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Chong ZX, Yong CY, Ong AHK, Yeap SK, Ho WY. Deciphering the roles of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in regulating carcinogenesis. Toxicology 2023; 495:153596. [PMID: 37480978 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2023.153596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
Abstract
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-dependent receptor that belongs to the superfamily of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors. The activation of the canonical AHR signaling pathway is known to induce the expression of cytochrome P450 enzymes, facilitating the detoxification metabolism in the human body. Additionally, AHR could interact with various signaling pathways such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), nuclear factor ekappa B (NF-κβ), estrogen receptor (ER), and androgen receptor (AR) signaling pathways. Over the past 30 years, several studies have reported that various chemical, physical, or biological agents, such as tobacco, hydrocarbon compounds, industrial and agricultural chemical wastes, drugs, UV, viruses, and other toxins, could affect AHR expression or activity, promoting cancer development. Thus, it is valuable to overview how these factors regulate AHR-mediated carcinogenesis. Current findings have reported that many compounds could act as AHR ligands to drive the expressions of AHR-target genes, such as CYP1A1, CYP1B1, MMPs, and AXL, and other targets that exert a pro-proliferation or anti-apoptotic effect, like XIAP. Furthermore, some other physical and chemical agents, such as UV and 3-methylcholanthrene, could promote AHR signaling activities, increasing the signaling activities of a few oncogenic pathways, such as the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) and mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) pathways. Understanding how various factors regulate AHR-mediated carcinogenesis processes helps clinicians and scientists plan personalized therapeutic strategies to improve anti-cancer treatment efficacy. As many studies that have reported the roles of AHR in regulating carcinogenesis are preclinical or observational clinical studies that did not explore the detailed mechanisms of how different chemical, physical, or biological agents promote AHR-mediated carcinogenesis processes, future studies should focus on conducting large-scale and functional studies to unravel the underlying mechanism of how AHR interacts with different factors in regulating carcinogenesis processes.
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- Zhi Xiong Chong
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, 43900 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Malaysia
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- China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, 43900 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Yu Y, He J, Liu W, Li Z, Weng S, He J, Guo C. Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of Hypoxia-Responsive Factor Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain 2 in Mandarin Fish ( Siniperca chuatsi). Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13091556. [PMID: 37174593 PMCID: PMC10177477 DOI: 10.3390/ani13091556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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With increased breeding density, the phenomenon of hypoxia gradually increases in aquaculture. Hypoxia is primarily mediated by the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) signaling pathway. Prolyl hydroxylase domain proteins (PHD) are cellular oxygen-sensing molecules that regulate the stability of HIF-1α through hydroxylation. In this study, the characterization of the PHD2 from mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi (scPHD2) and its roles in the HIF-1 signaling pathway were investigated. Bioinformation analysis showed that scPHD2 had the conserved prolyl 4-hydroxylase alpha subunit homolog domains at its C-terminal and was more closely related to other Perciformes PHD2 than other PHD2. Tissue-distribution results revealed that scphd2 gene was expressed in all tissues tested and more highly expressed in blood and liver than in other tested tissues. Dual-luciferase reporter gene and RT-qPCR assays showed that scPHD2 overexpression could significantly inhibit the HIF-1 signaling pathway. Co-immunoprecipitation analysis showed that scPHD2 could interact with scHIF-1α. Protein degradation experiment results suggested that scPHD2 could promote scHIF-1α degradation through the proteasome degradation pathway. This study advances our understanding of how the HIF-1 signaling pathway is regulated by scPHD2 and will help in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying hypoxia adaptation in teleost fish.
