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VHL takes HIF’s breath away

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Inactivation of the von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) tumour-suppressor protein (pVHL) is associated with the von Hippel–Lindau cancer syndrome and the majority of kidney cancers. New evidence suggests that pVHL has properties of an F-box protein that targets the α-subunits of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 for oxygen-dependent ubiquitination.

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Figure 1: The VCB–Cul2 complex, a close relative of the SCF family of ubiquitin–ligase complexes.
Figure 2: Model for the regulation of HIF-α stability by the VCB–Cul2 ubiquitin–ligase complex.

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