SIRT1
Type: protein Aliases: sirtuin 1 silent information regulator 1
Systems Analogy
A quality-control manager that walks the production line, repairing damaged instructions and shutting down inefficient modules.
Sirtuin 1; an NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase that acts as a key metabolic sensor regulating chromatin silencing, DNA repair, and mitochondrial biogenesis.
Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyCarafa V, et al. Sirtuin functions and modulation: from biology to clinical applications. Clin Epigenetics. 2016;8:61. ↗
"SIRT1 is a master metabolic sensor dependent on intracellular energy states."