Abstract
The mammalian NAD+ dependent deacetylase, SIRT1, was shown to be a key protein in regulating glucose homeostasis, and was implicated in the response to calorie restriction. We show here that levels of SIRT1 increased in response to nutrient deprivation in cultured cells, and in multiple tissues of mice after fasting. The increase in SIRT1 levels was due to stabilization of SIRT1 protein, and not an increase in SIRT1 mRNA. In addition, p53 negatively regulated SIRT1 levels under normal growth conditions and is also required for the elevation of SIRT1 under limited nutrient conditions. These results have important implications on the relationship between sirtuins, nutrient availability and aging.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2417-2423 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 582 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 9 Jul 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank members of the Cohen lab for helpful comments on the manuscript, and Prof. Moshe Oren (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel) for the p53 −/− mice. This study was supported by grants from the Israeli Academy of Sciences, German–Israeli Foundation, Binational US–Israel Science Foundation, Israel Cancer Association, Koret Foundation, and the Israel Cancer Research Fund. H.C. is funded by the Alon Foundation.
Funding
We thank members of the Cohen lab for helpful comments on the manuscript, and Prof. Moshe Oren (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel) for the p53 −/− mice. This study was supported by grants from the Israeli Academy of Sciences, German–Israeli Foundation, Binational US–Israel Science Foundation, Israel Cancer Association, Koret Foundation, and the Israel Cancer Research Fund. H.C. is funded by the Alon Foundation.
Funders | Funder number |
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Israeli Academy of Sciences | |
Alcon Foundation | |
Koret Foundation | |
Israel Cancer Research Fund | |
German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development | |
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation | |
Israel Cancer Association |
Keywords
- Nutrient availability
- SIRT1
- Sirtuins