
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Koh, M. Y., Darnay, B. G., & Powis, G. (2008). Hypoxia-Associated Factor, a Novel E3-Ubiquitin Ligase, Binds and Ubiquitinates Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α, Leading to Its Oxygen-Independent Degradation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.00773-08

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