Sirtuin activators and inhibitors: Promises, achievements, and challenges

H Dai, DA Sinclair, JL Ellis, C Steegborn - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
The NAD+-dependent protein lysine deacylases of the Sirtuin family regulate various
physiological functions, from energy metabolism to stress responses. The human Sirtuin …

[HTML][HTML] Adipogenesis: a complex interplay of multiple molecular determinants and pathways

MA Ambele, P Dhanraj, R Giles, MS Pepper - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied.
However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem …

Structural basis of Sirtuin 6-catalyzed nucleosome deacetylation

ZA Wang, JW Markert, SD Whedon… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The reversible acetylation of histone lysine residues is controlled by the action of
acetyltransferases and deacetylases (HDACs), which regulate chromatin structure and gene …

[HTML][HTML] Post-translational protein acetylation: an elegant mechanism for bacteria to dynamically regulate metabolic functions

DG Christensen, X Xie, N Basisty, J Byrnes… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-translational modifications (PTM) decorate proteins to provide functional heterogeneity
to an existing proteome. The large number of known PTMs highlights the many ways that …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A molecular mechanism for direct sirtuin activation by resveratrol

M Gertz, GTT Nguyen, F Fischer, B Suenkel… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Sirtuins are protein deacetylases regulating metabolism, stress responses, and aging
processes, and they were suggested to mediate the lifespan extending effect of a low calorie …

[HTML][HTML] Sirtuin regulation in aging and injury

N Poulose, R Raju - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2015 - Elsevier
Sirtuins or Sir2 family of proteins are a class of NAD+ dependent protein deacetylases which
are evolutionarily conserved from bacteria to humans. Some sirtuins also exhibit mono-ADP …

Sirtuins' control of autophagy and mitophagy in cancer

M Aventaggiato, E Vernucci, F Barreca… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mammalian cells use a specialized and complex machinery for the removal of altered
proteins or dysfunctional organelles. Such machinery is part of a mechanism called …

Ex-527 inhibits Sirtuins by exploiting their unique NAD+-dependent deacetylation mechanism

M Gertz, F Fischer, GTT Nguyen… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Sirtuins are protein deacetylases regulating metabolism and stress responses. The seven
human Sirtuins (Sirt1–7) are attractive drug targets, but Sirtuin inhibition mechanisms are …

[HTML][HTML] The role of sirtuins in cellular homeostasis

W Kupis, J Pałyga, E Tomal… - Journal of physiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Sirtuins are evolutionarily conserved nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent
lysine deacylases or ADP-ribosyltransferases. These cellular enzymes are metabolic …