Hon, WC and Wilson, MI and Harlos, K and Claridge, TDW and Schofield, CJ and Pugh, CW and Maxwell, PH and Ratcliffe, PJ and Stuart, DI and Jones, EY (2002) Structural basis for the recognition of hydroxyproline in alpha IF-1 alpha by pVHL. NATURE , 417 (6892) 975 - 978.
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Abstract
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a transcriptional complex that controls cellular and systemic homeostatic responses to oxygen availability(1). HIF-1alpha is the oxygen-regulated subunit of HIF-1, an alphabeta heterodimeric complex(1). HIF-1alpha is stable in hypoxia, but in the presence of oxygen it is targeted for proteasomal degradation by the ubiquitination complex pVHL, the protein of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumour suppressor gene and a component of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex(2,3). Capture of HIF-1alpha by pVHL is regulated by hydroxylation of specific prolyl residues in two functionally independent regions of HIF-1alpha(4-7). The crystal structure of a hydroxylated HIF-1alpha peptide bound to VCB (pVHL, elongins C and B) and solution binding assays reveal a single, conserved hydroxyproline-binding pocket in pVHL. Optimized hydrogen bonding to the buried hydroxyprolyl group confers precise discrimination between hydroxylated and unmodified prolyl residues. This mechanism provides a new focus for development of therapeutic agents to modulate cellular responses to hypoxia.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Structural basis for the recognition of hydroxyproline in alpha IF-1 alpha by pVHL |
| Keywords: | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR-1, PROLYL HYDROXYLATION, PROLINE HYDROXYLATION, HIF-ALPHA, PROTEIN, VHL, COMPLEX, DESTRUCTION, PROTEOLYSIS, SOFTWARE |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Medicine (Division of) |
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