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Hypoxia Inducible Factor pathway proteins in high-altitude mammals.
Trends in biochemical sciences - 1 Jan 2024
Lee Frank S
Abstract excerpt
Humans and other mammals inhabit hypoxic high-altitude locales. In many of these species, genes under positive selection include ones in the Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) pathway. One is PHD2 (EGLN1), which encodes for a key oxygen sensor. Another is HIF2A (EPAS1), which encodes for a PHD2-regulated transcription factor. Recent studies have provided insights into mechanisms for these high-altitude alleles. These...
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