Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (34): 5570-5576.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1448

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Protein acetylation in hypoxic environment: research advance and the existing problems

Zhao Min, Chen Yao, Li Xuguang, Li Wenhua
  

  1. School of Medicine, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang 712082, Shaanxi Province, China
  • Received:2019-06-15 Online:2019-12-08 Published:2019-12-08
  • Contact: Li Wenhua, Professor, School of Medicine, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang 712082, Shaanxi Province, China
  • About author:Zhao Min, Master candidate, School of Medicine, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang 712082, Shaanxi Province, China
  • Supported by:

    2017 National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81760332 (project leader: LWH); 2017 Xizang Science and Technology Department Natural Science Fund (Key Project), No. XZ2017ZRG-67(Z) (project participant: LWH); 2018 Xizang Science and Technology Department Natural Science Project, No. XZ-2018ZRG-71 (project participant: LWH); 2018 Xizang Minzu University Youth Scholars Program, No. 18MDX02 (project participant: LWH)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have found that protein acetylation plays an important role in stress response, which is regulated by deacetylase and acetyltransferase, and has become a research hotspot in the field of protein.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the change of protein acetylation in hypoxic environment.
METHODS: English literatures published during 2000-2019 were retrieved from Pubmed and Medline. Chinese literatures published during 2001-2017 were retrieved from CNKI and Wanfang databases. Search terms were “Hypoxia, acetylation of proteins, stress response” in English and Chinese respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Protein acetylation plays an important role in many cellular processes, such as transcription, chromatin remodeling, protein synthesis and degradation, and metabolism. In hypoxic environment, protein acetylation has been involved in many fields, which are related to many diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and some epigenetic diseases. Although protein acetylation can promote the metastasis of cancer cells, it can also bring great help to cancer treatment. From these studies, it can be found that protein acetylation will certainly provide a new treatment for cancer. However, there are still some deficiencies in the current research, and more in-depth research is needed on this basis.  

Key words: protein acetylation, hypoxia, stress response, mitochondrial function, DNA, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus

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