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Sirtuins: double players in Huntington's disease
10 Jul 2015
Abstract excerpt
Sirtuins are a conserved family of NAD(+)-dependent class III lysine deacetylases, known to regulate longevity. In mammals, the sirtuin family has seven members (SIRT1-7), which vary in enzymatic activity, subcellular distribution and targets. Pharmacological and genetic modulation of SIRTs has been widely spread as a promising approach to slow aging and neurodegenerative processes. Huntington's disease (HD) is a...
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