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Choline phosphorylation and regulation of transcription of choline kinase α in hypoxia.

Abstract
Choline kinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of choline, the first step of phospholipid synthesis. Increased phosphorylation of choline is a hallmark characteristic of the malignant phenotype in a variety of neoplasms. However, in hypoxic cancer cells, choline phosphorylation is decreased. To understand the mechanism behind this altered metabolic state, we examined the expression and regulation of the major choline kinase isoform, choline kinase α (ChKα), in hypoxic PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. Hypoxia decreased choline phosphorylation, choline kinase activity, and ChKα mRNA and protein levels. Promoter analysis studies revealed a region upstream of the ChKα gene bearing a conserved DNA consensus binding motif, hypoxia response element-7 (HRE7), at position -222 relative to +1 translation start site, for binding the hypoxia dependent master regulator transcription factor, hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α). Electrophoretic mobility shift competition/supershift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay confirmed binding of HIF-1α to HRE7. A putative promoter of ChKα was isolated from PC-3 genomic DNA and cloned into a luciferase-based reporter vector system. In PC-3 cells, hypoxia decreased the expression of luciferase under the control of the ChKα promoter. Mutation of HRE7 abrogated this hypoxia effect, further demonstrating the involvement of HRE7 in hypoxia-sensitive regulation of ChKα. The results strongly suggest that transcriptional control of choline phosphorylation is largely mediated via HIF-1α binding to the newly identified HRE7.
AuthorsAditya Bansal, Robert A Harris, Timothy R DeGrado
JournalJournal of lipid research (J Lipid Res) Vol. 53 Issue 1 Pg. 149-57 (Jan 2012) ISSN: 1539-7262 [Electronic] United States
PMID22025560 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • HIF1A protein, human
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • CHKA protein, human
  • Choline Kinase
  • Choline
Topics
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Hypoxia (physiology)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Choline (metabolism)
  • Choline Kinase (biosynthesis, metabolism)
  • Down-Regulation
  • Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phosphorylation
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic (genetics)
  • Prostatic Neoplasms (metabolism)
  • Response Elements (genetics)
  • Transcription, Genetic

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