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<h1>Molecule of the Month: Hypoxia-Inducible Factors</h1> <p><i>HIF-α is a molecular switch that responds to changing oxygen levels.</i></p> <div> <div class="img-with-caption float-right"> <div class="img-with-caption-table"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/240/240-HypoxiaInducible_Factors-1lqb_composite.jpg" alt="Complex of a peptide from HIF-α (pink, with proline in red), pVHL (blue), and two elongins (green). The inset shows a close-up of the hydroxylated proline." class="img-responsive"> <div class="img-caption"> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><i>Complex of a peptide from HIF-α (pink, with proline in red), pVHL (blue), and two elongins (green). The inset shows a close-up of the hydroxylated proline.</i></div><a href="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/240/240-HypoxiaInducible_Factors-1lqb_composite.tif"><small>Download high quality TIFF image<span class="fa fa-cloud-download"></span></small></a> </div> </div> </div> <div>Oxygen is essential--without it, our cells rapidly die. Because of this, we have evolved a dedicated system that monitors the amount of oxygen and mobilizes responses when levels get low (termed hypoxia). Oxygen-starved cells send out signals that tell the body to create more red blood cells and build more blood vessels. Also, oxygen-starved cells reprogram their metabolism to shift energy production towards pathways that don’t need so much oxygen, for example, by decreasing <a href='/motm/153'>pyruvate dehydrogenase</a> and increasing <a href='/motm/102'>lactate dehydrogenase</a>. The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded this year to three researchers who discovered the molecular details of this central oxygen-sensing process, termed the HIF (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor) system.</div> <h4>High Oxygen</h4> <div>Hypoxia-inducible factor α (HIF-α) is the central switch that enables cells to respond to limiting oxygen. It is a protein about 800 amino acids in length, with several functional elements. The structure shown here (PDB entries <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1lqb' target='_blank'>1lqb</a> and <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1lm8' target='_blank'>1lm8</a> ) includes a small portion from its central region, which has two key proline residues (one is shown here). When oxygen is plentiful, these prolines are hydroxylated by PHD enzymes (HIF prolyl hydroxylases). Then, the hydroxyproline is recognized by a complex including pVHL (von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor) that targets HIF-α for <a href='/motm/60'>ubiquitination</a> and degradation by <a href='/motm/166'>proteasomes</a>. So, at normal oxygen levels, HIF-α is continuously degraded and cells carry on as usual.</div> <h4>Sensing Oxygen</h4> <div>PHD enzymes do the job of sensing oxygen levels. They attach oxygen atoms to two key prolines in HIF-α using a metal ion and the cosubstrate α-ketoglutarate. When oxygen is scarce, PHD catalysis is slowed and the prolines are not modified. An additional enzyme, termed FIH (factor inhibiting HIF), performs a second type of hydroxylation reaction, targeting an asparagine in HIF-α and modifying the way it interacts with the transcription machinery (PDB entry <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1h2n' target='_blank'>1h2n</a>, not shown).</div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <hr class="motm-hr"> <div> <div class="img-with-caption float-left"> <div class="img-with-caption-table"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/240/240-HypoxiaInducible_Factors-4zpr.jpg" alt="Complex of HIF-α (pink), HIF-β (yellow), and DNA (blue)." class="img-responsive"> <div class="img-caption"> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><i>Complex of HIF-α (pink), HIF-β (yellow), and DNA (blue).</i></div><a href="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/240/240-HypoxiaInducible_Factors-4zpr.tif"><small>Download high quality TIFF image<span class="fa fa-cloud-download"></span></small></a> </div> </div> </div> <h4>Low Oxygen</h4> <div>When oxygen is low, HIF-α is not hydroxylated and not degraded by proteasomes, so it springs into action. It moves to the nucleus and associates with a companion protein, called HIF-β. Together, they bind to many sites in the genome and promote transcription of genes involved in low-oxygen metabolism and remodeling the circulatory system to improve oxygen delivery. The structure shown here (PDB entry <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/4zpr' target='_blank'>4zpr</a>) includes the DNA-binding portion of the complex bound to a short piece of DNA.