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World J Diabetes. Dec 15, 2014; 5(6): 894-900
Published online Dec 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i6.894
Table 1 The characteristic features of sirtuins
Sirtuin groupEnzyme localizationEnzyme activity
SIRT1Cytoplasm and nucleusDeacetylase
SIRT2Cytoplasm and nucleusDeacetylase
SIRT3Cytoplasm, mitochondrion and nucleusDeacetylase
SIRT4MitochondrionADP-Ribosyl transferase
SIRT5MitochondrionDeacetylase
SIRT6NucleusDeacetylase and ADP-Ribosyl transferase
SIRT7NucleusDeacetylase