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In normoxia, pVHL binds a hydroxylated proline residue of HIF-1α, leading to ubiquitin attachment and degradation in the proteasome. In hypoxia, constitutively expressed HIF-1α dimerizes with HIF-1β and leads to transcription of hypoxia-inducible genes, including VEGF.