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- Yang Yu
- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Marine Ranching of the Lingdingyang Bay, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Marine Ranching of the Lingdingyang Bay, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Marine Ranching of the Lingdingyang Bay, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Marine Ranching of the Lingdingyang Bay, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Marine Ranching of the Lingdingyang Bay, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Marine Ranching of the Lingdingyang Bay, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Ferrante P, Preziosi L, Scianna M. Modeling hypoxia-related inflammation scenarios. Math Biosci 2023; 355:108952. [PMID: 36528132 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2022.108952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Cells respond to hypoxia via the activation of three isoforms of Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIFs), that are characterized by different activation times. HIF overexpression has many effects on cell behavior, such as change in metabolism, promotion of angiogenic processes and elicitation of a pro-inflammatory response. These effects are driving forces of malignant progression in cancer cells. In this work we study in detail hypoxia-induced dynamics of HIF1α and HIF2α, which are the most studied isoforms, comparing available experimental data on their evolution in tumor cells with the results obtained integrating the deduced mathematical model. Then, we examine the possible scenarios that characterize the link between hypoxia and inflammation via the activation of NFkB (Nuclear Factor k-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) when the dimensionless groups of parameters of the mathematical model change. In this way we are able to discuss why and when hypoxic conditions lead to acute or chronic inflammatory states.
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- P Ferrante
- Department Mathematical Sciences, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino, Italy; Candiolo Cancer Institute FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy.
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- Department Mathematical Sciences, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino, Italy.
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- Department Mathematical Sciences, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino, Italy.
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Zhang Y, Nsanzamahoro S, Wang CB, Wang WF, Yang JL. Screening of prolyl hydroxylase 2 inhibitors based on quantitative strategy of peptides. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1679:463411. [PMID: 35973337 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2) is a key oxygen receptor regulating oxygen homeostasis in human body, and it is one of the important targets for drug research and development of hypoxia related diseases. In PHD2 enzymatic reaction, the structure of substrate (HIF-1α556-574) and product (hydroxylated HIF-1α) peptide only differ from one oxygen atom (MW>2000), which makes it a great challenge to separate them accurately and efficiently. In this work, the direct separation and detection of HIF-1α and hydroxylated HIF-1α has been firstly reported based on micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). Under optimized conditions, the intraday RSD of peak area and apparent electrophoretic mobility of hydroxylated HIF-1α were 1.87% and 0.81% respectively, and the interday RSD were 2.01% and 1.03% respectively. The LOD and LOQ of the MEKC method were 10 µM and 50 µM respectively, and the recoveries was 98.42-105.38%. Subsequently, the feasibility and accuracy of MEKC method to screen PHD2 inhibitors were confirmed by using roxadustat, and the IC50 (10.36 µM) and inhibitor type (competitive) were consistent with literature. Finally, the method was used to screen the PHD2 inhibitory activity of five traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). The present work not only overcomes the difficulties of direct quantitative detection of hydroxylated HIF-1α, but also provides technical support for exploring and discovering new drug leads for hypoxia-related diseases from complex matrix such as TCMs.
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- Ying Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Zhang Y, Zhao M, Wang CB, Wang Y, Nsanzamahoro S, Zhu LL, Wang WF, Yang JL. Screening prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 inhibitory activity of traditional Chinese medicine by CZE-UV. Electrophoresis 2022; 43:1601-1610. [PMID: 35405037 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202200028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 (PHD2) is a key enzyme regulating the expression of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF). Its inhibitors can improve the expression of HIF and downstream genes, which can treat hypoxia-related diseases. Therefore, the establishment of a reliable PHD2 inhibitors screening method is of great significance for the drug development of hypoxia-related diseases. In this work, an accurate, rapid, and simple screening method for PHD2 inhibitors was introduced by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). In order to improve the detection sensitivity, the derivative reaction of α-ketoglutaric acid (α-OG) and 1,2-diaminobenzene (OPD) was used to enhance the UV absorption of α-OG (the substrate in the enzymatic reaction). The CZE method selected 20 mM Na2 B4 O7 buffer (pH 9.0) as the separation buffer, +25 kV as the separation voltage, 25°C as the cartridge temperature, and 210 nm as the detection wavelength. Under this condition, the analysis of a single sample can be realized within 9 min. Compared with the existing reported methods, the present work can directly screen the PHD2 inhibitory activity of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) extracts, which is of significance for the target-purification of bioactive individual compounds from TCMs. Under the optimal conditions, the PHD2 inhibitor screening platform was successfully established, and it was found that 70% methanol/water extracts of Astragali Radix and Codonopsis pilosula had good PHD2 inhibitory activity. Furthermore, the present work provides a novel approach for screening the PHD2 inhibitory activity of TCM extracts and the discovery of anti-hypoxia bioactive compounds.
