NRF2, a transcription factor for stress response and beyond

F He, X Ru, T Wen - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a transcription factor that regulates the
cellular defense against toxic and oxidative insults through the expression of genes involved …

Can activation of NRF2 be a strategy against COVID-19?

A Cuadrado, M Pajares, C Benito… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by SARS-CoV-2 is largely the result of
a dysregulated host response, followed by damage to alveolar cells and lung fibrosis …

Integrating microarray-based spatial transcriptomics and single-cell RNA-seq reveals tissue architecture in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas

R Moncada, D Barkley, F Wagner, M Chiodin… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) enables the systematic identification of cell
populations in a tissue, but characterizing their spatial organization remains challenging. We …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic flexibility determines human NK cell functional fate in the tumor microenvironment

SM Poznanski, K Singh, TM Ritchie, JA Aguiar, IY Fan… - Cell Metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
NK cells are central to anti-tumor immunity and recently showed efficacy for treating
hematologic malignancies. However, their dysfunction in the hostile tumor microenvironment …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant response elements: Discovery, classes, regulation and potential applications

A Raghunath, K Sundarraj, R Nagarajan, F Arfuso… - Redox biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Exposure to antioxidants and xenobiotics triggers the expression of a myriad of genes
encoding antioxidant proteins, detoxifying enzymes, and xenobiotic transporters to offer …

Oxidative stress in autism spectrum disorder—current progress of mechanisms and biomarkers

X Liu, J Lin, H Zhang, NU Khan, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that has been
diagnosed in an increasing number of children around the world. Existing data suggest that …

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 …

Oxidative stress response and Nrf2 signaling in aging

H Zhang, KJA Davies, HJ Forman - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing oxidative stress, a major characteristic of aging, has been implicated in a variety
of age-related pathologies. In aging, oxidant production from several sources is increased …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogen peroxide sensing, signaling and regulation of transcription factors

HS Marinho, C Real, L Cyrne, H Soares, F Antunes - Redox biology, 2014 - Elsevier
The regulatory mechanisms by which hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) modulates the activity of
transcription factors in bacteria (OxyR and PerR), lower eukaryotes (Yap1, Maf1, Hsf1 and …

[HTML][HTML] Redox homeostasis: The Golden Mean of healthy living

F Ursini, M Maiorino, HJ Forman - Redox biology, 2016 - Elsevier
The notion that electrophiles serve as messengers in cell signaling is now widely accepted.
Nonetheless, major issues restrain acceptance of redox homeostasis and redox signaling as …