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Genetic evidence of an evolutionarily conserved role for Nrf2 in the protection against oxidative stress.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Nov 2012
Mukaigasa Katsuki, Nguyen Linh T P, Li Li, Nakajima Hitomi, Yamamoto Masayuki, Kobayashi Makoto
Abstract excerpt
Transcription factor Nrf2 is considered a master regulator of antioxidant defense in mammals. However, it is unclear whether this concept is applicable to nonmammalian vertebrates, because no animal model other than Nrf2 knockout mice has been generated to examine the effects of Nrf2 deficiency....
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