The cytoprotective role of the Keap1–Nrf2 pathway

L Baird, AT Dinkova-Kostova - Archives of toxicology, 2011‏ - Springer
An elaborate network of highly inducible proteins protects aerobic cells against the
cumulative damaging effects of reactive oxygen intermediates and toxic electrophiles, which …

Regulation of glutathione synthesis

SC Lu - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Glutathione (GSH) is a ubiquitous intracellular peptide with diverse functions that include
detoxification, antioxidant defense, maintenance of thiol status, and modulation of cell …

Nrf2, a Cap'n'Collar transcription factor, regulates induction of the heme oxygenase-1 gene

J Alam, D Stewart, C Touchard, S Boinapally… - Journal of Biological …, 1999‏ - ASBMB
Stress response elements, which mediate induction of the mouse heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)
gene by several agents, resemble the binding site for the activator protein-1 (Jun/Fos), Maf …

Regulatory mechanisms controlling gene expression mediated by the antioxidant response element

T Nguyen, PJ Sherratt, CB Pickett - Annual review of …, 2003‏ - annualreviews.org
The expression of genes encoding antioxidative and Phase II detoxification enzymes is
induced in cells exposed to electrophilic compounds and phenolic antioxidants. Induction of …

Regulation of gene expression by reactive oxygen

TP Dalton, HG Shertzer, A Puga - Annual review of …, 1999‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Reactive oxygen intermediates are produced in all aerobic organisms during
respiration and exist in the cell in a balance with biochemical antioxidants. Excess reactive …

Small Maf proteins (MafF, MafG, MafK): history, structure and function

F Katsuoka, M Yamamoto - Gene, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The small Maf proteins (sMafs) are basic region leucine zipper (bZIP)-type transcription
factors. The basic region of the Maf family is unique among the bZIP factors, and it …

Transcription factor Nrf1 mediates the proteasome recovery pathway after proteasome inhibition in mammalian cells

SK Radhakrishnan, CS Lee, P Young, A Beskow… - Molecular cell, 2010‏ - cell.com
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, chemical or genetic inhibition of proteasome activity induces
new proteasome synthesis promoted by the transcription factor RPN4. This ensures that …

Inhibition of NGLY1 inactivates the transcription factor Nrf1 and potentiates proteasome inhibitor cytotoxicity

FM Tomlin, UIM Gerling-Driessen, YC Liu… - ACS central …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Proteasome inhibitors are used to treat blood cancers such as multiple myeloma (MM) and
mantle cell lymphoma. The efficacy of these drugs is frequently undermined by acquired …

[HTML][HTML] Heme mediates derepression of Maf recognition element through direct binding to transcription repressor Bach1

K Ogawa, J Sun, S Taketani, O Nakajima… - The EMBO …, 2001‏ - embopress.org
Heme controls expression of genes involved in the synthesis of globins and heme. The
mammalian transcription factor Bach1 functions as a repressor of the Maf recognition …

[HTML][HTML] Overlooked and valuable facts to know in the NRF2/KEAP1 field

A Kopacz, AI Rojo, C Patibandla… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
NRF2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) is a critical regulator of the cellular stress
response. It is a transcription factor that controls the expression of hundreds of genes. We …