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Auteurs principaux: Li, Weichen, Liang, Xiaoqian, Xiang, Keyu, Li, Hongyan, Zhang, Yu
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Publié: International journal of molecular sciences 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40244297/
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author Li, Weichen
Liang, Xiaoqian
Xiang, Keyu
Li, Hongyan
Zhang, Yu
author_facet Li, Weichen
Liang, Xiaoqian
Xiang, Keyu
Li, Hongyan
Zhang, Yu
Li, Weichen
Liang, Xiaoqian
Xiang, Keyu
Li, Hongyan
Zhang, Yu
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents The Ancestral KEAP1-NRF Pathway in Amphioxus : Implications for the Evolution of Antioxidant Defense System. Li, Weichen Liang, Xiaoqian Xiang, Keyu Li, Hongyan Zhang, Yu Animals Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 Lancelets NF-E2-Related Factor 2 Antioxidants Signal Transduction Phylogeny Evolution, Molecular Oxidative Stress Humans The Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1)/Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (NRF2) pathway is a key mechanism that responds to oxidative stress and xenobiotic stimuli in vertebrates. However, knowledge of its evolutionary origins remains limited. In this study, we identify the ancestral homologues of KEAP1 and NRF (BjKEAP1 and BjNRF) in cephalochordate amphioxus (). BjNRF uniquely combines the feature domains of vertebrates NRF1 and NRF2, marking it as an evolutionary intermediate. High expression levels of 1 and in the gill, hepatic cecum, and intestine highlight their roles in environmental defense at key interface tissues. Functional studies reveal that BjKEAP1 regulates the cytoplasmic localization of BjNRF. Typical NRF2 activator sulforaphane (SFN) induces its nuclear translocation and significantly elevates the transcriptional expression of BjNRF and phase II detoxification enzymes. Moreover, exposure to the environmental toxin Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) activates this stress response system. These findings bridge critical gaps in our understanding of this pathway in basal chordates and offer new insights into the evolutionary trajectory of the KEAP1-NRF system. Furthermore, this study highlights crucial implications for the conservation of amphioxus in deteriorating marine environments.
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spellingShingle The Ancestral KEAP1-NRF Pathway in Amphioxus : Implications for the Evolution of Antioxidant Defense System.
Li, Weichen
Liang, Xiaoqian
Xiang, Keyu
Li, Hongyan
Zhang, Yu
Animals
Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1
Lancelets
NF-E2-Related Factor 2
Antioxidants
Signal Transduction
Phylogeny
Evolution, Molecular
Oxidative Stress
Humans
The Ancestral KEAP1-NRF Pathway in Amphioxus : Implications for the Evolution of Antioxidant Defense System. Li, Weichen Liang, Xiaoqian Xiang, Keyu Li, Hongyan Zhang, Yu Animals Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 Lancelets NF-E2-Related Factor 2 Antioxidants Signal Transduction Phylogeny Evolution, Molecular Oxidative Stress Humans The Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1)/Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (NRF2) pathway is a key mechanism that responds to oxidative stress and xenobiotic stimuli in vertebrates. However, knowledge of its evolutionary origins remains limited. In this study, we identify the ancestral homologues of KEAP1 and NRF (BjKEAP1 and BjNRF) in cephalochordate amphioxus (). BjNRF uniquely combines the feature domains of vertebrates NRF1 and NRF2, marking it as an evolutionary intermediate. High expression levels of 1 and in the gill, hepatic cecum, and intestine highlight their roles in environmental defense at key interface tissues. Functional studies reveal that BjKEAP1 regulates the cytoplasmic localization of BjNRF. Typical NRF2 activator sulforaphane (SFN) induces its nuclear translocation and significantly elevates the transcriptional expression of BjNRF and phase II detoxification enzymes. Moreover, exposure to the environmental toxin Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) activates this stress response system. These findings bridge critical gaps in our understanding of this pathway in basal chordates and offer new insights into the evolutionary trajectory of the KEAP1-NRF system. Furthermore, this study highlights crucial implications for the conservation of amphioxus in deteriorating marine environments.
title The Ancestral KEAP1-NRF Pathway in Amphioxus : Implications for the Evolution of Antioxidant Defense System.
topic Animals
Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1
Lancelets
NF-E2-Related Factor 2
Antioxidants
Signal Transduction
Phylogeny
Evolution, Molecular
Oxidative Stress
Humans
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40244297/