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ReviewTrends in cell biology2021

Sirtuin 6: linking longevity with genome and epigenome stability.

Anatoly Korotkov, Andrei Seluanov, Vera Gorbunova

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Review in Trends in cell biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
66citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The Sirtuin Network: Linking NADDiabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2026
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  11. Translational Geroscience Strategies for Delaying Multimorbidity.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026
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6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anatoly KorotkovDepartments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
Andrei SeluanovDepartments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. Electronic address: andrei.seluanov@rochester.edu.
Vera GorbunovaDepartments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. Electronic address: vera.gorbunova@rochester.edu.
University of Rochester · US

Funding

The role of hyaluronan in longevity and cancer resistance of longest-lived rodentP01AG047200 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI JAN VIJG · 2014 to 2026
$36.9M
Somatic Activation of Retrotransposition: A New Molecular Mechanism of Aging?P01AG051449 · NIA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI Jef D BOEKE · 2016 to 2026
$30.4M
The role of SIRT6 posttranslational modifications in aging and genome stability. Supplement: Testing SIRT6 activators as potential Alzheimer's disease therapy.R01AG027237 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Vera Gorbunova · 2006 to 2026
$6.2M
Regulation of epigenome stability by SIRT6 during aging. Supplement: Does centenarian variant of SIRT6 or bowhead whale SIRT6 confer protection from Alzheimer's disease?R37AG046320 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Andrei Seluanov · 2019 to 2026
$4.7M
Regulation of genome stability by SITR6R01AG046320 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI SELUANOV, ANDREI · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG047200NIA NIH HHS P01 AG051449NIA NIH HHS R01 AG027237NIA NIH HHS R01 AG046320NIA NIH HHS R37 AG046320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) has been in the spotlight of aging research because progeroid phenotypes are associated with SIRT6 deficiency. SIRT6 has multiple molecular functions, including DNA repair and heterochromatin regulation, which position SIRT6 as a hub that regulates genome and epigenome stability. Genomic instability caused by persistent DNA damage and accumulating mutations, together with alterations in the epigenetic landscape and derepression of repetitive genetic elements, have emerged as mechanisms driving organismal aging. Enhanced levels of SIRT6 expression or activity provide avenues for rejuvenation strategies. This review focuses on the role of SIRT6 in the maintenance of genome and epigenome stability and its link to longevity. We propose a model where SIRT6 together with lamins control aging and rejuvenation by maintaining epigenetic silencing of repetitive elements.

Indexed as

LongevitySirtuinsDNA RepairEpigenomeGenomeHumansSIRT6 protein, humanSirtuinsDNA damage repairepigenomehealthspanlongevityrejuvenationSIRT6

Identifiers

PMID34281779
PMCPMC8903056
OpenAlexW3186101534

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