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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Ana Garcia-del Rio, Endika Prieto-Fernandez, Leire Egia-Mendikute, Asier Antonana-Vildosola, Borja Jimenez-Lasheras, So Young Lee, Adrian Barreira-Manrique, Samanta Romina Zanetti, Ander de Blas, Paloma Velasco-Beltran, Alexandre Bosch, Ana M. Aransay, Asis Palazon
Summary: Factor-inhibiting HIF (FIH) is an asparagine hydroxylase expressed in tumors, and its deletion may lead to increased metabolism, decreased proliferation, and increased immune infiltration in cancer cells.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Baoqi Yu, Xia Wang, Yanting Song, Guomin Xie, Shiyu Jiao, Li Shi, Xuejie Cao, Xinyao Han, Aijuan Qu
Summary: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) play an important role in their pathogenesis. Recent studies have revealed the role of cell-specific HIFs in various cardiovascular diseases, but the potential clinical application of HIF inhibitors in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is not well understood.
PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Article
Transplantation
Anna Faivre, Romain Dissard, Willy Kuo, Thomas Verissimo, David Legouis, Gregoire Arnoux, Carolyn Heckenmeyer, Marylise Fernandez, Matthieu Tihy, Renuga D. Rajaram, Vasiliki Delitsikou, Ngoc An Le, Bernhard Spingler, Bert Mueller, Georg Shulz, Maja Lindenmeyer, Clemens Cohen, Joseph M. Rutkowski, Solange Moll, Carsten C. Scholz, Vartan Kurtcuoglu, Sophie de Seigneux
Summary: In this study, it was found that early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not characterized by hypoxia or hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) activation. Late stages of CKD showed some areas of hypoxia, but they did not colocalize with fibrosis. The HIF pathway was downregulated and FIH expression was increased in CKD. Modulating FIH activity improved glomerular filtration rate and reduced fibrosis in CKD.
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Kelsey G. DeFrates, Daniela Franco, Ellen Heber-Katz, Phillip B. Messersmith
Summary: Traditional approaches in regenerative medicine face limitations in translation and commercialization, prompting the development of therapies that stimulate endogenous processes for regeneration. Recent studies highlight the potential of oxygen-sensing pathways, with upregulation of HIF-1α showing promise in modulating cell metabolism and plasticity for tissue regeneration.
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Biology
Xiaowei Zheng, Sampath Narayanan, Cheng Xu, Sofie Eliasson Angelstig, Jacob Grunler, Allan Zhao, Alessandro Di Toro, Luciano Bernardi, Massimiliano Mazzone, Peter Carmeliet, Marianna Del Sole, Giancarlo Solaini, Elisabete A. Forsberg, Ao Zhang, Kerstin Brismar, Tomas A. Schiffer, Neda Rajamand Ekberg, Ileana Ruxandra Botusan, Fredrik Palm, Sergiu-Bogdan Catrina
Summary: Excessive production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) in diabetes complications is mainly caused by impaired responses to hypoxia due to the inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) by hyperglycemia. Restoring HIF-1 function can attenuate ROS overproduction, protect cells against apoptosis and renal injury in diabetes. These findings suggest that targeting HIF-1 repression could be a potential therapeutic strategy for diabetic complications.
Review
Immunology
Essa M. Sabi, Anuja Singh, Ziyad M. Althafar, Tapan Behl, Aayush Sehgal, Sukhbir Singh, Neelam Sharma, Saurabh Bhatia, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Hosam M. Alqahtani, Simona Bungau
Summary: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide and is closely associated with factors such as hypoxia and angiogenesis. This review will examine how hypoxia activates molecular pathways and how other pathways involving inflammatory signals develop and sustain synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis.
INFLAMMOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wasinee Tianthong, Vorapong Phupong
Summary: This study demonstrates that serum HIF-1 alpha levels combined with uterine artery Doppler at 11-13(+6) weeks of gestation are effective in predicting preeclampsia.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Thomas P. Corner, Ryan Z. R. Teo, Yue Wu, Eidarus Salah, Yu Nakashima, Giorgia Fiorini, Anthony Tumber, Amelia Brasnett, James P. Holt-Martyn, William D. Figg Jr, Xiaojin Zhang, Lennart Brewitz, Christopher J. Schofield
Summary: The study identified N-hydroxythiazole derivatives that selectively inhibit factor inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha (FIH) without affecting other 2OG oxygenases. These inhibitors modulate the expression of FIH-dependent HIF target genes and suppress lipid accumulation in adipocytes. This research is of significant importance for the development of more selective 2OG oxygenase inhibitors.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Lingchun Kong, Jingjing Li, Yuqin Yang, Huixin Tang, Hong Zou
Summary: This study found that Paeoniflorin (PF) can alleviate the progression of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) by inhibiting the HIF-1 alpha/VEGF/STAT3 pathway. The results of this study may provide theoretical knowledge for exploring novel treatments for RVO patients.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ruixue Bai, Yunong Li, Lingyan Jian, Yuehui Yang, Lin Zhao, Minjie Wei
Summary: Hypoxia is considered a major target in cancer treatment, as it is a persistent feature in solid tumors and drives cancer malignancy. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) heavily accumulate in hypoxic tumor regions and the interaction between TAMs and hypoxia contributes to increased tumor aggressiveness. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the hypoxia-mediated communication between tumor cells and TAMs can provide insights for developing novel therapeutic strategies.
Review
Oncology
Huan Chen, Jing Chen, Huixin Yuan, Xiuhui Li, Weihua Li
Summary: Hypoxia-induced high expression of HIF-1 alpha is associated with invasion and metastasis in HCC. Modulating HIF-1 alpha can reduce drug resistance and improve prognosis, making it a potential critical target for inhibiting HCC metastasis in the future.
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Toxicology
Michael Aschner, Anatoly V. Skalny, Rongzhu Lu, Abel Santamaria, Ji-Chang Zhou, Tao Ke, Mikhail Yu. Karganov, Aristides Tsatsakis, Kirill S. Golokhvast, Aaron B. Bowman, Alexey A. Tinkov
Summary: This review summarizes the existing data on the effects of toxic metals on HIF-1 signaling and its underlying mechanisms, with a special focus on the prooxidant effect of metals. The effect of metals on HIF-1 pathway varies depending on the cell type, ranging from down-regulation to up-regulation. Inhibition of HIF-1 signaling may contribute to hypoxic damage in cells, while metal-induced activation may promote tumor growth and contribute to the carcinogenic effects of heavy metals.
ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ioanna E. Stergiou, Konstantinos Kambas, Aikaterini Poulaki, Stavroula Giannouli, Theodora Katsila, Aglaia Dimitrakopoulou, Veroniki Vidali, Vasileios Mouchtouris, Ismini Kloukina, Evangelia Xingi, Stamatis N. Pagakis, Lesley Probert, George P. Patrinos, Konstantinos Ritis, Athanasios G. Tzioufas, Michael Voulgarelis
Summary: Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) involve a group of disorders affecting hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, with a particular focus on the role of the transcription factor HIF-1. Aberrant HIF-1 stabilization and pseudohypoxia are prominent features in MDS pathobiology, showing potential for therapeutic manipulation in benign cases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Biology
Michael Ohh, Cassandra C. Taber, Fraser G. Ferens, Daniel Tarade
Summary: von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a rare hereditary cancer syndrome caused by mutations in pVHL and disruption of HIF alpha degradation, and the understanding of its genotype-phenotype relationship is crucial for future management of VHL patients.
