Sirtuin functions and modulation: from chemistry to the clinic

V Carafa, D Rotili, M Forgione, F Cuomo… - Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
Sirtuins are NAD+-dependent histone deacetylases regulating important metabolic
pathways in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and are involved in many biological processes …

Emerging roles of SIRT6 in human diseases and its modulators

G Liu, H Chen, H Liu, W Zhang… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The biological functions of sirtuin 6 (SIRT6; eg, deacetylation, defatty‐acylation, and mono‐
ADP‐ribosylation) play a pivotal role in regulating lifespan and several fundamental …

Identification of a cellularly active SIRT6 allosteric activator

Z Huang, J Zhao, W Deng, Y Chen, J Shang… - Nature chemical …, 2018 - nature.com
SIRT6, a member of the SIRT deacetylase family, is responsible for deacetylation of histone
H3 N ε-acetyl-lysines 9 (H3K9ac) and 56 (H3K56ac). As a tumor suppressor, SIRT6 has …

Emerging therapeutic potential of SIRT6 modulators

F Fiorentino, A Mai, D Rotili - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) is an NAD+-dependent protein deacylase and mono-ADP-
ribosyltransferase of the sirtuin family with a wide substrate specificity. In vitro and in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Sirtuins in glucose and lipid metabolism

X Ye, M Li, T Hou, T Gao, W Zhu, Y Yang - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sirtuins are evolutionarily conserved protein, serving as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-
dependent deacetylases or adenosine diphosphate-ribosyltransferases. The mammalian …

An epigenetic gene silencing pathway selectively acting on transgenic DNA in the green alga Chlamydomonas

J Neupert, SD Gallaher, Y Lu, D Strenkert… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Silencing of exogenous DNA can make transgene expression very inefficient. Genetic
screens in the model alga Chlamydomonas have demonstrated that transgene silencing can …

Natural polyphenols as sirtuin 6 modulators

M Rahnasto-Rilla, J Tyni, M Huovinen, E Jarho… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Flavonoids are polyphenolic secondary metabolites synthesized by plants and fungus with
various pharmacological effects. Due to their plethora of biological activities, they have been …

Sirtuin 6 inhibition protects against glucocorticoid-induced skeletal muscle atrophy by regulating IGF/PI3K/AKT signaling

S Mishra, C Cosentino, AK Tamta, D Khan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic activation of stress hormones such as glucocorticoids leads to skeletal muscle
wasting in mammals. However, the molecular events that mediate glucocorticoid-induced …

Discovery of a pyrrole-pyridinimidazole derivative as novel SIRT6 inhibitor for sensitizing pancreatic cancer to gemcitabine

N Song, X Guan, S Zhang, Y Wang, X Wang, Z Lu… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive cancer, and is primarily treated with gemcitabine,
with increasing resistance. SIRT6 as a member of sirtuin family plays important roles in …

A Focused DNA-Encoded Chemical Library for the Discovery of Inhibitors of NAD+-Dependent Enzymes

LH Yuen, S Dana, Y Liu, SI Bloom… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
DNA-encoded chemical libraries are increasingly used in pharmaceutical research because
they enable the rapid discovery of synthetic protein ligands. Here we explored whether …