PMID- 8524640 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19960125 LR - 20191210 IS - 0305-1048 (Print) IS - 1362-4962 (Electronic) IS - 0305-1048 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 22 DP - 1995 Nov 25 TI - The transcription factors ATF-1 and CREB-1 bind constitutively to the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) DNA recognition site. PG - 4542-50 AB - The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) was first described as a DNA binding activity that specifically recognizes an 8 bp motif known to be essential for hypoxia-inducible erythropoietin gene transcription. Subsequently HIF-1 activity has also been found in cell lines which do not express erythropoietin, suggesting that HIF-1 is part of a widespread oxygen sensing mechanism. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays HIF-1 DNA binding activity is only detectable in nuclear extracts of cells cultivated in a low oxygen atmosphere. In addition to HIF-1, a constitutive DNA binding activity also specifically binds the HIF1 probe. Here we report that CRE and AP1 oligonucleotides efficiently competed for binding of the HIF1 probe to this constitutive factor, whereas HIF-1 activity itself remained unaffected. Monoclonal antibodies raised against the CRE binding factors ATF-1 and CREB-1 supershifted the constitutive factors ATF-1 and CREB-1 supershifted the constitutive factor, while Jun and Fos family members, which constitute the AP-1 factor, were immunologically undetectable. Recombinant ATF-1 and CREB-1 proteins bound HIF1 probes either as homodimers or as heterodimers, indicating a new binding specificity for ATF-1/CREB-1. Finally, reporter gene assays in HeLa cells treated with either a cAMP analogue or a phorbol ester suggest that the PKA, but not the PKC signalling pathway is involved in oxygen sensing. FAU - Kvietikova, I AU - Kvietikova I AD - Physiologisches Institut, Universitat Zurich-Irchel, Switzerland. FAU - Wenger, R H AU - Wenger RH FAU - Marti, H H AU - Marti HH FAU - Gassmann, M AU - Gassmann M LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Nucleic Acids Res JT - Nucleic acids research JID - 0411011 RN - 0 (Activating Transcription Factor 1) RN - 0 (Activating Transcription Factor 2) RN - 0 (Atf1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hif1a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Oligodeoxyribonucleotides) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 1.13.12.- (Luciferases) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 1 MH - Activating Transcription Factor 2 MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Binding Sites MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Consensus Sequence MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/*metabolism MH - DNA/*chemistry/*metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit MH - L Cells MH - Leucine Zippers MH - Luciferases/analysis/biosynthesis MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism MH - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides MH - Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid MH - Transcription Factors/isolation & purification/*metabolism MH - Transfection PMC - PMC307423 EDAT- 1995/11/25 00:00 MHDA- 1995/11/25 00:01 CRDT- 1995/11/25 00:00 PHST- 1995/11/25 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/11/25 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/11/25 00:00 [entrez] AID - 5w0172 [pii] AID - 10.1093/nar/23.22.4542 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nucleic Acids Res. 1995 Nov 25;23(22):4542-50. doi: 10.1093/nar/23.22.4542.