PMID- 15833863 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050603 LR - 20181201 IS - 0008-5472 (Print) IS - 0008-5472 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 8 DP - 2005 Apr 15 TI - Differential gene up-regulation by hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha and hypoxia-inducible factor-2alpha in HEK293T cells. PG - 3299-306 AB - Cells exposed to hypoxia respond by increasing the level of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). This factor then activates a number of genes by binding to hypoxia response elements in their promoter regions. A second hypoxia-responsive factor, HIF-2, can activate many of the same genes as HIF-1. Overexpression of HIFs accompanies the pathogenesis of many tumors. It is unclear, however, as to the respective role of these factors in responsiveness to hypoxia and other stresses. To address this issue, we used microarray technology to study the genes activated in HEK293T cells by hypoxia or transfection with the alpha chain of HIF-1 (or mutant HIF-1 resistant to degradation) or HIF-2. Fifty-six genes were found to be up-regulated at least 3-fold by either hypoxia or transfection. Of these, 21 were elevated both by transfection with HIF-1alpha and with HIF-2alpha, and 14 were preferentially activated by HIF-1alpha including several involved in glycolysis. Ten genes were preferentially activated by HIF-2alpha, including two (CACNA1A and PTPRZ1) implicated in neurologic diseases. Interestingly, most HIF-2alpha-responsive genes were not substantially activated by hypoxia. An additional 10 genes were up-regulated by hypoxia but minimally activated by HIF-1alpha or HIF-2alpha transfection. Ten of the genes were studied by quantitative real-time PCR and/or by Northern blot and the results paralleled those found with microarray technology. Although confirmation in other systems will be necessary, these results indicate that whereas some genes are robustly activated by both HIF-1 and HIF-2, others can be preferentially activated by one or the other factor. FAU - Wang, Victoria AU - Wang V AD - HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. FAU - Davis, David A AU - Davis DA FAU - Haque, Muzammel AU - Haque M FAU - Huang, L Eric AU - Huang LE FAU - Yarchoan, Robert AU - Yarchoan R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Cancer Res JT - Cancer research JID - 2984705R RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 1B37H0967P (endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1) SB - IM MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors MH - Blotting, Northern MH - Cell Hypoxia/genetics MH - Cell Line MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit MH - Kidney/cytology/metabolism/physiology MH - Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Trans-Activators/biosynthesis/*genetics MH - Transcription Factors/biosynthesis/*genetics MH - Transfection MH - Up-Regulation/*genetics EDAT- 2005/04/19 09:00 MHDA- 2005/06/04 09:00 CRDT- 2005/04/19 09:00 PHST- 2005/04/19 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/06/04 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/04/19 09:00 [entrez] AID - 65/8/3299 [pii] AID - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-4130 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Res. 2005 Apr 15;65(8):3299-306. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-4130.