Publication Date:
2014-05-07
Description:
The transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a master regulator of antioxidant genes, and its activation in astrocytes confers noncell-autonomous neuroprotection. A recent interesting and provocative study published in PNAS proposes that neuronal activity stabilizes Nrf2 expression in astrocytes, leading to astrocytic Nrf2-mediated gene expression (1)....
Keywords:
Letters
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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