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. 2014 Dec 5;2:197–213. doi: 10.2147/HP.S47598

Figure 5.

Figure 5

The principle of “range-finding” processes in the HIF hydroxylase system.

Notes: The relationship between the oxygen-dependent kinetics of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) hydroxylation and overall biological output of HIF activation can be modulated by multiple mechanisms operating at different points in the HIF hydroxylase pathway. These “range-finding” mechanisms provide multiple means by which the biological output of the basic oxygen-sensitive signal provided by the HIF hydroxylases can be modulated to meet signaling requirements in the intact organism.

Abbreviations: VHL, von Hippel-Lindau; RNAs, ribonucleic acids; lncRNAs, long non-coding RNAs; miRNAs, microRNAs.