The role of Nrf1 and Nrf2 in the regulation of copper-responsive transcription.

ABSTRACT: Recent evidences indicated Nrf2 is more potent than Nrf1 in the activation of antioxidant genes. However, the roles of Nrf proteins in the regulation of copper-responsive transcription have not been well addressed. We took the toxicogenomic approach and the present network and Gene Ontology analyses results showed that Nrf1 and Nrf2 are distinctively involved in copper-responsive transcriptional regulation in HepG2 transcriptome. Cells deficient in either Nrf1 or Nrf2 were more susceptible to copper exposure than wild type cells. Nrf1 and Nrf2 null cells were transfected with the luciferase reporters containing either ARE(s) or a combination of ARE(s) and MREs, and then treated with copper. In Nrf2-null (Nrf2(-/-)) cells, copper did not activate transcription of reporter genes, whereas Nrf

SUBMITTER: Song MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3964198 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature