Inhibition of SIRT1 reactivates silenced cancer genes without loss of promoter DNA hypermethylation.

The class III histone deactylase (HDAC), SIRT1, has cancer relevance because it regulates lifespan in multiple organisms, down-regulates p53 function through deacetylation, and is linked to polycomb gene silencing in Drosophila. However, it has not been reported to mediate heterochromatin formation...

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Published in:	PLoS Genetics
Main Authors:	Kevin Pruitt, Rebekah L Zinn, Joyce E Ohm, Kelly M McGarvey, Sung-Hae L Kang, D Neil Watkins, James G Herman, Stephen B Baylin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-03-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1420676?pdf=render