Sirtuins

Synonyms

Silent Mating Type Information Regulator 2 like Proteins

Silent Mating Type Information Regulator 2-like Proteins

Sir2 like Proteins

Sir2-like Proteins

A homologous family of regulatory enzymes that are structurally related to the protein silent mating type information regulator 2 (Sir2) found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Sirtuins contain a central catalytic core region which binds NAD. Several of the sirtuins utilize NAD to deacetylate proteins such as HISTONES and are categorized as GROUP III HISTONE DEACETYLASES. Several other sirtuin members utilize NAD to transfer ADP-RIBOSE to proteins and are categorized as MONO ADP-RIBOSE TRANSFERASES, while a third group of sirtuins appears to have both deacetylase and ADP ribose transferase activities.

See Also
Silent Information Regulator Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae