Summary of cellular localization, target proteins, and functions of sirtuins in aging
Sirtuin | Cellular localization | Molecular weight (kDa) | Enzymatic activity | Target proteins | Function | References |
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Sirt1 | NuclearCytoplasmic | 81.7 | DeacetylationDecrotonylationDelactylation | H1, H3, H4, LKB1, AMPK, MnSOD, NF-κB, FOXO, PGC-1α, mTOR | DNA repair, insulin secretion, glucose metabolism, neuroprotection | [7, 54, 55] |
Sirt2 | CytoplasmicNuclear | 43.2 | DeacetylationDemyristoylation | H4K16, α-tubulin, FOXO, p53 | Cell cycle regulation, DNA repair | [22, 56] |
Sirt3 | MitochondrialNuclearCytoplasmic | 43.6 | DeacetylationDecrotonylationDelactylation | H3, H4, FOXO, MnSOD, catalase, p53GDH | ATP production, regulation of mitochondrial metabolism | [26, 27, 54, 55] |
Sirt4 | Mitochondrial | 35.2 | ADP-ribosylationDeacylationDeacetylation | AMPK, Glutamate dehydrogenase malonyl-CoA decarboxylase | Insulin secretion, fatty acid oxidation, apoptosis | [30, 57, 58] |
Sirt5 | Mitochondrial | 33.9 | DeacetylationDemalonyationDesuccinylationDeglutarylation | SOD, Succinate dehydrogenase | Fatty acid oxidation, oxidative stress | [36, 59–61] |
Sirt6 | Nuclear | 39.1 | ADP-ribosylation DemyristoylationDeacetylationDepalmitoylation | H2B, H3, FOXO, PARP1, NF-κB, IGF-1/AKT | DNA repair, genome stability, telomere maintenance, stress response, energy homeostasis | [38, 45, 62, 63] |
Sirt7 | Nucleolar | 44.8 | DeacetylationDesuccinylationADP-ribosylation | H2A, H2B, H3, FOXO3a, RNA polymerase-1, PARP-1, p53, ELK-4 | Regulation of rRNA transcription, stress resistance, DNA repair | [64–66] |
AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; MnSOD: manganese superoxide dismutase; FOXO: forkhead box protein O; PGC-1α: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-activator-1α; GDH: glutamate dehydrogenase; SOD: superoxide dismutase; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1
The authors thank the Department of Biochemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for support of research facilities under UGC-SAP, DBT, and DST-FIST, New Delhi.
PS: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Visualization. AKR: Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. DS: Conceptualization, Validation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. The authors read and approved the submitted version.
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The study was supported by the Department of Biochemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, under UGC-SAP, DBT, and DST-FIST, New Delhi. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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