Nrf2 transcription factor can directly regulate mTOR: linking cytoprotective gene expression to a major metabolic regulator that generates redox activity

G Bendavit, T Aboulkassim, K Hilmi, S Shah… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Nrf2 is a master transcription factor that regulates a wide variety of cellular proteins by
recognizing and binding to antioxidant response elements (AREs) in their gene promoter …

Two-site substrate recognition model for the Keap1-Nrf2 system: a hinge and latch mechanism

KI Tong, A Kobayashi, F Katsuoka, M Yamamoto - 2006 - degruyter.com
Cells are equipped with a number of transcriptional factors that safeguard against various
environmental insults. Proteasomal protein degradation plays an important role in the Keap1 …

[HTML][HTML] Heterodimerization with small Maf proteins enhances nuclear retention of Nrf2 via masking the NESzip motif

W Li, S Yu, T Liu, JH Kim, V Blank, H Li… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2008 - Elsevier
Nrf2 is the key transcription factor regulating the antioxidant response. When exposed to
oxidative stress, Nrf2 translocates to cell nucleus and forms heterodimer with small Maf …

Molecular mechanism of human Nrf2 activation and degradation: role of sequential phosphorylation by protein kinase CK2

J Pi, Y Bai, JM Reece, J Williams, D Liu… - Free Radical Biology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Nrf2 is a key transcription factor in the cellular response to oxidative stress. In this study we
identify two phosphorylated forms of endogenous human Nrf2 after chemically induced …

Role of Nrf1 in antioxidant response element-mediated gene expression and beyond

M Biswas, JY Chan - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress plays an important part in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases. The
ability to mount an efficient response against the continuous threat posed by exogenous and …

[HTML][HTML] An important role of Nrf2-ARE pathway in the cellular defense mechanism

JM Lee, JA Johnson - BMB Reports, 2004 - koreascience.kr
The antioxidant responsive element (ARE) is a cis-acting regulatory element of genes
encoding phase II detoxification enzymes and antioxidant proteins, such as NAD (P) H …

Nrf2–Keap1 defines a physiologically important stress response mechanism

H Motohashi, M Yamamoto - Trends in molecular medicine, 2004 - cell.com
The transcription factor Nrf2 regulates the basal and inducible expression of numerous
detoxifying and antioxidant genes. The cytoplasmic protein Keap1 interacts with Nrf2 and …

Src subfamily kinases regulate nuclear export and degradation of transcription factor Nrf2 to switch off Nrf2-mediated antioxidant activation of cytoprotective gene …

SK Niture, AK Jain, PM Shelton, AK Jaiswal - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Nrf2 (NF-E2-related factor 2) is a nuclear transcription factor that in response to chemical
and radiation stress regulates coordinated induction of a battery of cytoprotective gene …

Redox-regulated turnover of Nrf2 is determined by at least two separate protein domains, the redox-sensitive Neh2 degron and the redox-insensitive Neh6 degron

M McMahon, N Thomas, K Itoh, M Yamamoto… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
The Nrf2 transcription factor is more rapidly turned over in cells grown under homeostatic
conditions than in those experiencing oxidative stress. The variable turnover of Nrf2 is …

Canonical and non-canonical mechanisms of Nrf2 activation

CA Silva-Islas, PD Maldonado - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor that
regulates the expression of genes involved in the metabolism, immune response, cellular …