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HIF-1alpha
Hypoxia and inflammatory metabolism transcription factor linking oxygen tension to immune state
hypoxiaglycolysismacrophageTH17
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Last reviewed 2026-05-17
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transcription-factor
Systems Context
HIF-1alpha makes tissue oxygen a direct immune instruction signal.
Clinical Use
Useful for thinking about inflamed, swollen, ischemic, obese, fibrotic, or poorly oxygenated tissues.
Aliases
Expressed By
Targets
glycolytic enzymesIL-1beta programsangiogenic factors
Functions
hypoxia sensingglycolytic shiftinflammatory primingbarrier adaptation