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Dysfunctional KEAP1-NRF2 interaction in non-small-cell lung cancer.
PLoS medicine - 1 Oct 2006
Singh Anju, Misra Vikas, Thimmulappa Rajesh K, Lee Hannah, Ames Stephen, Hoque Mohammad O, Herman James G, Baylin Stephen B, Sidransky David, Gabrielson Edward, Brock Malcolm V, Biswal Shyam
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (NRF2) is a redox-sensitive transcription factor that positively regulates the expression of genes encoding antioxidants, xenobiotic detoxification enzymes, and drug efflux pumps, and confers cytoprotection against oxidative stress and xenobiotics in normal cells. Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) negatively regulates NRF2 activity by targeting it...
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