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ArticleNature communications2026

HIF sustain a transcriptional regulatory circuit of EPAS1 expression in renal clear cell carcinoma.

Stephanie Naas, René Krüger, Steffen Grampp, Victoria Lauer, Andre Kraus, Julia Naas, Fabian Müller, Franziska Gsottberger, Mario Schiffer, Bernd Wullich and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Stephanie NaasDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9301-6631
René KrügerDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Steffen GramppDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Victoria LauerDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7102-3048
Andre KrausDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Julia NaasCenter for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna (CIBIV), Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3766-0945
Fabian MüllerDepartment of Internal Medicine 5-Hematology and Oncology, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5487-5839
Franziska GsottbergerDepartment of Internal Medicine 5-Hematology and Oncology, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-2204
Mario SchifferDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8414-1470
Bernd WullichDepartment of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Arndt HartmannComprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany.
Marc P StemmlerDepartment of Experimental Medicine 1, Nikolaus-Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7866-3686
Johannes SchödelDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany. johannes.schoedel@uk-erlangen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3587-8839

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 387509280Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 467519218Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SCHO 1598/2-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Initiation and sustainment of oncogenic signaling is a hallmark of cancer evolution and progression. In renal clear cell carcinoma, loss of von Hippel-Lindau protein causes stabilization of hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIF) evoking a pseudo-hypoxic response, perturbing epithelial homeostasis and leading to cancer development. Although genetic polymorphisms link the EPAS1 oncogene (coding for HIF-2α) to renal cancer and anti-HIF-2 compounds emerge as renal tumor therapies, little is known about transcriptional dysregulation of this factor in renal malignancies. We use genetic, epigenetic and transcriptomic data from large patient cohorts and cell models to dissect mechanisms of augmented EPAS1 transcription in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. We define an oncogenic enhancer of EPAS1 which operates depending on the presence of HIF and renal lineage-specific factors, thereby providing evidence for an auto-regulatory feed-forward circuit of HIF-2α regulation which promotes renal cancer growth.

Indexed as

Basic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCarcinoma, Renal CellGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKidney NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1HumansTranscription, GeneticVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor ProteinBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein

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PMID41714613
PMCPMC12921326

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