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The hypoxia response pathway promotes PEP carboxykinase and gluconeogenesis in C. elegans

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  • Mehul Vora

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • Stephanie M. Pyonteck

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • Tatiana Popovitchenko

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • Tarmie L. Matlack

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • Aparna Prashar

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • Nanci S. Kane

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • John Favate

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • Premal Shah

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

  • Christopher Rongo

    (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
    Rutgers The State University of New Jersey)

Abstract

Actively dividing cells, including some cancers, rely on aerobic glycolysis rather than oxidative phosphorylation to generate energy, a phenomenon termed the Warburg effect. Constitutive activation of the Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF-1), a transcription factor known for mediating an adaptive response to oxygen deprivation (hypoxia), is a hallmark of the Warburg effect. HIF-1 is thought to promote glycolysis and suppress oxidative phosphorylation. Here, we instead show that HIF-1 can promote gluconeogenesis. Using a multiomics approach, we reveal the genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic landscapes regulated by constitutively active HIF-1 in C. elegans. We use RNA-seq and ChIP-seq under aerobic conditions to analyze mutants lacking EGL-9, a key negative regulator of HIF-1. We integrate these approaches to identify over two hundred genes directly and functionally upregulated by HIF-1, including the PEP carboxykinase PCK-1, a rate-limiting mediator of gluconeogenesis. This activation of PCK-1 by HIF-1 promotes survival in response to both oxidative and hypoxic stress. Our work identifies functional direct targets of HIF-1 in vivo, comprehensively describing the metabolome induced by HIF-1 activation in an organism.

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  • Mehul Vora & Stephanie M. Pyonteck & Tatiana Popovitchenko & Tarmie L. Matlack & Aparna Prashar & Nanci S. Kane & John Favate & Premal Shah & Christopher Rongo, 2022. "The hypoxia response pathway promotes PEP carboxykinase and gluconeogenesis in C. elegans," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-15, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-33849-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33849-x
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    1. Thomas Heimbucher & Julian Hog & Piyush Gupta & Coleen T. Murphy, 2020. "PQM-1 controls hypoxic survival via regulation of lipid metabolism," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, December.
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    1. Rosina Comas-Ghierra & Laura Romanelli-Cedrez & Gustavo Salinas, 2023. "Potential contribution of PEP carboxykinase-dependent malate dismutation to the hypoxia response in C. elegans," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-3, December.

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