2810449N18Rik, AI043036, Mono ADP ribosyltransferase sirtuin 6, NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-6, Regulatory protein SIR2 homolog 6, Regulatory protein SIR2 homolog, SIR2 like 6, SIR2 like protein 6, Sir2 related protein type 6, SIR2-like protein 6, SIR2
The Silent Information Regulator (Sir2) family of genes is a highly conserved group of genes that encode nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent protein deacetylases, also known as class III histone deacetylases. SirT6, a mammalian homolog of Sir2, is a nuclear, chromatin-associated protein that promotes the normal maintenance of genome integrity mediated by the base excision repair (BER) pathway.