The role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) in hypoxic induction of gene expression - Studies in ARNT-deficient cells
The role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) in hypoxic induction of gene expression - Studies in ARNT-deficient cells
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DOI：
10.1074/jbc.271.25.15117
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发表时间：
1996-06-21
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4.8
通讯作者：
Ratcliffe, PJ
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作者：
Wood, SM;Gleadle, JM;Ratcliffe, PJ
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), a DNA-binding complex implicated in the regulation of gene expression by oxygen, has been shown to consist of a heterodimer of two basic helix-loop-helix Per-AHR-ARNT Sim (PAS) proteins, HIF-1 alpha, and HIF-1 beta. One partner, HIF-1 beta, had been recognized previously as the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT), an essential component of the xenobiotic response. In the present work, ARNT-deficient mutant cells, originally derived from the mouse hepatoma line Hepa1c1c7, have been used to analyze the role of ARNT/HIF-1 beta in oxygen-regulated gene expression, Two stimuli were examined: hypoxia itself and desferrioxamine, an iron-chelating agent that also activates HIF-1. Induction of the DNA binding and transcriptional activity of HIF-1 was absent in the mutant cells, indicating an essential role for ARNT/HIF-1 beta. Analysis of deleted ARNT/HIF-1 beta genes indicated that the basic, helix-loop-helix, and PAS domains, but not the amino or carboxyl termini, were necessary for function in the response to hypoxia, Comparison of gene expression in wild type and mutant cells demonstrated the critical importance of ARNT/HIF-1 beta in the hypoxic induction of a wide variety of genes, Nevertheless, for some genes a reduced response to hypoxia and desferrioxamine persisted in these mutant cells, clearly distinguishing ARNT/HIF-1 beta-dependent and ARNT/HIF-1 beta-independent mechanisms of gene activation by both these stimuli.
