Mechanisms of hypoxia signalling: new implications for nephrology

J Schödel, PJ Ratcliffe - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2019‏ - nature.com
Studies of the regulation of erythropoietin (EPO) production by the liver and kidneys, one of
the classical physiological responses to hypoxia, led to the discovery of human oxygen …

2-Oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases

MS Islam, TM Leissing, R Chowdhury… - Annual review of …, 2018‏ - annualreviews.org
2-Oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent oxygenases (2OGXs) catalyze a remarkably diverse range
of oxidative reactions. In animals, these comprise hydroxylations and N-demethylations …

Adipocyte-derived lactate is a signalling metabolite that potentiates adipose macrophage inflammation via targeting PHD2

T Feng, X Zhao, P Gu, W Yang, C Wang, Q Guo… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Adipose tissue macrophage (ATM) inflammation is involved with meta-inflammation and
pathology of metabolic complications. Here we report that in adipocytes, elevated lactate …

Engineering hydroxylase activity, selectivity, and stability for a scalable concise synthesis of a key intermediate to belzutifan

WL Cheung‐Lee, JN Kolev, JA McIntosh… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biocatalytic oxidations are an emerging technology for selective C− H bond activation. While
promising for a range of selective oxidations, practical use of enzymes catalyzing aerobic …

The EGLN-HIF O2-sensing system: multiple inputs and feedbacks

M Ivan, WG Kaelin - Molecular cell, 2017‏ - cell.com
The EGLN (also called PHD) prolyl hydroxylase enzymes and their canonical targets, the
HIFα subunits, represent the core of an ancient oxygen-monitoring machinery used by …

Hypoxia signaling in cancer: Implications for therapeutic interventions

Y Zhuang, K Liu, Q He, X Gu, C Jiang, J Wu - MedComm, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hypoxia is a persistent physiological feature of many different solid tumors and a key driver
of malignancy, and in recent years, it has been recognized as an important target for cancer …

The selective prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor IOX5 stabilizes HIF-1α and compromises development and progression of acute myeloid leukemia

H Lawson, JP Holt-Martyn, V Dembitz, Y Kabayama… - Nature cancer, 2024‏ - nature.com
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a largely incurable disease, for which new treatments are
urgently needed. While leukemogenesis occurs in the hypoxic bone marrow, the therapeutic …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in clinical trials

TL Yeh, TM Leissing, MI Abboud, CC Thinnes… - Chemical …, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Inhibition of the human 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) dependent hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) prolyl
hydroxylases (human PHD1–3) causes upregulation of HIF, thus promoting erythropoiesis …

The genomics and genetics of oxygen homeostasis

GL Semenza - Annual review of genomics and human genetics, 2020‏ - annualreviews.org
Human survival is dependent upon the continuous delivery of O2 to each cell in the body in
sufficient amounts to meet metabolic requirements, primarily for ATP generation by oxidative …

Carbon–fluorine bond cleavage mediated by metalloenzymes

Y Wang, A Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorochemicals are a widely distributed class of compounds and have been utilized across
a wide range of industries for decades. Given the environmental toxicity and adverse health …