Review of molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of the Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway by chemopreventive agents

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 647, Issue , 2010, Pages 37-74

  Giudice, Aldo ^a   Arra, Claudio ^a   Turco, Maria C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ARE EpREs; Chemopreventive agents; Cul3; Cysteine residues; Degradation; E3 ubiquitin ligases; Exportins; Importins; Keap1; NES; NLS; Nrf2; Oxidative stress; Ubiquitination

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84867350387     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-738-9_3     Document Type: Review

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