PMID- 9027740 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970519 LR - 20220309 IS - 0085-2538 (Print) IS - 0085-2538 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 2 DP - 1997 Feb TI - The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 DNA recognition site is cAMP-responsive. PG - 564-6 AB - The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) was first described as a DNA binding activity that specifically recognizes an 8 bp hypoxia response element (HRE) known to be essential for oxygen-regulated erythropoietin gene expression. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) 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 HIF-1 probe. Based on EMSAs using competitor oligonucleotides, specific antibodies and recombinant proteins, we previously reported that the constitutive HRE binding factor is composed of ATF-1 and CREB-1. Here we show that this site is functionally responsive to the cAMP agonist 8Br-cAMP in a dose-dependent manner under hypoxic but not under normoxic conditions. These results were confirmed by using the protein kinase A (PKA) activator Sp-cAMPS and the PKA inhibitor Rp-cAMPS: while Sp-cAMPS was synergistic with hypoxia on the HIF-1 DNA recognition site, the Rp-cAMPS isomer showed no effect. Our findings suggest that the PKA-signaling pathway is enhancing oxygen-dependent gene expression via the HRE. FAU - Kvietikova, I AU - Kvietikova I AD - Institute of Physiology, University of 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 - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Kidney Int JT - Kidney international JID - 0323470 RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 11096-26-7 (Erythropoietin) RN - 23583-48-4 (8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - E0399OZS9N (Cyclic AMP) RN - EC 1.13.12.- (Luciferases) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - 8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate/pharmacology MH - Binding Sites MH - Cell Hypoxia/genetics/physiology MH - Cyclic AMP/*metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - DNA/genetics/*metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Erythropoietin/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Genes, Reporter MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit MH - Luciferases/genetics MH - Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism MH - *Transcription Factors MH - Transfection EDAT- 1997/02/01 00:00 MHDA- 1997/02/01 00:01 CRDT- 1997/02/01 00:00 PHST- 1997/02/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1997/02/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/02/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0085-2538(15)59920-1 [pii] AID - 10.1038/ki.1997.80 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Kidney Int. 1997 Feb;51(2):564-6. doi: 10.1038/ki.1997.80.