</div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <hr class="motm-hr"> <h4>Exploring the Structure</h4> <div id="jmolTabs" class="jmolText"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs"> <li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" href="#tabs-1">Image</a></li> <li><a id="jmol-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#tabs-2" onclick="loadIframe();">JSmol</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div id="tabs-1" class="tab-pane active"> <h5>PHD2 Complexes</h5> <div style="margin-top:0;" class="img-with-caption float-left"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/240/240-HypoxiaInducible_Factors-3hqr_5ox6_jmol.jpg" onclick="clickJmolTab();" class="img-responsive"></div> <p>Drugs that bind to the PHD enzymes are being evaluated for treatment of anemia. By blocking these enzymes, the drug tricks cells into thinking they need more oxygen, so they send signals to build more red blood cells. Initial structures of PHD2 enabled structure-based design of inhibitors of the enzyme (PDB entries <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2g1m' target='_blank'> 2g1m</a>, <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2g19' target='_blank'> 2g19</a>), and a drug currently under evaluation, vadadustat, is shown here (PDB entry <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5ox6' target='_blank'> 5ox6</a>). By comparing this to the structure of PHD2 bound to a small piece of HIF-α (PDB entry <a href='https://www.rcsb.org/structure/3hqr' target='_blank'> 3hqr</a>), we can see that the investigational drug mimics binding of α-ketoglutarate to the enzyme (NOG is similar to α-ketoglutarate), and is big enough to block binding of the HIF-α proline.</p> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div id="tabs-2" class="tab-pane"> <iframe id="iframe" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="yes" frameborder="0" width="100%"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <h4>Topics for Further Discussion</h4> <ol> <li>There are many structures of FIH (factor inhibiting HIF) in the PDB archive if you would like to explore it and its interaction with substrates and inhibitors.</li> <li>The scissor-shaped DNA-binding domain of the HIF complex is termed “basic helix-loop-helix.” You can see other examples by searching for “bHLH” on the <a href="http://www.rcsb.org">main PDB site.</a></li> </ol> <div data-elastic-exclude> <div class="col-xs-12 link-motm"> <h4>Related PDB-101 Resources</h4> <ul> <li>Browse <a href="/browse/biological-energy">Biological Energy</a></li> <li>Browse <a href="/browse/nobel-prizes-and-pdb-structures">Nobel Prizes and PDB structures</a></li> <li>Browse <a href="/browse/you-and-your-health">You and Your Health</a></li> <li>Browse <a href="/browse/peak-performance">Peak Performance</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div style="border-left:1px dashed #ddd;" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <h4>References</h4> <ol> <li>5ox6: Yeh, T.L., Leissing, T.M., Abboud, M.I., Thinnes, C.C., Atasoylu, O., Holt-Martyn, J.P., Zhang, D., Tumber, A., Lippl, K., Lohans, C.T., Leung, I.K.H., Morcrette, H., Clifton, I.J., Claridge, T.D.W., Kawamura, A., Flashman, E., Lu, X., Ratcliffe, P.J., Chowdhury, R., Pugh, C.W., Schofield, C.J. (2017) Molecular and cellular mechanisms of HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in clinical trials. Chem Sci 8: 7651-7668.</li> <li>4zpr: Wu, D., Potluri, N., Lu, J., Kim, Y., Rastinejad, F. (2015) Structural integration in hypoxia-inducible factors. Nature 524: 303-308.</li> <li>Semenza, G..L (2012) Hypoxia-inducible factors in physiology and medicine. Cell 148: 399-408.</li> <li>3hqr: Chowdhury, R., McDonough, M.A., Mecinovic, J., Loenarz, C., Flashman, E., Hewitson, K.S., Domene, C., Schofield, C.J. (2009) Structural basis for binding of hypoxia-inducible factor to the oxygen-sensing prolyl hydroxylases. Structure 17: 981-989.</li> <li>2g1m, 2g19: McDonough, M.A., Li, V., Flashman, E., Chowdhury, R., Mohr, C., Lienard, B.M.R., Zondlo, J., Oldham, N.J., Clifton, I.J., Lewis, J., McNeill, L.A., Kurzeja, R.J.M., Hewitson, K.S., Yang, E., Jordan, S., Syed, R.S., Schofield, C.J. (2006) Cellular oxygen sensing: crystal structure of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (PHD2). Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 103: 9814-9819.</li> <li>1h2n: Elkins, J.M., Hewitson, K.S., McNeill, L.A., Seibel, J.F., Schlemminger, I., Pugh, C., Ratcliffe, P., Schofield, C.J. (2003) Structure of factor-inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor (Hif) reveals mechanism of oxidative modification of Hif-1Alpha. J.Biol.Chem. 278: 1802-1806.</li> <li>1lqb: Hon, W.C., Wilson, M.I., Harlos, K., Claridge, T.D., Schofield, C.J., Pugh, C.W., Maxwell, P.H., Ratcliffe, P.J., Stuart, D.I., Jones, E.Y. (2002) Structural basis for the recognition of hydroxyproline in HIF-1 alpha by pVHL. Nature 417: 975-978.</li> <li>1lm8: Min, J.H., Yang, H., Ivan, M., Gertler, F., Kaelin Jr., W.G., Pavletich, N.P. (2002) Structure of an HIF-1alpha -pVHL complex: hydroxyproline recognition in signaling. 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