Advances in Brief Predominant Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Transcription Factor ( Hif )-1 versus Hif-2 in Regulation of the Transcriptional Response to Hypoxia 1

Tumor hypoxia induces the up-regulation of a gene program associated with angiogenesis, glycolysis, adaptation to pH, and apoptosis via the hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (Hifs) 1 and 2. Disruption of this pathway has been proposed as a cancer therapy. Here, we use short interfering RNAs to compare specific inactivation of Hif-1 or Hif-2 and show markedly different cell type-specific effects on gene expression and cell migration. Remarkably, among a panel of hypoxia-inducible genes, responses were critically dependent on Hif-1 but not Hif-2 in both endothelial and breast cancer cells but critically dependent on Hif-2 in renal carcinoma cells.

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