Review of molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of the Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway by chemopreventive agents

A Giudice, C Arra, MC Turco - Transcription Factors: Methods and …, 2010 - Springer
Human exposures to environmental toxicants have been associated with etiology of many
diseases including inflammation, cancer, and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative …

Nrf2 signaling in coordinated activation of antioxidant gene expression

AK Jaiswal - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Antioxidant response element (ARE)-mediated expression and coordinated induction of
antioxidant enzymes is a critical mechanism of protection against chemically induced …

The Nrf2–ARE pathway: an indicator and modulator of oxidative stress in neurodegeneration

JA Johnson, DA Johnson, AD Kraft… - Annals of the new …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Transcriptional activation of protective genes is mediated by a cis‐acting element called the
antioxidant responsive element (ARE). The transcription factor Nrf2 (NF–E2‐related factor 2) …

The Nrf2/ARE pathway as a potential therapeutic target in neurodegenerative disease

MJ Calkins, DA Johnson, JA Townsend… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Nuclear factor E2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor known to induce expression
of a variety of cytoprotective and detoxification genes. Several of the genes commonly …

Keap1 represses nuclear activation of antioxidant responsive elements by Nrf2 through binding to the amino-terminal Neh2 domain

K Itoh, N Wakabayashi, Y Katoh, T Ishii… - Genes & …, 1999 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Transcription factor Nrf2 is essential for the antioxidant responsive element (ARE)-mediated
induction of phase II detoxifying and oxidative stress enzyme genes. Detailed analysis of …

The pathways and molecular mechanisms regulating Nrf2 activation in response to chemical stress

T Nguyen, CS Yang, CB Pickett - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
The induction of many antioxidant and phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes by phenolic
antioxidants and electrophilic compounds is regulated at the transcriptional level. The …

The mediator subunit MED16 transduces NRF2-activating signals into antioxidant gene expression

H Sekine, K Okazaki, N Ota, H Shima… - … and Cellular Biology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The KEAP1-NRF2 system plays a central role in cytoprotection. NRF2 is stabilized in
response to electrophiles and activates transcription of antioxidant genes. Although robust …

Increased protein stability as a mechanism that enhances Nrf2-mediated transcriptional activation of the antioxidant response element: degradation of Nrf2 by the 26 S …

T Nguyen, PJ Sherratt, HC Huang, CS Yang… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
Nrf2 (NF-E2-related factor 2) is a central transcription factor involved in the transcriptional
activation of many genes encoding phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes via the antioxidant …

The Nrf2-ARE pathway: a valuable therapeutic target for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

G Joshi, JA Johnson - Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Modulation of NF-E2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) has been shown in several neurodegenerative
disorders. The overexpression of Nrf2 has become a potential therapeutic avenue for …

Phosphorylation of Nrf2 at Ser-40 by protein kinase C regulates antioxidant response element-mediated transcription

HC Huang, T Nguyen, CB Pickett - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2002 - ASBMB
Nrf2, a basic leucine zipper transcription factor, is an essential activator of the coordinated
transcription of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes and phase II detoxifying enzymes …