SQSTM1 and tuberculosis: Furthermore, the inhibition of NRF2 by brusatol (I-NRF2) at concentrations able to reduce NRF2 expression (5 nM) (Figure 6C), decreased p62/SQSTM1 and K-bZIP expression (Figure 6D), suggesting that both HSF1 and NRF2 transcription factors played a role in the KSHV lytic antigen expression induced by TB or BZ in PEL cells.