| molecular characterization of hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (hif-1α) from taiwan voles (microtus kikuchii). | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (hif-1) is a transcription factor that senses and adapts cells to hypoxic environmental conditions. hif-1 is composed of an oxygen-regulated α subunit (hif-1α) and a constitutively expressed β subunit (hif-1β). taiwan voles (microtus kikuchii) are an endemic species in taiwan, found only in mountainous areas greater than 2000m above sea level. in this study, the full-length hif-1α cdna was cloned and sequenced from liver tissues of taiwan voles. we found that hif-1α of ... | 2011 | 20937407 |