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 …

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 …

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 …

Sirtuins in gamete biology and reproductive physiology: emerging roles and therapeutic potential in female and male infertility

C Tatone, G Di Emidio, A Barbonetti… - Human …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract BACKGROUND Sirtuins (SIRT1-7) are a family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases
that catalyze post-translational modifications of proteins. Together, they respond to …

Therapeutic potential and activity modulation of the protein lysine deacylase sirtuin 5

F Fiorentino, C Castiello, A Mai… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sirtiun 5 (SIRT5) is a NAD+-dependent protein lysine deacylase primarily located in
mitochondria. SIRT5 displays an affinity for negatively charged acyl groups and mainly …

Potent and specific activators for mitochondrial sirtuins Sirt3 and Sirt5

B Suenkel, S Valente, C Zwergel, S Weiss… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sirtuins are NAD+-dependent protein deacylases involved in metabolic regulation and
aging-related diseases. Specific activators for seven human Sirtuin isoforms would be …

Novel 1, 4-dihydropyridines as specific binders and activators of SIRT3 impair cell viability and clonogenicity and downregulate hypoxia-induced targets in cancer …

C Zwergel, M Aventaggiato, S Garbo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The mitochondrial SIRT3 modulates several biological pathways such as cancer,
metabolism, and hypoxia-related diseases. Recently, we discovered new 1, 4 …

The Current State of NAD+‐Dependent Histone Deacetylases (Sirtuins) as Novel Therapeutic Targets

M Schiedel, D Robaa, T Rumpf… - Medicinal research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sirtuins are NAD+‐dependent protein deacylases that cleave off acetyl, as well as other acyl
groups, from the ε‐amino group of lysines in histones and other substrate proteins. Seven …

A novel small-molecule activator of Sirtuin-1 induces autophagic cell death/mitophagy as a potential therapeutic strategy in glioblastoma

Z Yao, X Zhang, Y Zhen, XY He, S Zhao, XF Li… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Sirtuin-1 (SIRT1), the mammalian ortholog of yeast Sir2p, is well known to be a
highly conserved NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase that has been emerging as a key …

SIRT3 Activation a promise in drug development? New insights into SIRT3 biology and its implications on the drug discovery process

C Lambona, C Zwergel, S Valente… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sirtuins catalyze deacetylation of lysine residues with a NAD+-dependent mechanism. In
mammals, the sirtuin family is composed of seven members, divided into four subclasses …