SIRT1; SIR2L1; NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-1; hSIRT1; Regulatory protein SIR2 homolog 1; SIR2-like protein 1; hSIR2
Background
This gene encodes a member of the sirtuin family of proteins, homologs to the yeast Sir2 protein. Members of the sirtuin family are characterized by a sirtuin core domain and grouped into four classes. The functions of human sirtuins have not yet been determined; however, yeast sirtuin proteins are known to regulate epigenetic gene silencing and suppress recombination of rDNA.