The human sirtuin family: Evolutionary divergences and functions

The human sirtuin family: Evolutionary divergences and functions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The sirtuin family of proteins is categorised as class III histone deacetylases that play complex and important roles in ageing-related pathological conditions such as cancer and the deregulation of metabolism. There are seven members in humans, divided into four...

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Main Authors: Vassilopoulos Athanassios, Fritz Kristofer S, Petersen Dennis R, Gius David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:Human Genomics
Subjects:
Evolution
histone deacetylases
human diseases
metabolism
sirtuins
Online Access:http://www.humgenomics.com/content/5/5/485

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