PMID- 16882692 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061026 LR - 20091119 IS - 0021-9533 (Print) IS - 0021-9533 (Linking) VI - 119 IP - Pt 16 DP - 2006 Aug 15 TI - Casein kinase 2 inhibition decreases hypoxia-inducible factor-1 activity under hypoxia through elevated p53 protein level. PG - 3351-62 AB - HIF-1 (hypoxia-inducible factor-1) is the main transcription factor involved in the adaptation of cells to hypoxia. In addition to regulation of HIF-1alpha protein level, HIF-1 activity is also enhanced by several pathways involving asparagine hydroxylation and phosphorylation. Here, we investigated the relationship between casein kinase 2 (CK2), p53 and HIF-1. An increase in p53 protein level and transcriptional activity was observed when CK2 was inhibited by different inhibitors under normoxia and hypoxia. This increase was in parallel with a decrease in HIF-1 activity without changes in HIF-1alpha protein level, indicating a regulation of its transcriptional activity. Similar results were obtained using CK2alpha siRNA. Ectopic overexpression of p53 also led to an inhibition of HIF-1 activity. Conversely, CK2 inhibition had no effect in p53-null cells indicating that the inhibitory effect of CK2 inhibitors requires the presence of p53. p53 activity was not required because overexpression of a p53 mutated in its DNA-binding domain exerted the same effect as wild-type p53 and because the effect of CK2 inhibitors was still observed when p53 activity was inhibited by pifithrin-alpha. Since CK2 activity is increased in hypoxic conditions, this process provides one more mechanism to ensure enhanced HIF-1 activity under such conditions. FAU - Hubert, Antoine AU - Hubert A AD - Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, University of Namur, 61 Rue de Bruxelles, 5000 Namur, Belgium. FAU - Paris, Sebastien AU - Paris S FAU - Piret, Jean-Pascal AU - Piret JP FAU - Ninane, Noelle AU - Ninane N FAU - Raes, Martine AU - Raes M FAU - Michiels, Carine AU - Michiels C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20060801 PL - England TA - J Cell Sci JT - Journal of cell science JID - 0052457 RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Casein Kinase II) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism/pathology MH - Casein Kinase II/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - HeLa Cells/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics/*metabolism MH - Liver Neoplasms/metabolism/pathology MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics/*metabolism EDAT- 2006/08/03 09:00 MHDA- 2006/10/27 09:00 CRDT- 2006/08/03 09:00 PHST- 2006/08/03 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/10/27 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/08/03 09:00 [entrez] AID - jcs.03069 [pii] AID - 10.1242/jcs.03069 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Sci. 2006 Aug 15;119(Pt 16):3351-62. doi: 10.1242/jcs.03069. Epub 2006 Aug 1.