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Electrophilic nitro-fatty acids activate NRF2 by a KEAP1 cysteine 151-independent mechanism.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Apr 2011
Kansanen Emilia, Bonacci Gustavo, Schopfer Francisco J, Kuosmanen Suvi M, Tong Kit I, Leinonen Hanna, Woodcock Steven R, Yamamoto Masayuki, Carlberg Carsten, Ylä-Herttuala Seppo, Freeman Bruce A, Levonen Anna-Liisa
Abstract excerpt
Nitro-fatty acids (NO(2)-FAs) are electrophilic signaling mediators formed in vivo via nitric oxide (NO)- and nitrite (NO(2)(-))-dependent reactions. Nitro-fatty acids modulate signaling cascades via reversible covalent post-translational modification of nucleophilic amino acids in regulatory proteins and enzymes, thus altering downstream signaling events, such as Keap1-Nrf2-antioxidant response element...
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