… The CNC family of transcription factors, including NRF2, form heterodimers with small Maf
(… as antioxidant response element, electrophile response element, or NF-E2-binding element. …

… A group of cytoprotective genes is regulated by heterodimers composed of the cap’n’collar
(… small Maf (sMaf) proteins (MafF, MafG, or MafK) through the antioxidant response element (…

… The NRF2-sMaf heterodimer recognizes specific antioxidant response elements (ARE) in …
), which is masked upon NRF2 heterodimerization with MafG, a small Maf protein, via the ZIP–…

… family form heterodimers with small Maf (sMaf) … heterodimers has been referred to by various
names, such as the NF-E2-binding element (Citation16), the antioxidant response element (…

… for transcription of Antioxidant Response Element (ARE)-… small MAF (sMAF) protein to form
NRF2-sMAF heterodimers. … NRF2-sMAF heterodimer formation ensures binding of NRF2 …

… (CsMBEs) (3), also called antioxidant responsive elements (… bind to sequences called
Maf-responsive elements (MAREs) … We propose that the high affinity of CNC–sMaf heterodimers …

… with antioxidant response elements (ARE) [5,7]. Its downstream target genes include genes
encoding antioxidant … process of the Nrf2/Maf heterodimer for activating the antioxidant stress …

… responsive elements (TREs) or cAMP responsive elements (CREs) [15, 16]. Homodimers and
heterodimers are … , which is also known as the Maf recognition element (MARE). This motif …

… heterodimer with small MAFs or other bZIP proteins, as upon binding to an antioxidant
response element (ARE) this heterodimer … of NRF1 heterodimerization with small MAF proteins. …

… After gaining entry into the nucleus, Nrf2 forms a heterodimer with cotranscription factor
Maf and binds to ARE leading to the induction of a plethora of cytoprotective genes which …