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SIRT1 sirtuin 1

Gene ID: 23411, updated on 22-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: SIR2; SIR2L1; SIR2alpha

Summary

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. Studies suggest that the human sirtuins may function as intracellular regulatory proteins with mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase activity. The protein encoded by this gene is included in class I of the sirtuin family. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
10q21.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 10; NC_000010.11 (67884656..67918390)
Total number of exons:
11

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