Review
Oncology
Wen-Jun Wang, Chao Ouyang, Bin Yu, Chong Chen, Xiao-Feng Xu, Xiao-Qun Ye
Summary: HIF-2 alpha plays a crucial role in tumorigenesis, cell proliferation, angiogenesis, metastasis, drug resistance, and radiotherapy failure in lung cancer. Targeted therapy against HIF-2 alpha has shown promising potential as a new direction for treating lung cancer in the future.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Judith B. Ngere, Kourosh H. Ebrahimi, Rachel Williams, Elisabete Pires, John Walsby-Tickle, James S. O. McCullagh
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Benjamin G. G. Saward, Thomas M. M. Leissing, Ian J. J. Clifton, Anthony Tumber, Christopher M. M. Timperley, Richard J. J. Hopkinson, Christopher J. J. Schofield
Summary: Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels play important roles in environmental sensing in animals. TRPA1 is responsible for sensing AITC and other electrophilic irritants, while TRPV3 is involved in skin maintenance. This study reports on the catalysis of asparaginyl hydroxylation of the ankyrin repeat domains (ARDs) of TRPA1 and TRPV3 by FIH. The results confirm previous findings on TRPV3 hydroxylation and identify a specific sequence in TRPA1 that undergoes hydroxylation. Structural studies reveal similarities and differences in the binding modes of TRPA1 and TRPV3 to FIH.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ryan A. Herold, Raphael Reinbold, Christopher J. Schofield, Fraser A. Armstrong
Summary: Electrochemical studies reveal that nanoconfinement significantly increases the efficiency of enzyme-catalyzed cascade reactions. By using a nanoporous conducting indium tin oxide film and entrapping Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), the complete electrochemical oxidation of isocitrate to 2-oxoglutarate is achieved using only the NADP(H) cofactor carried into the electrode pores. The results demonstrate the power of nanoconfinement in facilitating multistep enzyme catalysis and provide insights into the role of nicotinamide cofactors as redox carriers.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tobias John, Elisabete Pires, Svenja S. Hester, Eidarus Salah, Richard J. Hopkinson, Christopher J. Schofield
Summary: Formaldehyde reacts with terminal proline-containing proteins to generate stable 5,5-bicyclic aminal termini that modulate protein function. This reaction has the potential to alter protein function and further investigations are required to understand the roles of histone modification. The findings suggest the potential regulatory roles of formaldehyde in protein function.
COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vildan A. Turkmen, Jordi C. J. Hintzen, Anthony Tumber, Laust Moesgaard, Eidarus Salah, Jacob Kongsted, Christopher J. Schofield, Jasmin Mecinovic
Summary: Non-haem Fe(ii) and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) dependent oxygenases catalyze oxidation of proteins, and this study focuses on the substrate selectivity and inhibition of human ribosomal oxygenases (ROX) MINA53 and NO66. The results show that MINA53 and NO66 have narrow substrate selectivity compared to other human JmjC hydroxylases. Inhibition assays also suggest that the activities of MINA53/NO66 might be regulated in vivo by competition with non-oxidized proteins/peptides.
RSC CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Shuang Liu, Martine Abboud, Victor Mikhailov, Xiao Liu, Raphael Reinbold, Christopher J. Schofield
Summary: This study reported the binding and inhibition studies of 13 IDH1/2 variant inhibitors on wild-type IDH1 and its cancer-associated variant, IDH1 R132H. Interestingly, all the variant inhibitors were able to bind wild-type IDH1 despite not inhibiting it or only weakly inhibiting it. The selectivity of the IDH1 R132H variant over wild-type IDH1 is not primarily related to the affinities of the inhibitors for the resting forms of the enzymes. The independent binding of Mg2+ and 2-oxoglutarate to the IDH1 variant makes it more susceptible to allosteric inhibition compared to the tighter binding of the isocitrate-Mg2+ complex substrate to wild-type IDH1. The results highlight that binding affinity does not necessarily correlate with inhibition selectivity and have implications for interpreting inhibitor screening results with IDH and related enzymes.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Azrul Abdul Kadir, Brianna J. Stubbs, Cher-Rin Chong, Henry Lee, Mark Cole, Carolyn Carr, David Hauton, James McCullagh, Rhys D. Evans, Kieran Clarke
Summary: Glucose and glycolysis play important roles in anaplerosis and beta HB oxidation in the heart. Glycogen, as a glucose store, can also contribute to anaplerosis. The study investigated the effects of glycogen content on beta HB oxidation and glycolytic rates in isolated rat hearts. Results showed that beta HB oxidation rates were lower in hearts with low glycogen content compared to high glycogen content, and beta HB oxidation inhibited glycolysis in all hearts. The findings suggest that glycogen facilitates cardiac beta HB oxidation and affects energetics.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Daniela J. Sueldo, Alice Godson, Farnusch Kaschani, Daniel Krahn, Till Kessenbrock, Pierre Buscaill, Christopher J. Schofield, Markus Kaiser, Renier A. L. van Der Hoorn
