General Notes
Mouse anti Human HIF1 alpha antibody, clone Halpha111a recognizes human Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha otherwise known as HIF1 alpha (HIF1A) or ARNT interacting protein, a widely expressed bHLH-PAS transcription factor, which acts as a critical regulatory protein in the host response to hypoxia (Kubis et al. 2005).HIF1A and HIF1B, also known as ARNT form the highly-conserved heterodimeric HIF-1 transcriptional complex (Carmeliet et al. 1998). During hypoxic conditions, HIF1A accumulates in the nucleus and activates the transcription of many genes encoding proteins involved in the production of oxygen delivery and metabolic adaptation, such as those for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA) . Under normal oxygen conditions, HIF1A is targeted by hypoxia inducible factor prolyl-hydroxylases, followed by rapid protease degradation, which is inhibited during hypoxia (Hirsilä et al. 2003). Overexpression of HIF1A occurs in many common human cancers, including pancreatic, bladder and renal carcinomas (Shibaji et al. 2003).Mouse anti Human HIF1a, clone Halpha111a has been successfully used for the identifcation of HIF1a in human samples by both immunohistochemistry and western blotting.