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Published on: November 21, 2011
The ADP-ribose reactive NUDIX hydrolase isoforms can modulate HIF-1α in cancer cells
Byungboon Yoon1, Eun Gyeong Yang1, So Yeon Kim2
1Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
The human nucleoside-diphosphate linked moiety-X (NUDIX) hydrolases that utilize ADP-ribose and NADH/NAD+ are overexpressed in cancer cells, but their roles in hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) regulation have not yet been revealed. Here, we showed that these NUDIX hydrolases negatively regulated HIF-1α accumulation by modulating the Ca2+ dependent AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway. In specific, knockdown of NUDT9 resulted in accumulation of free ADP-ribose that triggered Ca2+ influx mediated by transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 2 and subsequent activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase β (CaMKKβ). In addition, AMPK activation by CaMKKβ was shown to enhance HIF-1α accumulation. Our findings provide insights into the action of NUDIX hydrolases as an additional, discrete modulator of HIF-1α accumulation.
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