ArticlePLoS genetics2017
WDR23 regulates NRF2 independently of KEAP1.
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- Metabolic shifts driven by host-microbial interactions.The FEBS journal · 2026Review
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- LIN-23 AffectsbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Beyond KEAP1: The Context-Specific NRF2 Partner Code in Disease and Therapy.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- 3,5-Dicaffeoylquinic Acid Delayed Aging and Promoted Oxidative Stress Tolerance via Activation of the SKN-1/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- TM4SF5-mediated KEAP1 Regulation in Hepatocytes Irrelevant to NRF2 Expression and Activity Promotes Oxidative Stress and Inflammation to Develop Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- 6-PPD induces mitochondrial dysfunction and reduces healthspan and lifespan through SKN-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans.Journal of hazardous materials · 2025Article
- Dynamic regulation of the oxidative stress response by the E3 ligase TRIP12.Cell reports · 2025Article
- Protein sequence editing defines distinct and overlapping functions of SKN-1A/Nrf1 and SKN-1C/Nrf2.PLoS genetics · 2025Article
- SQST-1/p62-regulated SKN-1/Nrf mediates a phagocytic stress response via transcriptional activation of lyst-1/LYST.PLoS genetics · 2025Article
- Implications of frequent hitter E3 ligases in targeted protein degradation screens.Nature chemical biology · 2025Review
- Model organisms for investigating the functional involvement of NRF2 in non-communicable diseases.Redox biology · 2025Review
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- The Rich Evolutionary History of the Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolic Arsenal Shapes Its Mechanistic Plasticity at the Onset of Metazoan Regeneration.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Hepatic WDR23 proteostasis mediates insulin homeostasis by regulating insulin-degrading enzyme capacity.GeroScience · 2024Article
- Mechanistic Insights and Potential Therapeutic Implications of NRF2 in Diabetic Encephalopathy.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Review
- Serotonin deficiency from constitutive SKN-1 activation drives pathogen apathy.Nature communications · 2024Article
- The Role of NRF2 in Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion Disorders.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Sequestosome 1 (p62) mitigates hypoxia-induced cardiac dysfunction by stabilizing hypoxia-inducible factor 1α and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2.Cardiovascular research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Cellular adaptation to stress is essential to ensure organismal survival. NRF2/NFE2L2 is a key determinant of xenobiotic stress responses, and loss of negative regulation by the KEAP1-CUL3 proteasome system is implicated in several chemo- and radiation-resistant cancers. Advantageously using C. elegans alongside human cell culture models, we establish a new WDR23-DDB1-CUL4 regulatory axis for NRF2 activity that operates independently of the canonical KEAP1-CUL3 system. WDR23 binds the DIDLID sequence within the Neh2 domain of NRF2 to regulate its stability; this regulation is not dependent on the KEAP1-binding DLG or ETGE motifs. The C-terminal domain of WDR23 is highly conserved and involved in regulation of NRF2 by the DDB1-CUL4 complex. The addition of WDR23 increases cellular sensitivity to cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs and suppresses NRF2 in KEAP1-negative cancer cell lines. Together, our results identify WDR23 as an alternative regulator of NRF2 proteostasis and uncover a cellular pathway that regulates NRF2 activity and capacity for cytoprotection independently of KEAP1.
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