TY - JOUR
T1 - The Contentious History of Sirtuin Debates
AU - Naiman, S
AU - Cohen, H. Y.
N1 - We thank members of the Cohen lab for their helpful comments on the manuscript. We also thank Avia Cohen for generating Figure 1. This study was supported by grants from the Israeli Academy of Sciences, Koret Foundation, I-Core, and the ERC: European Research Council for H.Y.C.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - The sirtuins are highly conserved enzyme homologues of the yeast Sir2, with activities of NAD+ dependent deacetylase and/or mono ADP ribosyltransferase. A long line of evidence has implicated sirtuins in regulating the aging process of yeast, worms, flies, and rodents. Moreover, much work has been published on the important role of sirtuins in several age-related diseases such as diabetes type II, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and dyslipidemia. However, despite the many publications supporting a pro-longevity role for sirtuins, there has been emerging debate about the direct role of Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster sirtuins in aging and in lifespan extension in response to dietary restriction. In addition, until recently, the role of the seven mammalian sirtuins, SIRT1 to SIRT7, in regulating lifespan was unclear. Here, we review the history of the scientific debate on the role of sirtuins in regulating lifespan, especially in light of a recent publication showing a direct regulation of mammalian lifespan by a sirtuin family member, SIRT6.
AB - The sirtuins are highly conserved enzyme homologues of the yeast Sir2, with activities of NAD+ dependent deacetylase and/or mono ADP ribosyltransferase. A long line of evidence has implicated sirtuins in regulating the aging process of yeast, worms, flies, and rodents. Moreover, much work has been published on the important role of sirtuins in several age-related diseases such as diabetes type II, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and dyslipidemia. However, despite the many publications supporting a pro-longevity role for sirtuins, there has been emerging debate about the direct role of Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster sirtuins in aging and in lifespan extension in response to dietary restriction. In addition, until recently, the role of the seven mammalian sirtuins, SIRT1 to SIRT7, in regulating lifespan was unclear. Here, we review the history of the scientific debate on the role of sirtuins in regulating lifespan, especially in light of a recent publication showing a direct regulation of mammalian lifespan by a sirtuin family member, SIRT6.
KW - Aging
UR - https://scholar.google.co.il/scholar?q=The+Contentious+History+of+Sirtuin+Debates&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5
U2 - 10.5041/rmmj.10093
DO - 10.5041/rmmj.10093
M3 - Article
SN - 2076-9172
VL - 3
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
JF - Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
IS - 4
M1 - e0022
ER -
