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Review
. 2021 Sep 25:798:145796.
doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145796. Epub 2021 Jun 25.

Up-down regulation of HIF-1α in cancer progression

Mohsen Rashid  1 , Leila Rostami Zadeh  1 , Behzad Baradaran  2 , Ommoleila Molavi  3 , Zeinab Ghesmati  4 , Mehdi Sabzichi  5 , Fatemeh Ramezani  6
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Up-down regulation of HIF-1α in cancer progression

Mohsen Rashid et al. Gene. .

Abstract

Hypoxia induicible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) is a key transcription factor in cancer progression and target therapy in cancer. HIF-1α acts differently depending on presence or absence of Oxygen. In an oxygen-immersed environment, HIF-1α completely deactivated and destroyed by the ubiquitin proteasome pathway (UPP). In contrast, in the oxygen-free environment, it escapes destruction and enters to the nucleus of cells then upregulates many genes involved in cancer progression. Overexpressed HIF-1α and downstream genes support cancer progression through various mechanisms including angiogenesis, proliferation and survival of cells, metabolism reprogramming, invasion and metastasis, cancer stem cell maintenance, induction of genetic instability, and treatment resistance. HIF-1α can be provoked by signaling pathways unrelated to hypoxia during cancer progression. Therefore, cancer development and progression can be modulated by targeting HIF-1α and its downstream signaling molecules. In this regard, HIF-1α inhibitors which are categorized into the agents that regulate HIF-1α in gene, mRNA and protein levels used as an efficient way in cancer treatment. Also, HIF-1α expression can be negatively affected by the agents suppressing the activation of mTOR, PI3k/Akt and MAPK pathways.

Keywords: Cancer progression; Cancer stem cells; Drug resistance; HIF-1α; Invasion and metastasis; Proliferation and apoptosis.

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