| Literature DB >> 24020007 |
Turki Y Alhazzazi1, Pachiyappan Kamarajan, Eric Verdin, Yvonne L Kapila.
Abstract
Sirtuins (SIRT1-SIRT7), the mammalian homologs of the silent information regulator 2 (Sir2) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have been a major focus of study in the scientific community this past decade because of their emerging role in cancer biology and other age-related diseases. Emerging functions for this unique family of enzymes include roles in genomic stability, angiogenesis, metabolism, and anoikis. Here, we review recent developments on the role of sirtuins in cancer with a particular focus on SIRT3 and its role in the hallmarks of cancer and as a potential drug target for cancer treatment.Entities:
Keywords: SIRT3; anoikis; cancer; sirtuin-3; sirtuins; tumor promoter; tumor suppressor
Year: 2013 PMID: 24020007 PMCID: PMC3764471 DOI: 10.1177/1947601913486351
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genes Cancer ISSN: 1947-6019