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(American Journal of Pathology. 2006;169:1251-1269.)
© 2006 American Society for Investigative Pathology
DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.060360

Peroxisomal Localization of Hypoxia-Inducible Factors and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Regulatory Hydroxylases in Primary Rat Hepatocytes Exposed to Hypoxia-Reoxygenation

Zahida Khan*{dagger}{ddagger}, George K. Michalopoulos*{dagger} and Donna Beer Stolz{dagger}§

From Cellular and Molecular Pathology,* McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine,{dagger} Medical Scientist Training Program,{ddagger} and Cell Biology and Physiology,§ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Many signals involved in pathophysiology are controlled by hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), transcription factors that induce expression of hypoxia-responsive genes. HIFs are post-translationally regulated by a family of O2-dependent HIF hydroxylases: four prolyl 4-hydroxylases and an asparaginyl hydroxylase. Most of these enzymes are abundant in resting liver, which is itself unique because of its physiological O2 gradient, and they can exist in both nuclear and cytoplasmic pools. In this study, we analyzed the cellular localization of endogenous HIFs and their regulatory hydroxylases in primary rat hepatocytes cultured under hypoxia-reoxygenation conditions. In hepatocytes, hypoxia targeted HIF-1{alpha} to the peroxisome, rather than the nucleus, where it co-localized with von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein and the HIF hydroxylases. Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy demonstrated that the HIF hydroxylases translocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in response to hypoxia, with increased accumulation in peroxisomes on reoxygenation. These results were confirmed via immunotransmission electron microscopy and Western blotting. Surprisingly, in resting liver tissue, perivenous localization of the HIF hydroxylases was observed, consistent with areas of low pO2. In conclusion, these studies establish the peroxisome as a highly relevant site of subcellular localization and function for the endogenous HIF pathway in hepatocytes.




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