Table 1.
Ferroptosis-related genes that are transcriptionally regulated by Nrf2.
| Gene symbol | Gene name | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Glutathione-related | ||
| GCLM | Glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Kwak et al., 2003; Lee et al., 2003 |
| GCLC | Glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Kwak et al., 2003; Lee et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2011 |
| GSS | Glutathione synthetase | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Wu et al., 2011 |
| SLC7A11 | System xc- | Sasaki et al., 2002 |
| GPX4 | Glutathione peroxidase 4 | Lee et al., 2003; Salazar et al., 2006; Wu et al., 2011 |
| GSR | Glutathione reductase | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Kwak et al., 2003; Lee et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2011 |
| TXN1 | Thioredoxin 1 | Kwak et al., 2003; Lee et al., 2003 |
| TXNRD1 | Thioredoxin reductase 1 | Kwak et al., 2003; Lee et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2011 |
| Iron-related | ||
| FTH1 | Ferritin heavy chain 1 | Lee et al., 2003; Pietsch et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2011 |
| FTL | Ferritin light chain | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Lee et al., 2003; Pietsch et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2011 |
| TFRC | Transferrin receptor 1 | Lee et al., 2003 |
| FPN1 (SLC40A1) | Ferroportin | Marro et al., 2010 |
| MT1G | Metallothionein 1G | Sun et al., 2016a |
| HMOX1 | Heme oxygenase 1 | Alam et al., 1999; Lee et al., 2003 |
| BLVRA | Biliverdin reductase A | Agyeman et al., 2012 |
| BLVRB | Biliverdin reductase B | Wu et al., 2011; Agyeman et al., 2012 |
| FECH | Ferrochelatase | Wu et al., 2011; Campbell et al., 2013 |
| ABCB6 | ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 6 | Campbell et al., 2013 |
| HRG1 | Heme-response gene 1 | Campbell et al., 2013 |
| NAPDH regeneration | ||
| G6PD | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Lee et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2011 |
| PGD | Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Wu et al., 2011 |
| ME1 | Malic enzyme 1 | Thimmulappa et al., 2002; Kwak et al., 2003; Lee et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2011 |
| Transcription factors | ||
| PPARG | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma | Cho et al., 2010 |
| PPARGC1A | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α | Neymotin et al., 2011 |