PMID- 33410354 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211214 LR - 20211214 IS - 1029-2470 (Electronic) IS - 1029-2470 (Linking) VI - 55 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Feb TI - Feedback of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) transcriptional activity via redox factor-1 (Ref-1) induction by reactive oxygen species (ROS). PG - 154-164 LID - 10.1080/10715762.2020.1870685 [doi] AB - Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is important for adaptation to hypoxia. Hypoxia is a common feature of cancer and inflammation, by which HIF-1alpha increases. However, prolonged hypoxia decreases HIF-1alpha, and the underlying mechanisms currently remain unclear. Cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) increases in cancer and inflammation. In the present study, we demonstrated that prolonged hypoxia increased ROS, which induced prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2) and factor inhibiting HIF-1 (FIH-1), major regulators of HIF-1alpha. Cellular stress response (CSR) increased HIF-1alpha transcriptional activity by scavenging endogenous ROS. PHD2 and FIH-1 were induced by external hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) but were suppressed by ROS-scavenging catalase. We investigated the mechanisms by which PHD2 and FIH-1 are regulated by ROS. The knockdown of HIF-1alpha decreased PHD2 and FIH-1 mRNA levels, suggesting their regulation by HIF-1alpha. We then focused on redox factor-1 (Ref-1), which is a regulator of HIF-1alpha transcriptional activity. The knockdown of Ref-1 decreased PHD2 and FIH-1. Ref-1 was regulated by ROS. Prolonged hypoxia and the addition of H(2)O(2) induced the expression of Ref-1. Furthermore, the knockdown of p65, a component of kappa-light-chain enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kappaB), efficiently inhibited the induction of Ref-1 by ROS. Collectively, the present results showed that prolonged hypoxia or increased ROS levels induced Ref-1, leading to the activation of HIF-1alpha transcriptional activity, while the activation of HIF-1alpha via Ref-1 induced PHD2 and FIH-1, causing the feedback of HIF-1alpha. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the regulation of HIF-1alpha via Ref-1 by ROS. FAU - Kobayashi, Yukino AU - Kobayashi Y AD - Department of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan. FAU - Oguro, Ami AU - Oguro A AD - Department of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan. AD - Program of Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. FAU - Imaoka, Susumu AU - Imaoka S AD - Department of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210107 PL - England TA - Free Radic Res JT - Free radical research JID - 9423872 RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*metabolism MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Reactive oxygen species OT - cellular stress response OT - factor-inhibiting HIF-1 OT - hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha OT - redox factor-1 EDAT- 2021/01/08 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2021/01/07 08:38 PHST- 2021/01/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/07 08:38 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/10715762.2020.1870685 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Free Radic Res. 2021 Feb;55(2):154-164. doi: 10.1080/10715762.2020.1870685. Epub 2021 Jan 7.