Sirtuin 7/SIRT7 Proteins and Enzymes

SIRT7 is 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. SIRT7 is included in class IV. The functions of human sirtuins have not yet been determined; however, yeast sirtuin proteins are known to regulate epigenetic...