Summary of cellular localization, target proteins, and functions of sirtuins in aging

SirtuinCellular localizationMolecular weight (kDa)Enzymatic activityTarget proteinsFunctionReferences
Sirt1Nuclear
Cytoplasmic
81.7Deacetylation
Decrotonylation
Delactylation
H1, H3, H4, LKB1, AMPK, MnSOD, NF-κB, FOXO, PGC-1α, mTORDNA repair, insulin secretion, glucose metabolism, neuroprotection[7, 54, 55]
Sirt2Cytoplasmic
Nuclear
43.2Deacetylation
Demyristoylation
H4K16, α-tubulin, FOXO, p53Cell cycle regulation, DNA repair[22, 56]
Sirt3Mitochondrial
Nuclear
Cytoplasmic
43.6Deacetylation
Decrotonylation
Delactylation
H3, H4, FOXO, MnSOD, catalase, p53
GDH
ATP production, regulation of mitochondrial metabolism[26, 27, 54, 55]
Sirt4Mitochondrial35.2ADP-ribosylation
Deacylation
Deacetylation
AMPK, Glutamate dehydrogenase malonyl-CoA decarboxylaseInsulin secretion, fatty acid oxidation, apoptosis[30, 57, 58]
Sirt5Mitochondrial33.9Deacetylation
Demalonyation
Desuccinylation
Deglutarylation
SOD, Succinate dehydrogenaseFatty acid oxidation, oxidative stress[36, 5961]
Sirt6Nuclear39.1ADP-ribosylation Demyristoylation
Deacetylation
Depalmitoylation
H2B, H3, FOXO, PARP1, NF-κB, IGF-1/AKTDNA repair, genome stability, telomere maintenance, stress response, energy homeostasis[38, 45, 62, 63]
Sirt7Nucleolar44.8Deacetylation
Desuccinylation
ADP-ribosylation
H2A, H2B, H3, FOXO3a, RNA polymerase-1, PARP-1, p53, ELK-4Regulation of rRNA transcription, stress resistance, DNA repair[6466]

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