PMID- 15313390 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040927 LR - 20161124 IS - 0006-2952 (Print) IS - 0006-2952 (Linking) VI - 68 IP - 6 DP - 2004 Sep 15 TI - HIF-1: master and commander of the hypoxic world. A pharmacological approach to its regulation by siRNAs. PG - 971-80 AB - The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is primarily involved in the sensing and adapting of cells to changes in the O2 level, which is essential for their viability. It is important that this critical transcription factor be tightly regulated in order for cells to respond to a wide range of O2 concentrations. HIF-1 regulation by post-translational modification is the central theme of the scenario of O2 homeostasis. The alpha subunit of HIF-1 is the principal actor while the supporting actors (PHDs, FIH-1, ARD1, CITED2, p300...) all contribute to the complexity of the grand finale. It is well established that HIF-1 expression and activation correlates with tumor progression and resistance to cancer treatments. We will introduce the different actors involved in HIF-1 regulation, and their mechanisms of action via invalidation by siRNAs and discuss therapies targeting HIF-1, to selectively kill tumor cells that adapt to low O2 concentrations. FAU - Mazure, Nathalie M AU - Mazure NM AD - Institute of Signaling, Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, CNRS-UMR 6543, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France. FAU - Brahimi-Horn, M Christiane AU - Brahimi-Horn MC FAU - Berta, Melanie A AU - Berta MA FAU - Benizri, Emmanuel AU - Benizri E FAU - Bilton, Rebecca L AU - Bilton RL FAU - Dayan, Frederic AU - Dayan F FAU - Ginouves, Amandine AU - Ginouves A FAU - Berra, Edurne AU - Berra E FAU - Pouyssegur, Jacques AU - Pouyssegur J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - England TA - Biochem Pharmacol JT - Biochemical pharmacology JID - 0101032 RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (TRIM23 protein, human) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - EC 1.14.11.2 (Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (GTP-Binding Proteins) RN - EC 6.3.2.- (VHL protein, human) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Nuclear Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Oxygen/*metabolism MH - Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase/metabolism MH - RNA, Small Interfering/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction MH - *Transcription Factors MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism MH - Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein RF - 67 EDAT- 2004/08/18 05:00 MHDA- 2004/09/28 05:00 CRDT- 2004/08/18 05:00 PHST- 2004/03/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/04/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2004/08/18 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/09/28 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/08/18 05:00 [entrez] AID - S0006295204003508 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.04.022 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Pharmacol. 2004 Sep 15;68(6):971-80. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.04.022.