Transcriptional Regulation by Nrf2

Tonelli C, Chio IIC, Tuveson DA. · 2018

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Claudia Tonelli, Iok Chio, and David Tuveson reviewed gene control by the Nrf2 pathway in 2018. Nrf2 is a protein that turns on a broad set of protective genes. Those genes defend cells against toxic and oxidative stress.

The review explains how Nrf2 is held in check in quiet times and freed when stress hits. It maps the genes switched on downstream and the diseases touched by the pathway. Cancer adds a twist, since tumors can hijack this defense to survive treatment. Understanding that balance is key to drugs that raise or block the pathway safely.

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CREATORTonelli C, Chio IIC, Tuveson DA.
YEAR2018
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE56 KB
LICENSECreative Commons Attribution License
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEPubMed Central

Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6208165/

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