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Cystathione ?-synthase regulates HIF-1? stability through persulfidation of PHD2.

ABSTRACT: The stringent expression of the hypoxia inducible factor-1? (HIF-1?) is critical to a variety of pathophysiological conditions. We reveal that, in normoxia, enzymatic action of cystathionine ?-synthase (CBS) produces H2S, which persulfidates prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2) at residues Cys21 and Cys33 (zinc finger motif), augmenting prolyl hydroxylase activity. Depleting endogenous H2S either by hypoxia or by inhibiting CBS via chemical or genetic means reduces persulfidation of PHD2 and inhibits activity, preventing hydroxylation of HIF-1?, resulting in stabilization. Our in vitro findings are further supported by the depletion of CBS in the zebrafish model that exhibits axis defects and abnormal intersegmental vessels. Exogenous H2S supplementation rescues both in vitro and in vivo phenotypes. We have identified the persulfidated residues and defined their functional significance in regulating the activity of PHD2 via point mutations. Thus, the CBS/H2S/PHD2 axis may provide therapeutic opportunities for pathologies associated with HIF-1? dysregulation in chronic diseases.

SUBMITTER: Dey A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7458453 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cystathione β-synthase regulates HIF-1α stability through persulfidation of PHD2.

Dey Anindya A Prabhudesai Shubhangi S Zhang Yushan Y Rao Geeta G Thirugnanam Karthikeyan K Hossen Md Nazir MN Dwivedi Shailendra Kumar Dhar SKD Ramchandran Ramani R Mukherjee Priyabrata P Bhattacharya Resham R

Science advances 20200703 27

The stringent expression of the hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is critical to a variety of pathophysiological conditions. We reveal that, in normoxia, enzymatic action of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) produces H2S, which persulfidates prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2) at residues Cys21 and Cys33 (zinc finger motif), augmenting prolyl hydroxylase activity. Depleting endogenous H2S either by hypoxia or by inhibiting CBS via chemical or genetic means red ...[more]

PMID: 32937467

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Project description:BackgroundHypoxia naturally happens in embryogenesis and thus serves as an important environmental factor affecting embryo development. Hif-1α, an essential hypoxia response factor, was mostly considered to mediate or synergistically regulate the effect of hypoxia on stem cells. However, the function and relationship of hypoxia and Hif-1α in regulating mesendoderm differentiation remains controversial.ResultsWe here discovered that hypoxia dramatically suppressed the mesendoderm differentiation and promoted the ectoderm differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). However, hypoxia treatment after mesendoderm was established promoted the downstream differentiation of mesendoderm-derived lineages. These effects of hypoxia were mediated by the repression of the Wnt/β-Catenin pathway and the Wnt/β-Catenin pathway was at least partially regulated by the Akt/Gsk3β axis. Blocking the Wnt/β-Catenin pathway under normoxia using IWP2 mimicked the effects of hypoxia while activating the Wnt/β-Catenin pathway with CHIR99021 fully rescued the mesendoderm differentiation suppression caused by hypoxia. Unexpectedly, Hif-1α overexpression, in contrast to hypoxia, promoted mesendoderm differentiation and suppressed ectoderm differentiation. Knockdown of Hif-1α under normoxia and hypoxia both inhibited the mesendoderm differentiation. Moreover, hypoxia even suppressed the mesendoderm differentiation of Hif-1α knockdown mESCs, further implying that the effects of hypoxia on the mesendoderm differentiation were Hif-1α independent. Consistently, the Wnt/β-Catenin pathway was enhanced by Hif-1α overexpression and inhibited by Hif-1α knockdown. As shown by RNA-seq, unlike hypoxia, the effect of Hif-1α was relatively mild and selectively regulated part of hypoxia response genes, which fine-tuned the effect of hypoxia on mESC differentiation.ConclusionsThis study revealed that hypoxia is fine-tuned by Hif-1α and regulates the mesendoderm and ectoderm differentiation by manipulating the Wnt/β-Catenin pathway, which contributed to the understanding of hypoxia-mediated regulation of development.

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Cystathione ?-synthase regulates HIF-1? stability through persulfidation of PHD2.

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Cystathione β-synthase regulates HIF-1α stability through persulfidation of PHD2.

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