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SUBMITTER: Nogueiras R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3746174 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nogueiras Ruben R Habegger Kirk M KM Chaudhary Nilika N Finan Brian B Banks Alexander S AS Dietrich Marcelo O MO Horvath Tamas L TL Sinclair David A DA Pfluger Paul T PT Tschöp Matthias H MH
Physiological reviews 20120701 3
The sirtuins are a family of highly conserved NAD(+)-dependent deacetylases that act as cellular sensors to detect energy availability and modulate metabolic processes. Two sirtuins that are central to the control of metabolic processes are mammalian sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), which are localized to the nucleus and mitochondria, respectively. Both are activated by high NAD(+) levels, a condition caused by low cellular energy status. By deacetylating a variety of proteins that induc ...[more]