PMID- 23103253 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130219 LR - 20211203 IS - 1097-4164 (Electronic) IS - 1097-2765 (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 5 DP - 2012 Dec 14 TI - HIF2alpha acts as an mTORC1 activator through the amino acid carrier SLC7A5. PG - 681-91 LID - S1097-2765(12)00817-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.09.017 [doi] AB - The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, which is essential for cell proliferation, is repressed in certain cell types in hypoxia. However, hypoxia-inducible factor 2alpha (HIF2alpha) can act as a proliferation-promoting factor in some biological settings. This paradoxical situation led us to study whether HIF2alpha has a specific effect on mTORC1 regulation. Here we show that activation of the HIF2alpha pathway increases mTORC1 activity by upregulating expression of the amino acid carrier SLC7A5. At the molecular level we also show that HIF2alpha binds to the Slc7a5 proximal promoter. Our findings identify a link between the oxygen-sensing HIF2alpha pathway and mTORC1 regulation, revealing the molecular basis of the tumor-promoting properties of HIF2alpha in von Hippel-Lindau-deficient cells. We also describe relevant physiological scenarios, including those that occur in liver and lung tissue, wherein HIF2alpha or low-oxygen tension drive mTORC1 activity and SLC7A5 expression. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Elorza, Ainara AU - Elorza A AD - Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina, Research Institute Princesa, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28009 Madrid, Spain. FAU - Soro-Arnaiz, Ines AU - Soro-Arnaiz I FAU - Melendez-Rodriguez, Florinda AU - Melendez-Rodriguez F FAU - Rodriguez-Vaello, Victoria AU - Rodriguez-Vaello V FAU - Marsboom, Glenn AU - Marsboom G FAU - de Carcer, Guillermo AU - de Carcer G FAU - Acosta-Iborra, Barbara AU - Acosta-Iborra B FAU - Albacete-Albacete, Lucas AU - Albacete-Albacete L FAU - Ordonez, Angel AU - Ordonez A FAU - Serrano-Oviedo, Leticia AU - Serrano-Oviedo L FAU - Gimenez-Bachs, Jose Miguel AU - Gimenez-Bachs JM FAU - Vara-Vega, Alicia AU - Vara-Vega A FAU - Salinas, Antonio AU - Salinas A FAU - Sanchez-Prieto, Ricardo AU - Sanchez-Prieto R FAU - Martin del Rio, Rafael AU - Martin del Rio R FAU - Sanchez-Madrid, Francisco AU - Sanchez-Madrid F FAU - Malumbres, Marcos AU - Malumbres M FAU - Landazuri, Manuel O AU - Landazuri MO FAU - Aragones, Julian AU - Aragones J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121025 PL - United States TA - Mol Cell JT - Molecular cell JID - 9802571 RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Large Neutral Amino Acid-Transporter 1) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 1B37H0967P (endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 6.3.2.- (VHL protein, human) RN - EC 6.3.2.- (VHL protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Binding Sites MH - Carcinoma, Renal Cell/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Kidney Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - Large Neutral Amino Acid-Transporter 1/genetics/*metabolism MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Lung/metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mice, SCID MH - Multiprotein Complexes MH - Neoplasm Transplantation MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA Interference MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Time Factors MH - Transfection MH - Tumor Burden MH - Up-Regulation MH - Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2012/10/30 06:00 MHDA- 2013/02/21 06:00 CRDT- 2012/10/30 06:00 PHST- 2011/08/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/07/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/09/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/02/21 06:00 [medline] AID - S1097-2765(12)00817-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.09.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell. 2012 Dec 14;48(5):681-91. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.09.017. Epub 2012 Oct 25.