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ArticleOncogene2025

ROS-ATM-CHK2 axis stabilizes HIF-1α and promotes tumor angiogenesis in hypoxic microenvironment.

Ming Bai, Pengzhi Xu, Rong Cheng, Na Li, Sunrun Cao, Qiqiang Guo, Xiaoxun Wang, Chunlu Li, Ning Bai, Bo Jiang and 5 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Ming Bai *Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Pengzhi Xu *Department of Orthopedics, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong Second Medical University, Linyi, Shandong Province, China.
Rong Cheng *The College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Na Li *Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Sunrun CaoThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Qiqiang GuoThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Xiaoxun WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Chunlu LiThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Ning BaiThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9873-9070
Bo JiangThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Xuan WuThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Xiaoyu SongThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. xysong@cmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-327X
Chen SunDepartment of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. sunchen@cmu.edu.cn.
Mingfang ZhaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. zhaomf618@126.com.
Liu CaoThe College of Basic Medical Science, Health Sciences Institute, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. lcao@cmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-1993

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82303535National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82373413
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia is an established hallmark of tumorigenesis. HIF-1α activation may be the prime driver of adaptive regulation of tumor cells reacting to hypoxic conditions of the tumor microenvironment. Here, we report a novel regulatory mechanism in charge of the fundamental stability of HIF-1α in solid tumor. Under hypoxic conditions, the checkpoint kinase CHK2 binds to HIF-1α and inhibits its ubiquitination, which is highly likely due to phosphorylation of a threonine residue (Thr645), a formerly uncharacterized site within the inhibitory domain. Meanwhile, HIF-1α phosphorylation induced by CHK2 promotes complex formation between HIF-1-α and the deubiquitination enzyme USP7, increasing stability under hypoxic conditions. This novel modification of the crosstalk between phosphorylation and ubiquitination of HIF-1α mediated by CHK2 enriches the post-translational modification spectrum of HIF-1α, thus offering novel insights into potential anti-angiogenesis therapies.

Indexed as

Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitNeovascularization, PathologicReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor MicroenvironmentAngiogenesisAnimalsCell HypoxiaCell Line, TumorHumansMicePhosphorylationProtein StabilitySignal TransductionUbiquitinationAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATM protein, humanCheckpoint Kinase 2CHEK2 protein, humanHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID40057605
PMCPMC12095048

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