Targeting protein–protein interactions in the HIF system

SE Wilkins, MI Abboud, RL Hancock… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Animals respond to chronic hypoxia by increasing the levels of a transcription factor known
as the hypoxia‐inducible factor (HIF). HIF upregulates multiple genes, the products of which …

Tuning the transcriptional response to hypoxia by inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl and asparaginyl hydroxylases

MC Chan, NE Ilott, J Schödel, D Sims, A Tumber… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) system orchestrates cellular responses to hypoxia in
animals. HIF is an α/β-heterodimeric transcription factor that regulates the expression of …

Hypoxia-inducible factors and the response to hypoxic stress

AJ Majmundar, WJ Wong, MC Simon - Molecular cell, 2010 - cell.com
Oxygen (O 2) is an essential nutrient that serves as a key substrate in cellular metabolism
and bioenergetics. In a variety of physiological and pathological states, organisms …

Hydroxylation of hypoxia-inducible transcription factors and chemical compounds targeting the HIF-α hydroxylases

K Bruegge, W Jelkmann… - Current medicinal …, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
The hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs) are central components in the cellular
responses to a lack of O2, ie hypoxia. Homologs of the HIF system (HIF-1,-2 and-3) are …

HIF-1 as a target for drug development

A Giaccia, BG Siim, RS Johnson - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2003 - nature.com
Sensing and responding to fluxes in oxygen tension is perhaps the single most important
variable in physiology, and animal tissues have developed a number of essential …

The human oxygen sensing machinery and its manipulation

R Chowdhury, A Hardy, CJ Schofield - Chemical Society Reviews, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Animals respond to the challenge of limited oxygen availability by a coordinated response
that works to increase oxygen supply and minimize tissue damage. The chronic hypoxic …

Hypoxia-inducible factors: post-translational crosstalk of signaling pathways

EY Dimova, T Kietzmann - Transcription Factors: Methods and Protocols, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) has a central role in the mammalian program by
which cells respond to hypoxia in both physiological and pathological situations. HIF-1 …

Design and synthesis of novel small-molecule inhibitors of the hypoxia inducible factor pathway

SR Mooring, H Jin, NS Devi, AA Jabbar… - Journal of medicinal …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia, a reduction in partial oxygen pressure, is a salient property of solid tumors.
Hypoxia drives malignant progression and metastasis in tumors and participates in tumor …

Therapeutic manipulation of the HIF hydroxylases

S Nagel, NP Talbot, J Mecinović, TG Smith… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) family of transcription factors is responsible for
coordinating the cellular response to low oxygen levels in animals. By regulating the …

Passing the baton: the HIF switch

MY Koh, G Powis - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2012 - cell.com
Hypoxia is an inadequate oxygen supply to tissues and cells, which can restrict their
function. The hypoxic response is primarily mediated by the hypoxia-inducible transcription …