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FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as KEAP1_HUMAN, KEAP1, INRF2, KIAA0132, KLHL19. Substrate-specific adapter of a BCR (BTB-CUL3-RBX1) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that regulates the response to oxidative stress by targeting NFE2L2/NRF2 for ubiquitination (PubMed:14585973, PubMed:15379550, PubMed:15572695, PubMed:15983046, PubMed:15601839). KEAP1 acts as a key sensor of oxidative and electrophilic stress: in normal conditions, the BCR(KEAP1) complex mediates ubiquitination and degradation of NFE2L2/NRF2, a transcription factor regulating expression of many cytoprotective genes (PubMed:15601839, PubMed:16006525). In response to oxidative stress, different electrophile metabolites trigger non-enzymatic covalent modifications of highly reactive cysteine residues in KEAP1, leading to inactivate the ubiquitin ligase activity of the BCR(KEAP1) complex, promoting NFE2L2/NRF2 nuclear accumulation and expression of phase II detoxifying enzymes (PubMed:19489739, PubMed:16006525, PubMed:17127771, PubMed:18251510, PubMed:29590092). In response to selective autophagy, KEAP1 is sequestered in inclusion bodies following its interaction with SQSTM1/p62, leading to inactivation of the BCR(KEAP1) complex and activation of NFE2L2/NRF2 (PubMed:20452972). The BCR(KEAP1) complex also mediates ubiquitination of SQSTM1/p62, increasing SQSTM1/p62 sequestering activity and degradation (PubMed:28380357). The BCR(KEAP1) complex also targets BPTF and PGAM5 for ubiquitination and degradation by the proteasome (PubMed:15379550, PubMed:17046835). Component of the BCR(KEAP1) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, at least composed of 2 molecules of CUL3, 2 molecules of KEAP1, and RBX1 (PubMed:15572695, PubMed:15983046, PubMed:15601839, PubMed:17127771, PubMed:18251510, PubMed:24896564). Interacts with NFE2L2/NRF2; the interaction is direct (PubMed:15379550, PubMed:15601839, PubMed:16006525, PubMed:18387606, PubMed:16888629). Forms a ternary complex with NFE2L2/NRF2 and PGAM5 (PubMed:17046835). Interacts with (phosphorylated) SQSTM1/p62; the interaction is direct and inactivates the BCR(KEAP1) complex by sequestering it in inclusion bodies, promoting its degradation (PubMed:20495340, PubMed:20452972). Interacts with NFE2L1 (PubMed:16687406). Interacts with BPTF and PTMA (PubMed:15657435). Interacts with MAP1LC3B (PubMed:24089205). Interacts indirectly with ENC1 (PubMed:19424503). Interacts with SESN1 and SESN2 (PubMed:23274085). Interacts with HSP90AA1 and HSP90AB1 (PubMed:26517842).

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KEAP1

Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1

KEAP1

Molecular Synopsis