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Function of the SIRT1 protein deacetylase in cancer.
Biotechnology journal - 1 Nov 2007
Stünkel Walter, Peh Bee Keow, Tan Yong Cheng, Nayagam Vasantha M, Wang Xukun, Salto-Tellez Manuel, Ni BinHui, Entzeroth Michael, Wood Jeanette
Abstract excerpt
The NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylase SIRT1 is linked to cellular survival pathways by virtue of keeping the tumor suppressor gene p53 and members of the forkhead transcription factor family deacetylated. To validate SIRT1 as a therapeutic anti-cancer target, we performed immunohistochemistry...
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