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Endocrinology 2009, PMID: 18845636

Role of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and extracellular regulated kinase pathways in the induction of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 activity and the HIF-1 target vascular endothelial growth factor in ovarian granulosa cells in response to follicle-stimulating hormone.

Alam, Hena; Weck, Jennifer; Maizels, Evelyn; Park, Youngkyu; Lee, Eun Jig; Ashcroft, Margaret; Hunzicker-Dunn, Mary

FSH stimulation of granulosa cells (GCs) results in increased hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha protein levels and HIF-1 activity that is necessary for up-regulation of certain FSH target genes including vascular endothelial growth factor. We report that the role of the phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3-kinase/AKT pathway in increasing HIF-1alpha protein in FSH-stimulated GCs extends beyond an increase in mammalian target of rapamycin-stimulated translation. FSH increases phosphorylation of the AKT target mouse double-minute 2 (MDM2); a phosphomimetic mutation of MDM2 is sufficient to induce HIF-1 activity. The PI3-kinase/AKT target forkhead box-containing protein O subfamily 1 (FOXO1) also effects the accumulation of HIF-1alpha as evidenced by the ability of a constitutively active FOXO1 mutant to inhibit the induction by FSH of HIF-1alpha protein and HIF-1 activity. Activation of the PI3-kinase/AKT pathway in GCs by IGF-I is sufficient to induce HIF-1alpha protein but surprisingly not HIF-1 activity. HIF-1 activity also appears to require a PD98059-sensitive protein (kinase) activity stimulated by FSH that is both distinct from mitogen-activated ERK kinase1/2 or 5 and independent of the PI3-kinase/AKT pathway. These results indicate that FSH-stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT-mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein (kinase) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5. Thus, regulation of HIF-1 activity in GCs by FSH under normoxic conditions is complex and requires input from multiple signaling pathways.

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HIF-1 ⊣ HIF-1alpha: " The PI3-kinase/AKT target forkhead box containing protein O subfamily 1 ( FOXO1 ) also effects the accumulation of HIF-1alpha as evidenced by the ability of a constitutively active FOXO1 mutant to inhibit the induction by FSH of HIF-1alpha protein and HIF-1 activity "

HIF-1 → FOXO1: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

HIF-1 → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

HIF-1 → mammalian target of rapamycin: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

HIF-1 → MDM2: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

HIF-1 → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

FOXO1 → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

FOXO1 → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

mammalian target of rapamycin → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

mammalian target of rapamycin → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

MDM2 → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

MDM2 → PI3-kinase/AKT: " These results indicate that FSH stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein ( kinase ) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5 "

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