Ure(k)a! Sirtuins Regulate Mitochondria.

Hallows, William C; Smith, Brian C; Lee, Susan; Denu, John M · Cell · 2009

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Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that multiple metabolic pathways are regulated by sirtuin-dependent protein deacetylation in the mitochondria. In this issue, Nakagawa et al. (2009) show that the sirtuin SIRT5 deacetylates and activates a mitochondrial enzyme, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1, which mediates the first step in the urea cycle.

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