| Literature DB >> 25988702 |
Christopher M West1, Ira J Blader2.
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Cells must know the local levels of available oxygen and either adapt accordingly or relocate to more favorable environments. Prolyl 4-hydroxylases (P4Hs) are emerging as universal cellular oxygen sensors. In animals, these oxygen sensors respond to decreased oxygen availability by up-regulating hypoxia-inducible transcription factors. In protozoa, the P4Hs appear to activate E3-SCF ubiquitin ligase complexes via a glycosylation-dependent mechanism, potentially to turn over their proteomes. Intracellular parasites are impacted by both types of oxygen-sensing pathways. Since parasites are exposed to diverse oxygen tensions during their life cycles, this review identifies emerging oxygen-sensing mechanisms and discusses how these mechanisms probably contribute to the regulation of unicellular eukaryotes.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25988702 PMCID: PMC4623824 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.04.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Microbiol ISSN: 1369-5274 Impact factor: 7.934