Silencing metabolic disorders by novel SIRT1 activators.

Sakamoto, Kei · Cell Metab · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

SIRT1, a NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylase that regulates transcription factors involved in key cellular processes, has been implicated as a mediator of the beneficial effects of calorie restriction. In a recent issue of Nature, Milne et al. (2007) describe novel potent activators of SIRT1, whose administration to insulin-resistant animals improves glucose homeostasis.

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