Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Nestin regulates cellular redox homeostasis in lung cancer through the Keap1–Nrf2 feedback loop

  • Jiancheng Wang,
  • Qiying Lu,
  • Jianye Cai,
  • Yi Wang,
  • Xiaofan Lai,
  • Yuan Qiu,
  • Yinong Huang,
  • Qiong Ke,
  • Yanan Zhang,
  • Yuanjun Guan,
  • Haoxiang Wu,
  • Yuanyuan Wang,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Yue Shi,
  • Kang Zhang,
  • Maosheng Wang,
  • Andy Peng Xiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12925-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Loss of Nestin sensitizes non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) to oxidative stress. Here, the authors report a feedback loop between Nestin and Nrf2 wherein Nestin competes with Nrf2 for Keap1 binding, preventing Nrf2 degradation, and show the Nestin–Keap1–Nrf2 axis to regulate redox homeostasis in NSCLC.