Albena T. Dinkova‐Kostova

Cysteine-based molecular switches: a focus on KEAP1 and BACH1 in regulating the antioxidant response

Due to the chemical properties of their thiol groups and the surrounding amino acid environment, specific cysteines in proteins serve as the principal intracellular sensors for oxidants and electrophiles. In this review, we focus on the ubiquitin ligase substrate adaptor Kelch-li...

Genetic and pharmacologic inhibition of Keap1 dampens the pro-fibrotic program in human hepatic stellate cells

Abstract The increasing prevalence of chronic liver diseases (CLDs) is a global health concern. CLDs can cause fibrosis, and there is an urgent need for antifibrotic agents. The primary driver of fibrogenesis, transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1), activates hepatic stellate...

Sulforaphane Decreases the Burden of AKT1-Expressing Pre-Neoplastic Cells in a Zebrafish Model of Glioblastoma Initiation

Background: Glioblastoma is a primary aggressive brain tumor, with an average survival rate of ~14.6 months. The low therapeutic benefit of current treatments is in part due to glioblastoma-initiating cells hijacking microglia/macrophages to support tumor growth, prompting the de...