Advances and challenges in therapeutic targeting of NRF2

AT Dinkova-Kostova, IM Copple - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is
emerging as an attractive therapeutic approach to counteract oxidative stress, inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] Electrophilic metabolites targeting the KEAP1/NRF2 partnership

AT Dinkova-Kostova, H Hakomäki… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous electrophilic metabolites are formed during cellular activity, particularly under
conditions of oxidative, inflammatory and metabolic stress. Among them are lipid oxidation …

The tumor-enriched small molecule gambogic amide suppresses glioma by targeting WDR1-dependent cytoskeleton remodeling

J Qu, B Qiu, Y Zhang, Y Hu, Z Wang, Z Guan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Glioma is the most prevalent brain tumor, presenting with limited treatment options, while
patients with malignant glioma and glioblastoma (GBM) have poor prognoses. The physical …

Function-guided proximity mapping unveils electrophilic-metabolite sensing by proteins not present in their canonical locales

Y Zhao, PA Miranda Herrera… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Enzyme-assisted posttranslational modifications (PTMs) constitute a major means of
signaling across different cellular compartments. However, how nonenzymatic PTMs …

[HTML][HTML] Electrophile versus oxidant modification of cysteine residues: kinetics as a key driver of protein modification

MB Sauerland, MJ Davies - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans have widespread exposure to both oxidants, and soft electrophilic compounds such
as alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehydes and quinones. Electrophilic motifs are commonly …

Z-REX uncovers a bifurcation in function of Keap1 paralogs

A Van Hall-Beauvais, JR Poganik, KT Huang, S Parvez… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Studying electrophile signaling is marred by difficulties in parsing changes in pathway flux
attributable to on-target, vis-à-vis off-target, modifications. By combining bolus dosing …

Z-REX: shepherding reactive electrophiles to specific proteins expressed tissue specifically or ubiquitously, and recording the resultant functional electrophile-induced …

KT Huang, JR Poganik, S Parvez, S Raja, B Miller… - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract This Protocol Extension describes the adaptation of an existing Protocol detailing
the use of targetable reactive electrophiles and oxidants, an on-demand redox targeting …

Finding a vocation for validation: taking proteomics beyond association and location

MJC Long, J Liu, Y Aye - RSC Chemical Biology, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
First established in the seventies, proteomics, chemoproteomics, and most recently,
spatial/proximity-proteomics technologies have empowered researchers with new …

Hitting the bullseye: Endogenous electrophiles show remarkable nuance in signaling regulation

MJC Long, PA Miranda Herrera… - Chemical Research in …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Our bodies produce a host of electrophilic species that can label specific endogenous
proteins in cells. The signaling roles of these molecules are under active debate. However …

Effects of PAK1/LIMK1/cofilin-mediated Actin homeostasis on axonal injury after experimental intracerebral hemorrhage

M Luo, Z Wang, J Wu, X Xie, W You, Z Yu, H Shen, X Li… - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a hemorrhagic stroke with a high mortality and disability
rate. Neurological impairment after ICH is closely associated with neuronal axon damage …