Hypoxia-inducible factors and oxygen sensors / 第二军医大学学报
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
;
(12)2001.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-555429
ABSTRACT
The erythropoietin(EPO) system was used to study the molecular mechanisms associated with the induction of hypoxia responsive genes and from these investigations the hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) was identified as a key transcriptional hypoxic regulator of EPO. Subsequent research has now found that a large number of other hypoxia-inducible genes are also induced by HIF under hypoxic conditions. The HIF transcriptional complex is a heterodimer consisting of an alpha subunit and a beta subunit. Recently, two oxygen sensor, oxygen-dependent prolyl and asparaginyl hydroxylation were found,and it is the first time that the oxygen sensor had been described for higher organisms. This review focused on the structure and functions of HIF and the regulation of HIF proteins by hypoxia and oxygen sensors.
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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