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SUMOylation indirectly suppresses activity of the HIF-1α pathway in intestinal epithelial cells.


ABSTRACT: The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a master regulator of the cellular transcriptional response to hypoxia. While the oxygen-sensitive regulation of HIF-1α subunit stability via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway has been well described, less is known about how other oxygen-independent post-translational modifications impact the HIF pathway. SUMOylation, the attachment of SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) proteins to a target protein, regulates the HIF pathway, although the impact of SUMO on HIF activity remains controversial. Here, we examined the effects of SUMOylation on the expression pattern of HIF-1α in response to pan-hydroxylase inhibitor dimethyloxalylglycine (DMOG) in intestinal epithelial cells. We evaluated the effects of SUMO-1, SUMO-2, and SUMO-3 overexpression and inhibition of SUMOylation using a novel selective inhibitor of the SUMO pathway, TAK-981, on the sensitivity of HIF-1α in Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. Our findings demonstrate that treatment with TAK-981 decreases global SUMO-1 and SUMO-2/3 modification and enhances HIF-1α protein levels, whereas SUMO-1 and SUMO-2/3 overexpression results in decreased HIF-1α protein levels in response to DMOG. Reporter assay analysis demonstrates reduced HIF-1α transcriptional activity in cells overexpressing SUMO-1 and SUMO-2/3, whereas pretreatment with TAK-981 increased HIF-1α transcriptional activity in response to DMOG. In addition, HIF-1α nuclear accumulation was decreased in cells overexpressing SUMO-1. Importantly, we showed that HIF-1α is not directly SUMOylated, but that SUMOylation affects HIF-1α stability and activity indirectly. Taken together, our results indicate that SUMOylation indirectly suppresses HIF-1α protein stability, transcriptional activity, and nuclear accumulation in intestinal epithelial cells.

SUBMITTER: Malkov MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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SUMOylation indirectly suppresses activity of the HIF-1α pathway in intestinal epithelial cells.

Malkov Mykyta I MI   Flood Darragh D   Taylor Cormac T CT  

The Journal of biological chemistry 20230922 11


The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a master regulator of the cellular transcriptional response to hypoxia. While the oxygen-sensitive regulation of HIF-1α subunit stability via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway has been well described, less is known about how other oxygen-independent post-translational modifications impact the HIF pathway. SUMOylation, the attachment of SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) proteins to a target protein, regulates the HIF pathway, although the impact of SUMO on  ...[more]

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