SIRT1, SIR2L1, NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-1, hSIRT1, Regulatory protein SIR2 homolog 1, SIR2-like protein 1, hSIR2
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.
