Gene Review:
SIRT5 - sirtuin 5
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
NAD-dependent protein deacylase sirtuin-5, mitochondrial, Regulatory protein SIR2 homolog 5, SIR2-like protein 5, SIR2L5
- Characterization of five human cDNAs with homology to the yeast SIR2 gene: Sir2-like proteins (sirtuins) metabolize NAD and may have protein ADP-ribosyltransferase activity. Frye, R.A. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1999)
- Assignment of the NAD-dependent deacetylase sirtuin 5 gene (SIRT5) to human chromosome band 6p23 by in situ hybridization. Mahlknecht, U., Ho, A.D., Letzel, S., Voelter-Mahlknecht, S. Cytogenet. Genome Res. (2006)