PMID- 22938542 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130125 LR - 20211021 IS - 1840-4812 (Electronic) IS - 1512-8601 (Print) IS - 1512-8601 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 3 DP - 2012 Aug TI - Hypoxia induces voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channel expression in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells through hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). PG - 158-63 AB - Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) regulates the expression of hypoxia-inducible genes by binding erythropoietin (EPO) enhancer fragments. Of these genes, HIF-1 upregulates voltage-gated K+1.2 channels (Kv1.2) in rat PC12 cells. Whether HIF-1 regulates hypoxia-induced Kv channel expression in cultured pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), however, has not been determined. In this study, we investigated the effects of hypoxia on the expression of Kv1.2 Kv1.5, Kv2.1, and Kv9.3 channels in PASMCs and examined the direct role of HIF-1 by transfecting either wild type or mutant EPO enhancer fragments. Our results showed that 18 h exposure to hypoxia significantly increased the expression of Kv1.2, Kv1.5, Kv2.1, and Kv9.3; and this hypoxia-induced upregulation was completely inhibited after transfection with the wild type but not mutant EPO enhancer fragment. These results indicate that HIF-1 regulates hypoxia-stimulated induction of Kv1.2 Kv1.5, Kv2.1, and Kv9.3 channels in cultured PASMCs. FAU - Dong, Qian AU - Dong Q AD - Ion Channelopathy Research Center, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. FAU - Zhao, Ning AU - Zhao N FAU - Xia, Cheng-Kun AU - Xia CK FAU - Du, Li-li AU - Du LL FAU - Fu, Xiao-Xing AU - Fu XX FAU - Du, Yi-Mei AU - Du YM LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Bosnia and Herzegovina TA - Bosn J Basic Med Sci JT - Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences JID - 101200947 RN - 0 (Hif1a protein, rat) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Kcnb1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Kv1.2 Potassium Channel) RN - 0 (Kv1.5 Potassium Channel) RN - 0 (Mutant Proteins) RN - 0 (Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Shab Potassium Channels) RN - 11096-26-7 (Erythropoietin) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - DNA/genetics MH - Enhancer Elements, Genetic MH - Erythropoietin/genetics MH - Gene Expression MH - Hypoxia/*genetics/*metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*metabolism MH - Kv1.2 Potassium Channel/genetics MH - Kv1.5 Potassium Channel/genetics MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism MH - Mutant Proteins/genetics MH - PC12 Cells MH - Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated/*genetics MH - Pulmonary Artery/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Shab Potassium Channels/genetics MH - Transfection PMC - PMC4362424 EDAT- 2012/09/04 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/26 06:00 PMCR- 2012/08/01 CRDT- 2012/09/04 06:00 PHST- 2012/09/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/09/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BJBMS-12-158 [pii] AID - 10.17305/bjbms.2012.2463 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2012 Aug;12(3):158-63. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2012.2463.