The sirtuin family in health and disease

QJ Wu, TN Zhang, HH Chen, XF Yu, JL Lv… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Sirtuins (SIRTs) are nicotine adenine dinucleotide (+)-dependent histone deacetylases
regulating critical signaling pathways in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and are involved in …

Sirtuins and disease: the road ahead

V Carafa, A Nebbioso, L Altucci - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Sirtuins represent a promising new class of conserved histone deacetylases, originally
identified in yeast. The activity of the sirtuin (SirT) family–made up of seven members (SirT1 …

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 …

Small molecules as SIRT modulators

X Bai, L Yao, X Ma, X Xu - Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Sirtuins are a family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases (class III histone deacetylases).
Seven mammalian sirtuins, SIRT1-7, are identified, as the functions and locations differ …

An overview of Sirtuins as potential therapeutic target: Structure, function and modulators

Y Wang, J He, M Liao, M Hu, W Li, H Ouyang… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Sirtuin (Yeast Silent Information RegulatorsⅡ, Sir2) was first discovered in the
1970s. Because of its function by removing acetylated groups from histones in the presence …

SIRT1 activation by natural phytochemicals: an overview

C Iside, M Scafuro, A Nebbioso, L Altucci - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sirtuins are class III histone deacetylases, whose enzymatic activity is dependent on NAD+
as a cofactor. Sirtuins are reported to modulate numerous activities by controlling gene …

Cellular and molecular effects of sirtuins in health and disease

Y Horio, T Hayashi, A Kuno, R Kunimoto - Clinical science, 2011 - portlandpress.com
Sirtuins are NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases that are broadly conserved from bacteria
to humans. Because sirtuins extend the lifespan of yeast, worms and flies, much attention …

Regulation of sirtuin function by posttranslational modifications

F Flick, B Lüscher - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Sirtuins are homologs of the yeast silencing information regulator 2 protein, an NAD+-
dependent (histone) deacetylase. In mammals seven different sirtuins, SIRT1–7, have been …

Sirtuin functions in health and disease

H Yamamoto, K Schoonjans… - Molecular endocrinology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Sirtuins or Sir2 (silent information regulator 2)-related enzymes have originally been defined
as a family of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent enzymes that deacetylate …

SIRT2 as a therapeutic target for age-related disorders

RM de Oliveira, J Sarkander, AG Kazantsev… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Sirtuin proteins are conserved regulators of aging that have recently emerged as important
modifiers of several diseases which commonly occur later in life such as cancer, diabetes …