Nrf2 activator / A novel antioxidant response element (ARE) activator which activates Nrf2 by covalently modifying Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1) a negative regulator of Nrf2. Modification of Cys151 of Keap1 by AI-1 disrupts the ability of Keap1 to searve as an adaptor for Cul3-Keap1 ubiquitin ligase complex, thereby stabilizing and inducing transcriptional activation of Nrf2. A useful pharmacological tool for probing the involvement of Nrf2 in cellular physiology1. Cell permeable.
Biochemicals & reagents
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1) Hur et al. (2010), A small-molecule inducer of the antioxidant response element; Chem. Biol., 17 537
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TARGET: Transcription factor; Antioxidant -- PATHWAY: Redox; Transcription -- RESEARCH AREA: Ubiquitin/Proteasome