Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1 (cid:1) mRNA Contains an Internal Ribosome Entry Site That Allows Efficient Translation during Normoxia and Hypoxia
Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1 (cid:1) mRNA Contains an Internal Ribosome Entry Site That Allows Efficient Translation during Normoxia and Hypoxia
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HIF-1 (cid:1) is the regulated subunit of the HIF-1 transcription factor, which induces transcription of a number of genes involved in the cellular response to hypoxia. The HIF-1 (cid:1) protein is rapidly degraded in cells supplied with adequate oxygen but is stabilized in hypoxic cells. Using polysome profile analysis, we found that translation of HIF-1 (cid:1) mRNA in NIH3T3 cells is spared the general reduction in translation rate that occurs during hypoxia. To assess whether the 5 (cid:1) UTR of the HIF-1 (cid:1) mRNA contains an internal ribosome entry site (IRES), we constructed a dicistronic reporter with the HIF-1 (cid:1) 5 (cid:1) UTR inserted between two reporter coding regions. We found that the HIF-1 (cid:1) 5 (cid:1) UTR promoted translation of the downstream reporter, indicating the presence of an IRES. The IRES had activity comparable to that of the well-characterized c- myc IRES. IRES activity was not affected by hypoxic conditions that caused a reduction in cap-dependent translation, and IRES activity was less affected by serum-starvation than was cap-dependent translation. These data indicate that the presence of an IRES in the HIF-1 (cid:1) 5 (cid:1) UTR allows translation to be maintained under conditions that are inhibitory to cap-dependent translation. hypoxia, the GAPDH less than HIF-1 (cid:1) or under both growth only 50–60% of mRNA sedimenting within polysome region. (cid:1) and suppressed We have not further investigated that allow translation Unlike