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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

Modulation of HIF-2α PAS-B domain contributes to physiological responses.

Zhihui Feng, Xuan Zou, Yaomin Chen, Hanzhi Wang, Yingli Duan, Richard K Bruick

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Zhihui FengCenter for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China; zhfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn richard.bruick@utsouthwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2448-6565
Xuan ZouDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.
Yaomin ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.
Hanzhi WangDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.
Yingli DuanDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.
Richard K BruickDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390; zhfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn richard.bruick@utsouthwestern.edu.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTIONC06RR015437 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SW MED CTR/DALLAS · PI ADAMS, PERRIE M · 2000 to 2000
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NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR015437
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are transcription factors in the basic helix-loop-helix PER-ARNT-SIM (bHLH-PAS) protein family that contain internal hydrophobic cavities within their PAS-A and PAS-B domains. Among HIFs, the HIF-2α PAS-B domain contains a relatively large cavity exploited for the development of specific artificial ligands such as PT2399. Administration of PT2399 could suppress HIF-2α target gene expression without affecting HIF-1 activity in mice under hypoxia conditions. A single mutation (S305M) within the HIF-2α PAS-B domain suppressed HIF-2α activity while conferring resistance to PT2399 in vivo, indicating the vital role of PAS-B domain in HIF-2α hypoxia response. In contrast, the mutant mice did not phenocopy PT2399 intervention in wild-type mice under metabolic stress. Under a high-fat diet (HFD), the mutant mice exert enhanced adipogenesis and obtain larger adipose mass and body weight gain compared to wild type. However, administration of PT2399 along with HFD feeding sufficiently suppressed HFD-induced body weight and adipose mass increase through suppression of adipogenesis and lipogenesis. The accompanying decreased lipid accumulation in the liver and improved glucose tolerance in wild-type mice were not observed in the mutant mice indicating negative regulation of HIF-2α on obesity and a complex role for the PAS-B domain in metabolic regulation. Notably, short-term administration of PT2399 to obese mice decreased adipose mass and improved metabolic condition. These results indicate a regulatory role for HIF-2α in obesity progression and suggest a therapeutic opportunity for PT2399 in obesity and associated metabolic disorders.

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MutationAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsDiet, High-FatEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1HypoxiaIndansLigandsMetabolic DiseasesMiceMice, KnockoutNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseObesityProtein DomainsSulfonesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1IndansLigandsPT2399SulfonesadipogenesisHIF-2α antagonisthypoxianonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseobesity

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PMID30523118
PMCPMC6310796
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