title: [Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha: a promising target for tumor therapy].
abstract: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha), a nuclear transcriptional factor, is constitutively expressed in mammalian cells under hypoxia, which contributes a lot to the regulation of internal O2 homeostasis. Micro-environmental hypoxia is a common feature of solid tumors. Under the stress of hypoxia, HIF-1alpha is accumulated and activated, which leads to activation of a vast array of downstream genes that contribute to tumor O2 homeostasis and energy metabolic equilibrium. HIF-1alpha weighs heavily in favor of tumor genesis and progression. So far, HIF-1alpha has became an attracting tumor research topic, which improves understanding on how HIF-1alpha functions in tumor progression and key signaling pathways that regulate HIF-1alpha, therefore, provides new scientific supports and ideas to look for novel target for tumor therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bin-Zhi
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Feng-Yan
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: De-Zhi
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Mu
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; C546842:MTOR protein, human; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases