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Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2

A nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 that is encoded in the genome of human. [PRO:DNx, UniProtKB:Q16236]

Synonyms

NF-E2-related factor 2;
NFE2-related factor 2;
Nrf-2;
HEBP1;
Nuclear factor, erythroid derived 2, like 2

Research

Bioassay Publications (22)

TimeframeStudies on this Protein(%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's17 (77.27)24.3611
2020's5 (22.73)2.80

Compounds (22)

Drugs with Inhibition Measurements

DrugTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Publication(s)
sulforaphaneHomo sapiens (human)IC50100.000011
iberinHomo sapiens (human)IC50100.000011
brusatolHomo sapiens (human)IC500.029211
hei 712Homo sapiens (human)Ki2,600.000011
2-(5-Chlorobenzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)acetic acidHomo sapiens (human)Ki3,400.000011
alyssinHomo sapiens (human)IC50100.000011
6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanateHomo sapiens (human)IC50100.000011
(1S,2R)-2-[[(1S)-1-[(1,3-dioxo-2-isoindolyl)methyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]-oxomethyl]-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acidHomo sapiens (human)IC502.650022

Drugs with Activation Measurements

DrugTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Publication(s)
sulforaphaneHomo sapiens (human)EC504.462055
sulforaphaneHomo sapiens (human)Kd10.000011
oleanolic acidHomo sapiens (human)EC5018.900011
2-tert-butylhydroquinoneHomo sapiens (human)EC5091.530011
bardoxolone methylHomo sapiens (human)EC500.060011
resveratrolHomo sapiens (human)EC505.400011
dimethyl fumarateHomo sapiens (human)EC505.110011
(1e,4e)-1,5-bis(2-methoxyphenyl)penta-1,4-dien-3-oneHomo sapiens (human)EC503.300011
curcuminHomo sapiens (human)EC5021.000011
umi-77Homo sapiens (human)Kd14.700011
2,6-bis(2,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)cyclohexanoneHomo sapiens (human)EC5018.100011
strigolHomo sapiens (human)EC501.200011
hylinHomo sapiens (human)EC505.400022
dimethoxycurcuminHomo sapiens (human)EC5016.600011
(1S,2R)-2-[[(1S)-1-[(1,3-dioxo-2-isoindolyl)methyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]-oxomethyl]-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acidHomo sapiens (human)EC5010.766733

Drugs with Other Measurements

DrugTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Publication(s)
melatoninHomo sapiens (human)CD60.000011
sulforaphaneHomo sapiens (human)CD0.890022
dimethylformamideHomo sapiens (human)Activity1.508055
2-tert-butylhydroquinoneHomo sapiens (human)Activity2.081766
2-tert-butylhydroquinoneHomo sapiens (human)CD1.680011
resveratrolHomo sapiens (human)CD21.000011

Enables

This protein enables 13 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
transcription cis-regulatory region bindingmolecular functionBinding to a specific sequence of DNA that is part of a regulatory region that controls transcription of that section of the DNA. The transcribed region might be described as a gene, cistron, or operon. [GOC:txnOH]
DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificmolecular functionA DNA-binding transcription factor activity that modulates the transcription of specific gene sets transcribed by RNA polymerase II. [GOC:txnOH-2018]
transcription coregulator bindingmolecular functionBinding to a transcription coregulator, a protein involved in regulation of transcription via protein-protein interactions with transcription factors and other transcription regulatory proteins. Cofactors do not bind DNA directly, but rather mediate protein-protein interactions between regulatory transcription factors and the basal transcription machinery. [GOC:krc]
DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specificmolecular functionA DNA-binding transcription factor activity that activates or increases transcription of specific gene sets transcribed by RNA polymerase II. [GOC:aruk, GOC:txnOH-2018, PMID:20737563, PMID:27145859]
DNA bindingmolecular functionAny molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). [GOC:dph, GOC:jl, GOC:tb, GOC:vw]
DNA-binding transcription factor activitymolecular functionA transcription regulator activity that modulates transcription of gene sets via selective and non-covalent binding to a specific double-stranded genomic DNA sequence (sometimes referred to as a motif) within a cis-regulatory region. Regulatory regions include promoters (proximal and distal) and enhancers. Genes are transcriptional units, and include bacterial operons. [GOC:txnOH-2018]
protein bindingmolecular functionBinding to a protein. [GOC:go_curators]
protein domain specific bindingmolecular functionBinding to a specific domain of a protein. [GOC:go_curators]
ubiquitin protein ligase bindingmolecular functionBinding to a ubiquitin protein ligase enzyme, any of the E3 proteins. [GOC:vp]
sequence-specific DNA bindingmolecular functionBinding to DNA of a specific nucleotide composition, e.g. GC-rich DNA binding, or with a specific sequence motif or type of DNA e.g. promotor binding or rDNA binding. [GOC:jl]
RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor bindingmolecular functionBinding to a sequence-specific DNA binding RNA polymerase II transcription factor, any of the factors that interact selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence in order to modulate transcription. [GOC:dph, GOC:vw]
molecular condensate scaffold activitymolecular functionBinding and bringing together two or more macromolecules in contact, permitting those molecules to organize as a molecular condensate. [PMID:28225081]
RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA bindingmolecular functionBinding to a specific upstream regulatory DNA sequence (transcription factor recognition sequence or binding site) located in cis relative to the transcription start site (i.e., on the same strand of DNA) of a gene transcribed by RNA polymerase II. [GOC:txnOH-2018]

Located In

This protein is located in 7 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
nucleuscellular componentA membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent. [GOC:go_curators]
nucleoplasmcellular componentThat part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus. [GOC:ma, ISBN:0124325653]
cytoplasmcellular componentThe contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures. [ISBN:0198547684]
Golgi apparatuscellular componentA membrane-bound cytoplasmic organelle of the endomembrane system that further processes the core oligosaccharides (e.g. N-glycans) added to proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and packages them into membrane-bound vesicles. The Golgi apparatus operates at the intersection of the secretory, lysosomal, and endocytic pathways. [ISBN:0198506732]
centrosomecellular componentA structure comprised of a core structure (in most organisms, a pair of centrioles) and peripheral material from which a microtubule-based structure, such as a spindle apparatus, is organized. Centrosomes occur close to the nucleus during interphase in many eukaryotic cells, though in animal cells it changes continually during the cell-division cycle. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198547684]
cytosolcellular componentThe part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes. [GOC:hjd, GOC:jl]
plasma membranecellular componentThe membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins. [ISBN:0716731363]

Active In

This protein is active in 2 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
non-membrane-bounded organellecellular componentOrganized structure of distinctive morphology and function, not bounded by a lipid bilayer membrane. Includes ribosomes, the cytoskeleton and chromosomes. [GOC:go_curators]
nucleuscellular componentA membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent. [GOC:go_curators]

Part Of

This protein is part of 4 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
mediator complexcellular componentA protein complex that interacts with the carboxy-terminal domain of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II and plays an active role in transducing the signal from a transcription factor to the transcriptional machinery. The mediator complex is required for activation of transcription of most protein-coding genes, but can also act as a transcriptional corepressor. The Saccharomyces complex contains several identifiable subcomplexes: a head domain comprising Srb2, -4, and -5, Med6, -8, and -11, and Rox3 proteins; a middle domain comprising Med1, -4, and -7, Nut1 and -2, Cse2, Rgr1, Soh1, and Srb7 proteins; a tail consisting of Gal11p, Med2p, Pgd1p, and Sin4p; and a regulatory subcomplex comprising Ssn2, -3, and -8, and Srb8 proteins. Metazoan mediator complexes have similar modular structures and include homologs of yeast Srb and Med proteins. [PMID:11454195, PMID:16168358, PMID:17870225]
RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complexcellular componentA transcription factor complex that acts at a regulatory region of a gene transcribed by RNA polymerase II. [GOC:tb]
chromatincellular componentThe ordered and organized complex of DNA, protein, and sometimes RNA, that forms the chromosome. [GOC:elh, PMID:20404130]
protein-DNA complexcellular componentA macromolecular complex containing both protein and DNA molecules. [GOC:mah]

Involved In

This protein is involved in 45 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
response to ischemiabiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a inadequate blood supply. [GOC:hjd]
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIbiological processAny process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription mediated by RNA polymerase II. [GOC:go_curators, GOC:txnOH]
inflammatory responsebiological processThe immediate defensive reaction (by vertebrate tissue) to infection or injury caused by chemical or physical agents. The process is characterized by local vasodilation, extravasation of plasma into intercellular spaces and accumulation of white blood cells and macrophages. [GO_REF:0000022, ISBN:0198506732]
response to oxidative stressbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of oxidative stress, a state often resulting from exposure to high levels of reactive oxygen species, e.g. superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radicals. [GOC:jl, PMID:12115731]
proteasomal ubiquitin-independent protein catabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a protein or peptide by hydrolysis of its peptide bonds that is mediated by the proteasome but do not involve ubiquitin. [GOC:tb]
positive regulation of gene expressionbiological processAny process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of gene expression. Gene expression is the process in which a gene's coding sequence is converted into a mature gene product (protein or RNA). [GOC:txnOH-2018]
negative regulation of cardiac muscle cell apoptotic processbiological processAny process that decreases the rate or extent of cardiac cell apoptotic process, a form of programmed cell death induced by external or internal signals that trigger the activity of proteolytic caspases whose actions dismantle a cardiac muscle cell and result in its death. [GOC:BHF, GOC:dph, GOC:mtg_apoptosis, GOC:rl, GOC:tb]
positive regulation of neuron projection developmentbiological processAny process that increases the rate, frequency or extent of neuron projection development. Neuron projection development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites). [GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
protein ubiquitinationbiological processThe process in which one or more ubiquitin groups are added to a protein. [GOC:ai]
positive regulation of blood coagulationbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of blood coagulation. [GOC:mah]
endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein responsebiological processThe series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of the presence of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or other ER-related stress; results in changes in the regulation of transcription and translation. [GOC:mah, PMID:12042763]
cellular response to oxidative stressbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of oxidative stress, a state often resulting from exposure to high levels of reactive oxygen species, e.g. superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radicals. [GOC:mah]
PERK-mediated unfolded protein responsebiological processThe series of molecular signals mediated by the endoplasmic reticulum membrane stress sensor PERK (PKR-like ER kinase). Begins with activation of PERK in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. The main substrate of PERK is the translation initiation factor eIF2alpha. Serine-phosphorylation of eIF2alpha by PERK inactivates eIF2alpha and inhibits general protein translation. In addition, eIF2alpha phosphorylation preferentially increases the translation of selective mRNAs such as ATF4 (activating transcription factor 4), which up regulates a subset of UPR genes required to restore folding capacity. [GOC:bf, GOC:PARL, PMID:22013210, PMID:27629041]
cellular response to glucose starvationbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of deprivation of glucose. [GOC:jl]
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a protein or peptide by hydrolysis of its peptide bonds, initiated by the covalent attachment of ubiquitin, and mediated by the proteasome. [GOC:go_curators]
positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migrationbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the migration of the endothelial cells of blood vessels. [GOC:go_curators]
regulation of innate immune responsebiological processAny process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the innate immune response, the organism's first line of defense against infection. [GOC:ebc]
cell redox homeostasisbiological processAny process that maintains the redox environment of a cell or compartment within a cell. [GOC:ai, GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
positive regulation of angiogenesisbiological processAny process that activates or increases angiogenesis. [GOC:go_curators]
positive regulation of DNA-templated transcriptionbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription. [GOC:go_curators, GOC:txnOH]
positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter. [GOC:go_curators, GOC:txnOH]
regulation of embryonic developmentbiological processAny process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of embryonic development. [GOC:go_curators]