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- Ying Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Cognitive Science, Institute of Cognition and Brain Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Cognitive Science, Institute of Cognition and Brain Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, P. R. China
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Molecular Characterization and Response of Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain (PHD) Genes to Hypoxia Stress in Hypophthalmichthys molitrix. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12020131. [PMID: 35049755 PMCID: PMC8772553 DOI: 10.3390/ani12020131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Hypoxia is a common challenge for aquatic organisms, and prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD) proteins play important roles in hypoxic adaptation by regulating the stability of the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha subunit (HIF-1α). In this study, the full-length cDNAs of three PHD genes were obtained from Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, which is an important freshwater fish and sensitive to low oxygen tension. The amino acid sequence analysis and phylogenetic analysis of PHDs were performed among various species. Furthermore, the expression patterns and the transcriptional responses of H. molitrix PHD genes to acute hypoxia, continued hypoxia, and reoxygenation were explored in different tissues. Our study preliminarily explored the physiological regulation functions of PHD genes at the transcriptional level when addressing the hypoxic challenge and provided a foundation for future systematic explorations of the molecular mechanisms underlying hypoxia adaptation in silver carp. Abstract As an economically and ecologically important freshwater fish, silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) is sensitive to low oxygen tension. Prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD) proteins are critical regulators of adaptive responses to hypoxia for their function of regulating the hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha subunit (HIF-1α) stability via hydroxylation reaction. In the present study, three PHD genes were cloned from H. molitrix by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The total length of HmPHD1, HmPHD2, and HmPHD3 were 2981, 1954, and 1847 base pair (bp), and contained 1449, 1080, and 738 bp open reading frames (ORFs) that encoded 482, 359, and 245 amino acids (aa), respectively. Amino acid sequence analysis showed that HmPHD1, HmPHD2, and HmPHD3 had the conserved prolyl 4-hydroxylase alpha subunit homolog domains at their C-termini. Meanwhile, the evaluation of phylogeny revealed PHD2 and PHD3 of H. molitrix were more closely related as they belonged to sister clades, whereas the clade of PHD1 was relatively distant from these two. The transcripts of PHD genes are ubiquitously distributed in H. molitrix tissues, with the highest expressional level of HmPHD1 and HmPHD3 in liver, and HmPHD2 in muscle. After acute hypoxic treatment for 0.5 h, PHD genes of H. molitrix were induced mainly in liver and brain, and different from HmPHD1 and HmPHD2, the expression of HmPHD3 showed no overt tissue specificity. Furthermore, under continued hypoxic condition, PHD genes exhibited an obviously rapid but gradually attenuated response from 3 h to 24 h, and upon reoxygenation, the transcriptional expression of PHD genes showed a decreasing trend in most of the tissues. These results indicate that the PHD genes of H. molitrix are involved in the early response to hypoxic stress, and they show tissue-specific transcript expression when performing physiological regulation functions. This study is of great relevance for advancing our understanding of how PHD genes are regulated when addressing the hypoxic challenge and provides a reference for the subsequent research of the molecular mechanisms underlying hypoxia adaptation in silver carp.
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Mbenza NM, Nasarudin N, Vadakkedath PG, Patel K, Ismail AZ, Hanif M, Wright LJ, Sarojini V, Hartinger CG, Leung IKH. Carbon Monoxide is an Inhibitor of HIF Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain 2. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2521-2525. [PMID: 34137488 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 (PHD2) is an important oxygen sensor in animals. By using the CO-releasing molecule-2 (CORM-2) as an in situ CO donor, we demonstrate that CO is an inhibitor of PHD2. This report provides further evidence about the emerging role of CO in oxygen sensing and homeostasis.
