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Neuroprotective Functions for the Histone Deacetylase SIRT6.
Cell reports - 28 Mar 2017
Kaluski Shai, Portillo Miguel, Besnard Antoine, Stein Daniel, Einav Monica, Zhong Lei, Ueberham Uwe, Arendt Thomas, Mostoslavsky Raul, Sahay Amar, Toiber Debra
Abstract excerpt
The histone deacetylase SIRT6 promotes DNA repair, but its activity declines with age with a concomitant accumulation of DNA damage. Furthermore, SIRT6 knockout mice exhibit an accelerated aging phenotype and die prematurely. Here, we report that brain-specific SIRT6-deficient mice survive but present behavioral defects with major learning impairments by 4 months of age. Moreover, the brains of these mice show...
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