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PLoS Genet ; 12(5): e1006073, 2016 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27223464

ABSTRACT

Cellular and systemic responses to low oxygen levels are principally mediated by Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIFs), a family of evolutionary conserved heterodimeric transcription factors, whose alpha- and beta-subunits belong to the bHLH-PAS family. In normoxia, HIFα is hydroxylated by specific prolyl-4-hydroxylases, targeting it for proteasomal degradation, while in hypoxia the activity of these hydroxylases decreases due to low oxygen availability, leading to HIFα accumulation and expression of HIF target genes. To identify microRNAs required for maximal HIF activity, we conducted an overexpression screen in Drosophila melanogaster, evaluating the induction of a HIF transcriptional reporter. miR-190 overexpression enhanced HIF-dependent biological responses, including terminal sprouting of the tracheal system, while in miR-190 loss of function embryos the hypoxic response was impaired. In hypoxic conditions, miR-190 expression was upregulated and required for induction of HIF target genes by directly inhibiting the HIF prolyl-4-hydroxylase Fatiga. Thus, miR-190 is a novel regulator of the hypoxia response that represses the oxygen sensor Fatiga, leading to HIFα stabilization and enhancement of hypoxic responses.


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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics , MicroRNAs/biosynthesis , Prolyl Hydroxylases/genetics , Transcription, Genetic , Animals , Cell Hypoxia/genetics , Drosophila melanogaster/genetics , Drosophila melanogaster/growth & development , Gene Expression Regulation , Humans , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism , MicroRNAs/genetics , Oxygen/metabolism , Prolyl Hydroxylases/metabolism
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