Cancer Cell
Volume 10, Issue 5, November 2006, Pages 413-423
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Recruitment of HIF-1α and HIF-2α to common target genes is differentially regulated in neuroblastoma: HIF-2α promotes an aggressive phenotype

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Summary

In neuroblastoma specimens, HIF-2α but not HIF-1α is strongly expressed in well-vascularized areas. In vitro, HIF-2α protein was stabilized at 5% O2 (resembling end capillary oxygen conditions) and, in contrast to the low HIF-1α activity at this oxygen level, actively transcribed genes like VEGF. Under hypoxia (1% O2), HIF-1α was transiently stabilized and primarily mediated acute responses, whereas HIF-2α protein gradually accumulated and governed prolonged hypoxic gene activation. Knockdown of HIF-2α reduced growth of neuroblastoma tumors in athymic mice. Furthermore, high HIF-2α protein levels were correlated with advanced clinical stage and high VEGF expression and predicted poor prognosis in a clinical neuroblastoma material. Our results demonstrate the relevance of HIF-2α in neuroblastoma progression and have general tumor biological implications.

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