Hypoxia-induced and calpain-dependent cleavage of filamin A regulates the hypoxic response
Hypoxia-induced and calpain-dependent cleavage of filamin A regulates the hypoxic response
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1320815111
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发表时间:
2014-02-18
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Poellinger, Lorenz
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作者:
Zheng, Xiaowei;Zhou, Alex-Xianghua;Poellinger, Lorenz
The cellular response to hypoxia is regulated by hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha and -2 alpha (HIF-1 alpha and -2 alpha). We have discovered that filamin A (FLNA), a large cytoskeletal actin-binding protein, physically interacts with HIF-1 alpha and promotes tumor growth and angiogenesis. Hypoxia induces a calpain-dependent cleavage of FLNA to generate a naturally occurring C-terminal fragment that accumulates in the cell nucleus. This fragment interacts with the N-terminal portion of HIF-1 alpha spanning amino acid residues 1-390 but not with HIF-2 alpha. In hypoxia this fragment facilitates the nuclear localization of HIF-1 alpha, is recruited to HIF-1 alpha target gene promoters, and enhances HIF-1 alpha function, resulting in up-regulation of HIF-1 alpha target gene expression in a hypoxia-dependent fashion. These results unravel an important mechanism that selectively regulates the nuclear accumulation and function of HIF-1 alpha and potentiates angiogenesis and tumor progression.