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ArticleEMBO reports2026

NF-κB is a central regulator of hypoxia-induced gene expression.

Dilem Shakir, Michael Batie, Chun-Sui Kwok, Simon J Cook, Niall S Kenneth, Sonia Rocha

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Article in EMBO reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors.

Dilem ShakirDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and System Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L697ZB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8045-5421
Michael BatieDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and System Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L697ZB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7508-6641
Chun-Sui KwokDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and System Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L697ZB, UK.
Simon J CookSignalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK.
Niall S KennethDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and System Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L697ZB, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8528-1021
Sonia RochaDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and System Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L697ZB, UK. srocha@liverpool.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2413-4981

Funding

UKRI | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/K015931/1University of Liverpool (UoL) NAWellcome TrustWellcome Trust (WT) 206293/Z/17/ZWorldwide Cancer Research (WCR) 24-0353
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia is both a physiological and pathological signal in cells. Changes in gene expression play a critical role in the cellular response to hypoxia, enabling cells to adapt to reduced oxygen availability. These changes are primarily mediated by the HIF family of transcription factors, however, other transcription factors such as NF-κB, are also activated by hypoxia. Although NF-κB is known to be activated by hypoxia, the extent to which NF-κB contributes to the hypoxic response remains poorly understood. Here, we analysed hypoxia-induced, NF-κB-dependent gene expression, to define the NF-κB-dependent hypoxic signature. Our analysis reveals that most genes downregulated by hypoxia require NF-κB for their repression. We show that although the NF-κB-mediated hypoxic response may vary between cell types, a core subset of hypoxia-inducible genes requires NF-κB across multiple cell backgrounds. We demonstrate that NF-κB is critical for reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and regulation of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation under hypoxia. This work highlights NF-κB's central role in the hypoxia response and offering new insights into gene expression regulation by hypoxia and NF-κB.

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Gene Expression RegulationNF-kappa BCell HypoxiaHumansHypoxiaOxidative PhosphorylationReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionNF-kappa BReactive Oxygen SpeciesHypoxiaIKKNF-kappaBRNA-seqTranscriptional Repression

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PMID41299084
PMCPMC12852801

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