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- Naasson M Mbenza
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
- Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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Liu T, Abboud MI, Chowdhury R, Tumber A, Hardy AP, Lippl K, Lohans CT, Pires E, Wickens J, McDonough MA, West CM, Schofield CJ. Biochemical and biophysical analyses of hypoxia sensing prolyl hydroxylases from Dictyostelium discoideum and Toxoplasma gondii. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:16545-16561. [PMID: 32934009 PMCID: PMC7864055 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
In animals, the response to chronic hypoxia is mediated by prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) that regulate the levels of hypoxia-inducible transcription factor α (HIFα). PHD homologues exist in other types of eukaryotes and prokaryotes where they act on non HIF substrates. To gain insight into the factors underlying different PHD substrates and properties, we carried out biochemical and biophysical studies on PHD homologues from the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum, and the protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, both lacking HIF. The respective prolyl-hydroxylases (DdPhyA and TgPhyA) catalyze prolyl-hydroxylation of S-phase kinase-associated protein 1 (Skp1), a reaction enabling adaptation to different dioxygen availability. Assays with full-length Skp1 substrates reveal substantial differences in the kinetic properties of DdPhyA and TgPhyA, both with respect to each other and compared with human PHD2; consistent with cellular studies, TgPhyA is more active at low dioxygen concentrations than DdPhyA. TgSkp1 is a DdPhyA substrate and DdSkp1 is a TgPhyA substrate. No cross-reactivity was detected between DdPhyA/TgPhyA substrates and human PHD2. The human Skp1 E147P variant is a DdPhyA and TgPhyA substrate, suggesting some retention of ancestral interactions. Crystallographic analysis of DdPhyA enables comparisons with homologues from humans, Trichoplax adhaerens, and prokaryotes, informing on differences in mobile elements involved in substrate binding and catalysis. In DdPhyA, two mobile loops that enclose substrates in the PHDs are conserved, but the C-terminal helix of the PHDs is strikingly absent. The combined results support the proposal that PHD homologues have evolved kinetic and structural features suited to their specific sensing roles.
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- Tongri Liu
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Martin CB, Chaplin VD, Eyles SJ, Knapp MJ. Protein Flexibility of the α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenase Factor-Inhibiting HIF-1: Implications for Substrate Binding, Catalysis, and Regulation. Biochemistry 2019; 58:4047-4057. [PMID: 31499004 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Protein dynamics are crucial for the mechanistically ordered enzymes to bind to their substrate in the correct sequence and perform catalysis. Factor-inhibiting HIF-1 (FIH) is a nonheme Fe(II) α-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenase that is a key hypoxia (low pO2) sensor in humans. As these hypoxia-sensing enzymes follow a multistep chemical mechanism consuming α-ketoglutarate, a protein substrate that is hydroxylated, and O2, understanding protein flexibility and the order of substrate binding may aid in the development of strategies for selective targeting. The primary substrate of FIH is the C-terminal transactivation domain (CTAD) of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF) that is hydroxylated on the side chain of Asn803. We assessed changes in protein flexibility connected to metal and αKG binding, finding that (M+αKG) binding significantly stabilized the cupin barrel core of FIH as evidenced by enhanced thermal stability and decreased protein dynamics as assessed by global amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry and limited proteolysis. Confirming predictions of the consensus mechanism, (M+αKG) increased the affinity of FIH for CTAD as measured by titrations monitoring intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence. The decreased protein dynamics caused by (M+αKG) enforces a sequentially ordered substrate binding sequence in which αKG binds before CTAD, suggesting that selective inhibition may require inhibitors that target the binding sites of both αKG and the prime substrate. A consequence of the correlation between dynamics and αKG binding is that all relevant ligands must be included in binding-based inhibitor screens, as shown by testing permutations of M, αKG, and inhibitor.
