Reactive oxygen species in the control of hypoxia-inducible factor-mediated gene expression

Thomas Kietzmann, Agnes Görlach

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Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have long been considered as cytotoxic. However, recent evidence indicates a prominent role of ROS as signaling molecules in the response to hormones, growth and coagulation factors, cytokines and other factors as well as to changes in oxygen tension. The hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs) are key players in the cellular response to changes in oxygen tension. Recently, HIFs have also been shown to respond to the above-mentioned non-hypoxic stimuli. In this article, the role of ROS in the regulation of HIF-1 under hypoxic and non-hypoxic conditions is summarized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)474-486
Number of pages13
JournalSeminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
Volume16
Issue number4-5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • HIF
  • Hypoxia
  • NADPH oxidase
  • Oxygen sensing
  • Reactive oxygen species

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