aflatoxin catabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aflatoxin, a fungal metabolite found as a contaminant in moldy grains that induces liver cancer. Aflatoxin induces a G to T transversion at codon 249 of p53, leading to its inactivation. Aflatoxin is converted to a chemical carcinogen by P450. [GOC:ai, PMID:20807200]
positive regulation of glucose importbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the import of the hexose monosaccharide glucose into a cell or organelle. [GOC:ai, GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
cellular response to hydrogen peroxidebiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stimulus. [CHEBI:16240, GOC:mah]
cellular response to copper ionbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a copper ion stimulus. [GOC:mah]
cellular response to tumor necrosis factorbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a tumor necrosis factor stimulus. [GOC:mah]
cellular response to hypoxiabiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating lowered oxygen tension. Hypoxia, defined as a decline in O2 levels below normoxic levels of 20.8 - 20.95%, results in metabolic adaptation at both the cellular and organismal level. [GOC:mah]
cellular response to xenobiotic stimulusbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a xenobiotic, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical. [GOC:krc, GOC:mah]
cellular response to fluid shear stressbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a fluid shear stress stimulus. Fluid shear stress is the force acting on an object in a system where the fluid is moving across a solid surface. [GOC:mah]
cellular response to laminar fluid shear stressbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a laminar fluid shear stress stimulus. Laminar fluid flow is the force acting on an object in a system where the fluid is moving across a solid surface in parallel layers. [GOC:mah]
negative regulation of ferroptosisbiological processAny process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of ferroptosis. [GOC:sp, PMID:24439385, PMID:25402683, PMID:29290465]
integrated stress response signalingbiological processThe series of molecular signals generated in response to diverse stress stimuli required to restore cellular homeostasis. The core event in this pathway is the phosphorylation of eIF2 alpha by one of four members of the eIF2a kinase family (EIF2AK1/HRI, EIF2AK2/PKR, EIF2AK3/PERK and EIF2AK4/GCN2), which leads to a decrease in global protein synthesis and the induction of selected genes, including the transcription factor ATF4, that together promote cellular recovery. [PMID:27629041]
negative regulation of cellular response to hypoxiabiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cellular response to hypoxia. [GOC:TermGenie, GOC:yaf]
regulation of cellular response to oxidative stressbiological processAny process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of cellular response to oxidative stress. [GOC:mah, GOC:TermGenie]
negative regulation of hematopoietic stem cell differentiationbiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of hematopoietic stem cell differentiation. [GOC:TermGenie, PMID:23403623]
negative regulation of oxidative stress-induced intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathwaybiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of an oxidative stress-induced intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway. [GOC:BHF, GOC:mtg_apoptosis, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:11672522]
positive regulation of glutathione biosynthetic processbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of glutathione biosynthetic process. [GO_REF:0000058, GOC:bf, GOC:PARL, GOC:TermGenie]
positive regulation of ERAD pathwaybiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of ERAD pathway. [GO_REF:0000058, GOC:bf, GOC:PARL, GOC:TermGenie]
cellular response to angiotensinbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an angiotensin stimulus. Angiotensin is any of three physiologically active peptides (angiotensin II, III, or IV) processed from angiotensinogen. [GO_REF:0000071, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:22982863]
negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell migrationbiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of vascular associated smooth muscle cell migration. [GO_REF:0000058, GOC:BHF, GOC:BHF_miRNA, GOC:rph, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:20693317]
positive regulation of ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process. [GOC:BHF]
regulation of removal of superoxide radicalsbiological processAny process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of removal of superoxide radicals. [GOC:obol]
negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic processbiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of endothelial cell apoptotic process. [GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, GOC:mtg_apoptosis]
positive regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic processbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of reactive oxygen species metabolic process. [GOC:mah]