TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α activates insulin-induced gene 2 (Insig-2) transcription for degradation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl (HMG)-CoA reductase in the liver
AU - Hwang, Seonghwan
AU - Nguyen, Andrew D.
AU - Jo, Youngah
AU - Engelking, Luke J.
AU - Brugarolas, James
AU - DeBose-Boyd, Russell A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
PY - 2017/6/2
Y1 - 2017/6/2
N2 - Cholesterol synthesis is a highly oxygen-consuming process. As such, oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) limits cholesterol synthesis through incompletely understood mechanisms mediated by the oxygen-sensitive transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α). We show here that HIF-1α links pathways for oxygen sensing and feedback control of cholesterol synthesis in human fibroblasts by directly activating transcription of the INSIG-2 gene. Insig-2 is one of two endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins that inhibit cholesterol synthesis by mediating sterol-induced ubiquitination and subsequent endoplasmic reticulum-Associated degradation of the rate-limiting enzyme in the pathway, HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR). Consistent with the results in cultured cells, hepatic levels of Insig-2 mRNA were enhanced in mouse models of hypoxia. Moreover, pharmacologic stabilization of HIF-1α in the liver stimulatedHMGCRdegradation via a reaction that requires the protein's prior ubiquitination and the presence of the Insig-2 protein. In summary, our results show that HIF-1α activates INSIG-2 transcription, leading to accumulation of Insig-2 protein, which binds to HMGCR and triggers its accelerated ubiquitination and degradation. These results indicate that HIF-mediated induction of Insig-2 and degradation of HMGCR are physiologically relevant events that guard against wasteful oxygen consumption and inappropriate cell growth during hypoxia.
AB - Cholesterol synthesis is a highly oxygen-consuming process. As such, oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) limits cholesterol synthesis through incompletely understood mechanisms mediated by the oxygen-sensitive transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α). We show here that HIF-1α links pathways for oxygen sensing and feedback control of cholesterol synthesis in human fibroblasts by directly activating transcription of the INSIG-2 gene. Insig-2 is one of two endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins that inhibit cholesterol synthesis by mediating sterol-induced ubiquitination and subsequent endoplasmic reticulum-Associated degradation of the rate-limiting enzyme in the pathway, HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR). Consistent with the results in cultured cells, hepatic levels of Insig-2 mRNA were enhanced in mouse models of hypoxia. Moreover, pharmacologic stabilization of HIF-1α in the liver stimulatedHMGCRdegradation via a reaction that requires the protein's prior ubiquitination and the presence of the Insig-2 protein. In summary, our results show that HIF-1α activates INSIG-2 transcription, leading to accumulation of Insig-2 protein, which binds to HMGCR and triggers its accelerated ubiquitination and degradation. These results indicate that HIF-mediated induction of Insig-2 and degradation of HMGCR are physiologically relevant events that guard against wasteful oxygen consumption and inappropriate cell growth during hypoxia.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M117.788562
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M117.788562
M3 - Article
C2 - 28416613
AN - SCOPUS:85020299178
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 292
SP - 9382
EP - 9393
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 22
ER -