PMID- 9746763 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19981019 LR - 20210216 IS - 0006-4971 (Print) IS - 0006-4971 (Linking) VI - 92 IP - 7 DP - 1998 Oct 1 TI - Induction of endothelial PAS domain protein-1 by hypoxia: characterization and comparison with hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha. PG - 2260-8 AB - Hypoxia results in adaptive changes in the transcription of a range of genes including erythropoietin. An important mediator is hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), a DNA binding complex shown to contain at least two basic helix-loop-helix PAS-domain (bHLH-PAS) proteins, HIF-1alpha and aryl hydrocarbon nuclear receptor translocator (ARNT). In response to hypoxia, HIF-1alpha is activated and accumulates rapidly in the cell. Endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS-1) is a recently identified bHLH-PAS protein with 48% identity to HIF-1alpha, raising the question of its role in responses to hypoxia. We developed specific antibodies and studied expression and regulation of EPAS-1 mRNA and protein across a range of human cell lines. EPAS-1 was widely expressed, and strongly induced by hypoxia at the level of protein but not mRNA. Comparison of the effect of a range of activating and inhibitory stimuli showed striking similarities in the EPAS-1 and HIF-1alpha responses. Although major differences were observed in the abundance of EPAS-1 and HIF-1alpha in different cell types, differences in the inducible response were subtle with EPAS-1 protein being slightly more evident in normoxic and mildly hypoxic cells. Functional studies in a mutant cell line (Ka13) expressing neither HIF-1alpha nor EPAS-1 confirmed that both proteins interact with hypoxically responsive targets, but suggest target specificity with greater EPAS-1 transactivation (relative to HIF-1alpha transactivation) of the VEGF promoter than the LDH-A promoter. FAU - Wiesener, M S AU - Wiesener MS AD - Institute of Molecular Medicine and the Department of Cellular Science, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. FAU - Turley, H AU - Turley H FAU - Allen, W E AU - Allen WE FAU - Willam, C AU - Willam C FAU - Eckardt, K U AU - Eckardt KU FAU - Talks, K L AU - Talks KL FAU - Wood, S M AU - Wood SM FAU - Gatter, K C AU - Gatter KC FAU - Harris, A L AU - Harris AL FAU - Pugh, C W AU - Pugh CW FAU - Ratcliffe, P J AU - Ratcliffe PJ FAU - Maxwell, P H AU - Maxwell PH LA - eng GR - Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Blood JT - Blood JID - 7603509 RN - 0 (ARNT protein, human) RN - 0 (Arnt protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Endothelial Growth Factors) 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 (Iron Chelating Agents) RN - 0 (Lymphokines) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Onium Compounds) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors) RN - 138391-32-9 (Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator) RN - 1B37H0967P (endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1) RN - 3G0H8C9362 (Cobalt) RN - 6HJ411TU98 (diphenyleneiodonium) RN - EC 1.1.1.27 (L-Lactate Dehydrogenase) RN - EVS87XF13W (cobaltous chloride) RN - J06Y7MXW4D (Deferoxamine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors MH - CHO Cells MH - COS Cells MH - Cell Hypoxia/*physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Cobalt/pharmacology MH - Cricetinae MH - Cricetulus MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Deferoxamine/pharmacology MH - Endothelial Growth Factors/genetics MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - HeLa Cells/drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit MH - Iron Chelating Agents/pharmacology MH - L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/genetics MH - Lymphokines/genetics MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Nuclear Proteins/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Onium Compounds/pharmacology MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - *Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/biosynthesis MH - Trans-Activators/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Transfection MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors EDAT- 1998/09/25 00:00 MHDA- 1998/09/25 00:01 CRDT- 1998/09/25 00:00 PHST- 1998/09/25 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1998/09/25 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1998/09/25 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-4971(20)74520-9 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Blood. 1998 Oct 1;92(7):2260-8.