USP25 regulates KEAP1-NRF2 anti-oxidation axis and its inactivation protects acetaminophen-induced liver injury in male mice.

Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a transcription factor responsible for mounting an anti-oxidation gene expression program to counter oxidative stress. Under unstressed conditions, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), an adaptor protein for CUL3 E3 ubiquitin ligase, mediates NRF2 ubiquitination and degradation. We show here that the deubiquitinase ...
USP25 directly binds to KEAP1 and prevents KEAP1's own ubiquitination and degradation. In the absence of Usp25 or if the DUB is inhibited, KEAP1 is downregulated and NRF2 is stabilized, allowing the cells to respond to oxidative stress more readily. In acetaminophen (APAP) overdose-induced oxidative liver damage in male mice, the inactivation of Usp25, either genetically or pharmacologically, greatly attenuates liver injury and reduces the mortality rates resulted from lethal doses of APAP.
Mesh Terms:
Acetaminophen, Animals, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic, Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1, Liver, Male, Mice, NF-E2-Related Factor 2, Oxidative Stress, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase
Nat Commun
Date: Jun. 20, 2023
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