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- Cristina B Martin
- Department of Chemistry , University of Massachusetts , Amherst , Massachusetts 01003 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Massachusetts , Amherst , Massachusetts 01003 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Massachusetts , Amherst , Massachusetts 01003 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Massachusetts , Amherst , Massachusetts 01003 , United States
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Fu C, Tyagi R, Chin AC, Rojas T, Li RJ, Guha P, Bernstein IA, Rao F, Xu R, Cha JY, Xu J, Snowman AM, Semenza GL, Snyder SH. Inositol Polyphosphate Multikinase Inhibits Angiogenesis via Inositol Pentakisphosphate-Induced HIF-1α Degradation. Circ Res 2017; 122:457-472. [PMID: 29279301 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.311983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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RATIONALE Inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) and its major product inositol pentakisphosphate (IP5) regulate a variety of cellular functions, but their role in vascular biology remains unexplored. OBJECTIVE We have investigated the role of IPMK in regulating angiogenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS Deletion of IPMK in fibroblasts induces angiogenesis in both in vitro and in vivo models. IPMK deletion elicits a substantial increase of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor), which mediates the regulation of angiogenesis by IPMK. The regulation of VEGF by IPMK requires its catalytic activity. IPMK is predominantly nuclear and regulates gene transcription. However, IPMK does not apparently serve as a transcription factor for VEGF. HIF (hypoxia-inducible factor)-1α is a major determinant of angiogenesis and induces VEGF transcription. IPMK deletion elicits a major enrichment of HIF-1α protein and thus VEGF. HIF-1α is constitutively ubiquitinated by pVHL (von Hippel-Lindau protein) followed by proteasomal degradation under normal conditions. However, HIF-1α is not recognized and ubiquitinated by pVHL in IPMK KO (knockout) cells. IP5 reinstates the interaction of HIF-1α and pVHL. HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylation, which is prerequisite for pVHL recognition, is interrupted in IPMK-deleted cells. IP5 promotes HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylation and thus pVHL-dependent degradation of HIF-1α. Deletion of IPMK in mouse brain increases HIF-1α/VEGF levels and vascularization. The increased VEGF in IPMK KO disrupts blood-brain barrier and enhances brain blood vessel permeability. CONCLUSIONS IPMK, via its product IP5, negatively regulates angiogenesis by inhibiting VEGF expression. IP5 acts by enhancing HIF-1α hydroxylation and thus pVHL-dependent degradation of HIF-1α.
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- Chenglai Fu
- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience (C.F., R.T., A.C.C., T.R., P.G., I.A.B., F.R., R.X., J.Y.C., J.X., A.M.S., S.H.S.), Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences (R.-J.L., S.H.S.), Institute for Cell Engineering (G.L.S.), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Pediatrics (G.L.S.), Department of Medicine (G.L.S.), Department of Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.L.S.), Department of Biological Chemistry (G.L.S.), and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (S.H.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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Taabazuing CY, Fermann J, Garman S, Knapp MJ. Substrate Promotes Productive Gas Binding in the α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenase FIH. Biochemistry 2016; 55:277-86. [PMID: 26727884 PMCID: PMC4793777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The Fe(2+)/α-ketoglutarate (αKG)-dependent oxygenases use molecular oxygen to conduct a wide variety of reactions with important biological implications, such as DNA base excision repair, histone demethylation, and the cellular hypoxia response. These enzymes follow a sequential mechanism in which O2 binds and reacts after the primary substrate binds, making those structural factors that promote productive O2 binding central to their chemistry. A large challenge in this field is to identify strategies that engender productive turnover. Factor inhibiting HIF (FIH) is a Fe(2+)/αKG-dependent oxygenase that forms part of the O2 sensing machinery in human cells by hydroxylating the C-terminal transactivation domain (CTAD) found within the HIF-1α protein. The structure of FIH was determined with the O2 analogue NO bound to Fe, offering the first direct insight into the gas binding geometry in this enzyme. Through a combination of density functional theory calculations, {FeNO}(7) electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy, we demonstrate that CTAD binding stimulates O2 reactivity by altering the orientation of the bound gas molecule. Although unliganded FIH binds NO with moderate affinity, the bound gas can adopt either of two orientations with similar stability; upon CTAD binding, NO adopts a single preferred orientation that is appropriate for supporting oxidative decarboxylation. Combined with other studies of related enzymes, our data suggest that substrate-induced reorientation of bound O2 is the mechanism utilized by the αKG oxygenases to tightly couple O2 activation to substrate hydroxylation.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Tarhonskaya H, Hardy AP, Howe EA, Loik ND, Kramer HB, McCullagh JSO, Schofield CJ, Flashman E. Kinetic Investigations of the Role of Factor Inhibiting Hypoxia-inducible Factor (FIH) as an Oxygen Sensor. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:19726-42. [PMID: 26112411 PMCID: PMC4528135 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.653014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) hydroxylases regulate hypoxia sensing in animals. In humans, they comprise three prolyl hydroxylases (PHD1-3 or EGLN1-3) and factor inhibiting HIF (FIH). FIH is an asparaginyl hydroxylase catalyzing post-translational modification of HIF-α, resulting in reduction of HIF-mediated transcription. Like the PHDs, FIH is proposed to have a hypoxia-sensing role in cells, enabling responses to changes in cellular O2 availability. PHD2, the most important human PHD isoform, is proposed to be biochemically/kinetically suited as a hypoxia sensor due to its relatively high sensitivity to changes in O2 concentration and slow reaction with O2. To ascertain whether these parameters are conserved among the HIF hydroxylases, we compared the reactions of FIH and PHD2 with O2. Consistent with previous reports, we found lower Km(app)(O2) values for FIH than for PHD2 with all HIF-derived substrates. Under pre-steady-state conditions, the O2-initiated FIH reaction is significantly faster than that of PHD2. We then investigated the kinetics with respect to O2 of the FIH reaction with ankyrin repeat domain (ARD) substrates. FIH has lower Km(app)(O2) values for the tested ARDs than HIF-α substrates, and pre-steady-state O2-initiated reactions were faster with ARDs than with HIF-α substrates. The results correlate with cellular studies showing that FIH is active at lower O2 concentrations than the PHDs and suggest that competition between HIF-α and ARDs for FIH is likely to be biologically relevant, particularly in hypoxic conditions. The overall results are consistent with the proposal that the kinetic properties of individual oxygenases reflect their biological capacity to act as hypoxia sensors.
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- Hanna Tarhonskaya
- From the Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom and
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- From the Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom and
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- From the Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom and
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- From the Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom and
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- the OXION Proteomics Facility, Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, United Kingdom
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- From the Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom and
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- From the Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom and
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- From the Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom and
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Pektas S, Taabazuing CY, Knapp MJ. Increased Turnover at Limiting O2 Concentrations by the Thr(387) → Ala Variant of HIF-Prolyl Hydroxylase PHD2. Biochemistry 2015; 54:2851-7. [PMID: 25857330 DOI: 10.1021/bi501540c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PHD2 is a 2-oxoglutarate, non-heme Fe(2+)-dependent oxygenase that senses O2 levels in human cells by hydroxylating two prolyl residues in the oxygen-dependent degradation domain (ODD) of HIF1α. Identifying the active site contacts that determine the rate of reaction at limiting O2 concentrations is crucial for understanding how this enzyme senses pO2 and may suggest methods for chemically altering hypoxia responses. A hydrogen bonding network extends from the Fe(II) cofactor through ordered waters to the Thr(387) residue in the second coordination sphere. Here we tested the impact of the side chain of Thr(387) on the reactivity of PHD2 toward O2 through a combination of point mutagenesis, steady state kinetic experiments and {FeNO}(7) EPR spectroscopy. The steady state kinetic parameters for Thr(387) → Asn were very similar to those of wild-type (WT) PHD2, but kcat and kcat/KM(O2) for Thr(387) → Ala were increased by roughly 15-fold. X-Band electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of the {FeNO}(7) centers of the (Fe+NO+2OG) enzyme forms showed the presence of a more rhombic line shape in Thr(387) → Ala than in WT PHD2, indicating an altered conformation for bound gas in this variant. Here we show that the side chain of residue Thr(387) plays a significant role in determining the rate of turnover by PHD2 at low O2 concentrations.
