These results suggest that mutant p53 increases NRF2 localization to the nucleus of cancer cells where it redirects NRF2 to ARE elements of specific genes, activating their transcription (TXN, TXNRD1), and conversely it sequesters NRF2 from other targets (HMOX1, ABCC3) leading to their downregulation. This evidence concerns the gene NFE2L2 and cancer.