Sirtuins, Aging, and Medicine

Sirtuins were originally identified as antiaging proteins in model genetic organisms and have emerged as mediators of the beneficial effects of calorie restriction in mammals. The mammalian Sir2 orthologue, SIRT1, is an NAD-dependent deacetylase that is involved in many central pathways governing ph...

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Main Author: Guarente, Leonard Pershing
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Medical Society 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124934