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- Serap Pektas
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Wang H, Huang C, Chen N, Zhu K, Chen B, Wang W, Wang H. Molecular characterization and mRNA expression of HIF-prolyl hydroxylase-2 (phd2) in hypoxia-sensing pathways from Megalobrama amblycephala. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 186:28-35. [PMID: 25868626 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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HIF-prolyl-hydroxylase-2 (Phd2), a member of the iron (II) and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase family, is one of the key enzymes in hypoxia-sensing pathways. In this study, the phd2 cDNA sequence (1231bp), including an open reading frame (ORF) and encoding 358 amino acid residues was identified in Megalobrama amblycephala (Wuchang bream). The predicted Phd2 protein contained three conserved domains, MYND type zinc finger domain with critical regulatory activity, Fe(2+)-dependent 2OG-Fe (II) oxygenase superfamily domain with prolyl hydroxylase function, and P4Hc (prolyl 4-hydroxylase alpha subunit homologues) domain for catalyzing proline hydroxylation. The real-time PCR results showed that phd2 mRNA was ubiquitously expressed in all detected tissues with higher levels in the peripheral blood, heart and brain, and all embryogenesis stages, especially in mid-blastula stage. In larvae M. amblycephala, the expression trend of the phd2 and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (hif-1α) mRNA was opposite during hypoxia with an increase (hypoxia for 4h) and then decrease (hypoxia for 12h) for phd2. Whereas in adult fish, the phd2 mRNA appeared a transient increase under hypoxia for 4h (DO: 3.46±0.59 mg/L), and dramatically reduced with further hypoxia exposure to 12h in the peripheral blood, muscle, head kidney, liver and brain, but showed an opposite expression trend in the heart and gill. The hif-1α expression was contrary with phd2 in the peripheral blood, while it gradually decreased in the heart, but increased in the liver with continuous hypoxia treatment. Additionally, hif-1α also showed lower mRNA levels than phd2 in all detected tissues under normoxia and hypoxia conditions.
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- Huijuan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, PR China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, 430070 Wuhan, PR China; Hubei BaiRong Improved Aquatic Seed Co., Ltd, 438800 Huanggang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, PR China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, 430070 Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, PR China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, 430070 Wuhan, PR China.
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Taabazuing CY, Hangasky JA, Knapp MJ. Oxygen sensing strategies in mammals and bacteria. J Inorg Biochem 2014; 133:63-72. [PMID: 24468676 PMCID: PMC4097052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The ability to sense and adapt to changes in pO2 is crucial for basic metabolism in most organisms, leading to elaborate pathways for sensing hypoxia (low pO2). This review focuses on the mechanisms utilized by mammals and bacteria to sense hypoxia. While responses to acute hypoxia in mammalian tissues lead to altered vascular tension, the molecular mechanism of signal transduction is not well understood. In contrast, chronic hypoxia evokes cellular responses that lead to transcriptional changes mediated by the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF), which is directly controlled by post-translational hydroxylation of HIF by the non-heme Fe(II)/αKG-dependent enzymes FIH and PHD2. Research on PHD2 and FIH is focused on developing inhibitors and understanding the links between HIF binding and the O2 reaction in these enzymes. Sulfur speciation is a putative mechanism for acute O2-sensing, with special focus on the role of H2S. This sulfur-centered model is discussed, as are some of the directions for further refinement of this model. In contrast to mammals, bacterial O2-sensing relies on protein cofactors that either bind O2 or oxidatively decompose. The sensing modality for bacterial O2-sensors is either via altered DNA binding affinity of the sensory protein, or else due to the actions of a two-component signaling cascade. Emerging data suggests that proteins containing a hemerythrin-domain, such as FBXL5, may serve to connect iron sensing to O2-sensing in both bacteria and humans. As specific molecular machinery becomes identified, these hypoxia sensing pathways present therapeutic targets for diseases including ischemia, cancer, or bacterial infection.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, United States.
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