From erythropoietin to oxygen: hypoxia-inducible factor hydroxylases and the hypoxia signal pathway.
The regulation of blood red cell production by the hormone erythropoietin (Epo) provides a paradigm for control of gene expression by oxygen. Analysis of this pathway has revealed a widespread system of gene regulation based on a transcriptional complex termed hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). Hydroxy...
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2002
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| Shrnutí: | The regulation of blood red cell production by the hormone erythropoietin (Epo) provides a paradigm for control of gene expression by oxygen. Analysis of this pathway has revealed a widespread system of gene regulation based on a transcriptional complex termed hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). Hydroxylation of specific prolyl and asparinyl residues in the alpha subunit of HIF by a series of non-haem iron-dependent dioxygenases has been defined as a novel mechanism of protein modification that transduces the oxygen-sensitive signal. |
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