Summary: This study reports the dynamics of extracellular hydrolases in Nicotiana benthamiana upon infection with Pseudomonas syringae. The activity of 82 hydrolases, mostly serine hydrolases, increases during infection, while the activity of 60 hydrolases, mostly glycosidases and cysteine proteases, is suppressed. The study also reveals the antibacterial activity of NbPR3 and its essential active site substitution.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vijil Chenthamarakshan, Samuel C. Hoffman, C. David Owen, Petra Lukacik, Claire Strain-Damerell, Daren Fearon, Tika R. Malla, Anthony Tumber, Christopher J. Schofield, Helen M. E. Duyvesteyn, Wanwisa Dejnirattisai, Loic Carrique, Thomas S. Walter, Gavin R. Screaton, Tetiana Matviiuk, Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Jason Crain, Martin A. Walsh, David I. Stuart, Payel Das
Summary: We validate the broad utility of a deep generative framework trained on protein sequences, small molecules, and their interactions to discover inhibitors for emerging drug-target proteins. By using protein sequence-conditioned sampling, we successfully designed small-molecule inhibitors for two dissimilar targets without knowing their structures or active molecules. In vitro experiments showed micromolar-level inhibition for two out of four synthesized candidates for each target. The most potent inhibitor also exhibited activity against several variants in live virus neutralization assays, demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of the generative foundation model in accelerated inhibitor discovery without target structure or binder information.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
H. T. Henry Chan, A. Sofia F. Oliveira, Christopher J. Schofield, Adrian J. Mulholland, Fernanda Duarte
Summary: The SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M-pro) is crucial in the coronavirus lifecycle by breaking down viral polyproteins. This study used dynamical nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (D-NEMD) simulations to examine the behavior of M-pro with and without substrates. The results reveal communication between M-pro subunits and identify networks associated with allosteric inhibition and nirmatrelvir resistance. These findings suggest that certain mutations can lead to drug resistance by altering the allosteric behavior of M-pro. Overall, the study demonstrates the usefulness of D-NEMD in identifying functionally relevant allosteric sites and networks, including those relevant to drug resistance.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
William D. Figg Jr, Giorgia Fiorini, Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury, Yu Nakashima, Anthony Tumber, Michael A. McDonough, Christopher J. Schofield
PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mariska de Munnik, Pauline A. A. Lang, Francisco De Dios Anton, Monica Cacho, Robert H. Bates, Jurgen Brem, Beatriz Rodriguez Miquel, Christopher J. Schofield
Summary: Disrupting bacterial cell wall biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a promising approach for treating tuberculosis. In this study, a high-throughput assay was used to identify potent inhibitors of L,D-transpeptidase Ldt(Mt2), which plays an essential role in the formation of cell wall peptidoglycan. These inhibitors were found to react covalently with the catalytic cysteine of Ldt(Mt2) and showed bactericidal effects on M. tuberculosis.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anthony Tumber, Eidarus Salah, Lennart Brewitz, Thomas P. Corner, Christopher J. Schofield
Summary: Jumonji-C (JmjC) domain-containing protein 5 (JMJD5) is an oxygenase linked to circadian rhythm and cancer biology. Synthetic 2OG derivatives with cyclic carbon backbones are alternative cosubstrates of JMJD5, demonstrating structural similarity to factor inhibiting hypoxia-inducible transcription factor HIF-a (FIH). Broad-spectrum 2OG oxygenase inhibitors are also efficient JMJD5 inhibitors, while clinical inhibitors like roxadustat do not inhibit JMJD5. Solid phase extraction coupled to mass spectrometry assays will facilitate the development of selective JMJD5 inhibitors for cellular studies.
RSC CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Vicki L. Emms, Liam A. Lewis, Lilla Beja, Natasha F. A. Bulman, Elisabete Pires, Frederick W. Muskett, James S. O. Mccullagh, Lonnie. P. Swift, Peter J. Mchugh, Richard J. Hopkinson
Summary: Research on formaldehyde is hindered by its reactivity and volatility. A new set of compounds have been developed as formaldehyde delivery agents, which have shown potential for cancer therapeutics.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
H. T. Henry Chan, Lennart Brewitz, Petra Lukacik, Claire Strain-Damerell, Martin A. Walsh, Christopher J. Schofield, Fernanda Duarte
Summary: This study investigates how SARS-CoV-2 PLpro binds viral polyprotein-derived oligopeptide substrates through molecular dynamics, docking, and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations. The results show that a proline located at the P2' position promotes catalysis.
RSC CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)