SirT1 brings stemness closer to cancer and aging

Sirtuin 1 acts in various cell processes, deacetylating both chromatin and non-histone proteins, and its role in cancer and aging has long been studied and debated. Here we discuss another aspect of SirT1 biology, its function as a stem cell pluripotency and differentiation regulator. We evaluate th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Calvanese, Vincenzo, Fraga, Mario F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2011
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Research Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3082011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21307403
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Sumario:Sirtuin 1 acts in various cell processes, deacetylating both chromatin and non-histone proteins, and its role in cancer and aging has long been studied and debated. Here we discuss another aspect of SirT1 biology, its function as a stem cell pluripotency and differentiation regulator. We evaluate the implications of these findings in sirtuin inhibition-based cancer treatment and in the application of sirtuin activation for anti-aging therapy.

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