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Evidence of HIF-1 functional binding activity to caspase-3 promoter after photothrombotic cerebral ischemia
Ist Teil von
Molecular and cellular neuroscience, 2007, Vol.34 (1), p.40-47
Ort / Verlag
United States: Elsevier Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
Quelle
ScienceDirect
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 α (HIF-1α) is a transcription factor that was suggested
in vitro to promote cell death by modulation of proapoptotic genes. In this report, we tested the hypothesis of an
in vivo proapoptotic role of HIF-1α after an ischemic insult. For this purpose, HIF-1α and procaspase-3 mRNA and protein expressions were examined in rat brain subjected to 12- and 24-h permanent focal ischemia and the presence of an HIF-1 binding activity to the caspase-3 gene promoter was explored. The results showed that HIF-1α and procaspase-3 expressions increased with a similar pattern in response to ischemia. In addition, caspase-3 activation was observed in cells that express HIF-1α. Moreover, electrophoretic mobility assay revealed a specific HIF-1 binding activity to the caspase-3 gene promoter. Altogether the present data provide strong arguments for a causative relationship between HIF-1α and caspase-3 inductions through a functional binding activity to the caspase-3 gene promoter.