Hyperactivation of Nrf2 increases stress tolerance at the cost of aging acceleration due to metabolic deregulation

Metazoans respond to harmful challenges by mounting anti-stress responses. This adaptation along with the evolvement of metabolic networks, were fundamental forces during evolution. Central to anti-stress responses are a number of short-lived transcription factors that by functioning as stress sensors mobilize genomic responses aiming to eliminate stressors and restore tissue homeodynamics. We have found that increased expression of nuclear...