PMID- 27325674 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170529 LR - 20181113 IS - 1098-5549 (Electronic) IS - 0270-7306 (Print) IS - 0270-7306 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 18 DP - 2016 Sep 15 TI - The Zinc Finger of Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain Protein 2 Is Essential for Efficient Hydroxylation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor alpha. PG - 2328-43 LID - 10.1128/MCB.00090-16 [doi] AB - Prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) (also known as EGLN1) is a key oxygen sensor in mammals that posttranslationally modifies hypoxia-inducible factor alpha (HIF-alpha) and targets it for degradation. In addition to its catalytic domain, PHD2 contains an evolutionarily conserved zinc finger domain, which we have previously proposed recruits PHD2 to the HSP90 pathway to promote HIF-alpha hydroxylation. Here, we provide evidence that this recruitment is critical both in vitro and in vivo We show that in vitro, the zinc finger can function as an autonomous recruitment domain to facilitate interaction with HIF-alpha. In vivo, ablation of zinc finger function by a C36S/C42S Egln1 knock-in mutation results in upregulation of the erythropoietin gene, erythrocytosis, and augmented hypoxic ventilatory response, all hallmarks of Egln1 loss of function and HIF stabilization. Hence, the zinc finger ordinarily performs a critical positive regulatory function. Intriguingly, the function of this zinc finger is impaired in high-altitude-adapted Tibetans, suggesting that their adaptation to high altitude may, in part, be due to a loss-of-function EGLN1 allele. Thus, these findings have important implications for understanding both the molecular mechanism of the hypoxic response and human adaptation to high altitude. CI - Copyright (c) 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. FAU - Arsenault, Patrick R AU - Arsenault PR AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Song, Daisheng AU - Song D AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Chung, Yu Jin AU - Chung YJ AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Khurana, Tejvir S AU - Khurana TS AD - Department of Physiology and Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Lee, Frank S AU - Lee FS AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA franklee@mail.med.upenn.edu. LA - eng SI - PDB/2ODD GR - R01 DK104796/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 DK007780/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK050306/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R33 HL120751/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 HL120751/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA153347/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA016520/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK019525/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20160826 PL - United States TA - Mol Cell Biol JT - Molecular and cellular biology JID - 8109087 RN - 0 (HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - EC 1.14.11.29 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases) SB - IM MH - Adaptation, Physiological MH - Animals MH - Catalytic Domain MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Gene Knockout Techniques MH - HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Hydroxylation MH - Hypoxia/*metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Polycythemia/*genetics MH - Signal Transduction MH - Tibet MH - Transcription Factors/*metabolism MH - Zinc Fingers PMC - PMC5007793 EDAT- 2016/06/22 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/30 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/26 CRDT- 2016/06/22 06:00 PHST- 2016/02/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/26 00:00 [pmc-release] PHST- 2016/06/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/30 06:00 [medline] AID - MCB.00090-16 [pii] AID - 00090-16 [pii] AID - 10.1128/MCB.00090-16 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mol Cell Biol. 2016 Aug 26;36(18):2328-43. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00090-16. Print 2016 Sep 15.