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 …

Structure of the Keap1: Nrf2 interface provides mechanistic insight into Nrf2 signaling

SC Lo, X Li, MT Henzl, LJ Beamer, M Hannink - The EMBO journal, 2006 - embopress.org
Keap1 is a BTB‐Kelch substrate adaptor protein that regulates steady‐state levels of Nrf2, a
bZIP transcription factor, in response to oxidative stress. We have determined the structure of …

Nrf2 degradation by the ubiquitin proteasome pathway is inhibited by KIAA0132, the human homolog to INrf2

KR Sekhar, XX Yan, ML Freeman - Oncogene, 2002 - nature.com
INrf2 tethering of the transcription factor Nrf2 in the cytosol prevents Nrf2 activation of
antioxidant response element (ARE) mediated gene expression. This investigation was …

Different electrostatic potentials define ETGE and DLG motifs as hinge and latch in oxidative stress response

KI Tong, B Padmanabhan, A Kobayashi… - … and cellular biology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Nrf2 is the regulator of the oxidative/electrophilic stress response. Its turnover is maintained
by Keap1-mediated proteasomal degradation via a two-site substrate recognition …

[18] Roles of Nrf2 in activation of antioxidant enzyme genes via antioxidant responsive elements

T Ishii, K Itoh, M Yamamoto - Methods in enzymology, 2002 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter outlines the role of Nrf2 in the activation of antioxidation
enzyme via antioxidant responsive element/electrophile responsive element (ARE/EpRE) …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2 transcriptionally activates the mafG gene through an antioxidant response element

F Katsuoka, H Motohashi, JD Engel… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Nrf2 accumulates in nuclei upon exposure to oxidative stress, heterodimerizes with a small
Maf protein, and activates the transcription of stress target genes through antioxidant …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of chemical activation of Nrf2

Y Li, JD Paonessa, Y Zhang - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
NF-E2 related factor-2 (Nrf2) promotes the transcription of many cytoprotective genes and is
a major drug target for prevention of cancer and other diseases. Indeed, the cancer …

[HTML][HTML] The complex genetic and epigenetic regulation of the Nrf2 pathways: A review

JM McCord, B Gao, BM Hybertson - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nrf2 is a major transcription factor that significantly regulates—directly or indirectly—more
than 2000 genes. While many of these genes are involved in maintaining redox balance …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the Nrf2/ARE pathway and its role in neurodegenerative diseases

E Zgorzynska, B Dziedzic, A Walczewska - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nrf2 is a basic region leucine-zipper transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in the
coordinated gene expression of antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes, promoting cell …

[HTML][HTML] Differential and overlapping targets of the transcriptional regulators NRF1, NRF2, and NRF3 in human cells

P Liu, MJ Kerins, W Tian, D Neupane, DD Zhang… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
The nuclear factor (erythroid 2)-like (NRF) transcription factors are a subset of cap'n'collar
transcriptional regulators. They consist of three members, NRF1, NRF2, and NRF3, that …