Signalling hypoxia by HIF hydroxylases.

Analysis of oxygen sensitive pathways that regulate the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) transcriptional system has revealed a novel role for oxygenases in signalling hypoxia. The enzymes, which catalyse hydroxylation of specific prolyl and asparaginyl residues in the regulatory HIF-alpha subunits, be...

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主要な著者: Schofield, C, Ratcliffe, P
フォーマット: Journal article
言語:English
出版事項: 2005
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要約:Analysis of oxygen sensitive pathways that regulate the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) transcriptional system has revealed a novel role for oxygenases in signalling hypoxia. The enzymes, which catalyse hydroxylation of specific prolyl and asparaginyl residues in the regulatory HIF-alpha subunits, belong to the superfamily of non-haem Fe(II)-dependent oxygenases that use the citric acid cycle intermediate 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) as a co-substrate. We review biochemical and physiological data that demonstrate a central role for these oxygenases in integrating multiple signals that coordinate cellular responses to hypoxia.