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NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-1

Encoded bySIRT1Q96EB6Homo sapiensSwiss-Prot
Clinical-stage
Therapeutic maturity
1
Clinical candidates
Small-molecule tractable
Druggability
Advanced Clinical
7
Research papers

Protein at a glance

Biological role

Histone H4K12 deacetylase activity, hydrolytic mechanism

Strongest disease association

Atrial Fibrillation

Via encoding gene SIRT1 · Genetic evidence · score 0.56

Therapeutic position

Clinically advancing target

Small molecules

Research activity

Emerging research

7 papers · latest 2023

Derived from structured UniProt, Open Targets and literature data on this page.

Protein profile

UniProt 2026_02

Canonical identity and biological annotation from UniProt.

Function overview

NAD-dependent protein deacetylase that links transcriptional regulation directly to intracellular energetics and participates in the coordination of several separated cellular functions such as cell cycle, response to DNA damage, metabolism, apoptosis and autophagy.

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NAD-dependent protein deacetylase that links transcriptional regulation directly to intracellular energetics and participates in the coordination of several separated cellular functions such as cell cycle, response to DNA damage, metabolism, apoptosis and autophagy (PubMed:11672523, PubMed:12006491, PubMed:14976264, PubMed:14980222, PubMed:15126506, PubMed:15152190, PubMed:15205477, PubMed:15469825, PubMed:15692560, PubMed:16079181, PubMed:16166628, PubMed:16892051, PubMed:16998810, PubMed:17283066, PubMed:17290224, PubMed:17334224, PubMed:17505061, PubMed:17612497, PubMed:17620057, PubMed:17936707, PubMed:18203716, PubMed:18296641, PubMed:18662546, PubMed:18687677, PubMed:19188449, PubMed:19220062, PubMed:19364925, PubMed:19690166, PubMed:19934257, PubMed:20097625, PubMed:20100829, PubMed:20203304, PubMed:20375098, PubMed:20620956, PubMed:20670893, PubMed:20817729, PubMed:20955178, PubMed:21149730, PubMed:21245319, PubMed:21471201, PubMed:21504832, PubMed:21555002, PubMed:21698133, PubMed:21701047, PubMed:21775285, PubMed:21807113, PubMed:21841822, PubMed:21890893, PubMed:21947282, PubMed:22274616, PubMed:22918831, PubMed:24415752, PubMed:24824780, PubMed:29681526, PubMed:29765047, PubMed:30409912). Can modulate chromatin function through deacetylation of histones and can promote alterations in the methylation of histones and DNA, leading to transcriptional repression (PubMed:15469825). Deacetylates a broad range of transcription factors and coregulators, thereby regulating target gene expression positively and negatively (PubMed:14976264, PubMed:14980222, PubMed:15152190). Serves as a sensor of the cytosolic ratio of NAD(+)/NADH which is altered by glucose deprivation and metabolic changes associated with caloric restriction (PubMed:15205477). Is essential in skeletal muscle cell differentiation and in response to low nutrients mediates the inhibitory effect on skeletal myoblast differentiation which also involves 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) (By similarity). Component of the eNoSC (energy-dependent nucleolar silencing) complex, a complex that mediates silencing of rDNA in response to intracellular energy status and acts by recruiting histone-modifying enzymes (PubMed:18485871). The eNoSC complex is able to sense the energy status of cell: upon glucose starvation, elevation of NAD(+)/NADP(+) ratio activates SIRT1, leading to histone H3 deacetylation followed by dimethylation of H3 at 'Lys-9' (H3K9me2) by SUV39H1 and the formation of silent chromatin in the rDNA locus (PubMed:18485871, PubMed:21504832). Deacetylates 'Lys-266' of SUV39H1, leading to its activation (PubMed:21504832). Inhibits skeletal muscle differentiation by deacetylating PCAF and MYOD1 (PubMed:19188449). Deacetylates H2A and 'Lys-26' of H1-4 (PubMed:15469825). Deacetylates 'Lys-16' of histone H4 (in vitro). Involved in NR0B2/SHP corepression function through chromatin remodeling: Recruited to LRH1 target gene promoters by NR0B2/SHP thereby stimulating histone H3 and H4 deacetylation leading to transcriptional repression (PubMed:20375098). Proposed to contribute to genomic integrity via positive regulation of telomere length; however, reports on localization to pericentromeric heterochromatin are conflicting (By similarity). Proposed to play a role in constitutive heterochromatin (CH) formation and/or maintenance through regulation of the available pool of nuclear SUV39H1 (PubMed:15469825, PubMed:18004385). Upon oxidative/metabolic stress decreases SUV39H1 degradation by inhibiting SUV39H1 polyubiquitination by MDM2 (PubMed:18004385, PubMed:21504832). This increase in SUV39H1 levels enhances SUV39H1 turnover in CH, which in turn seems to accelerate renewal of the heterochromatin which correlates with greater genomic integrity during stress response (PubMed:18004385, PubMed:21504832). Deacetylates 'Lys-382' of p53/TP53 and impairs its ability to induce transcription-dependent proapoptotic program and modulate cell senescence (PubMed:11672523, PubMed:12006491, PubMed:22542455). Deacetylates TAF1B and thereby represses rDNA transcription by the RNA polymerase I (By similarity). Deacetylates MYC, promotes the association of MYC with MAX and decreases MYC stability leading to compromised transformational capability (PubMed:19364925, PubMed:21807113). Deacetylates FOXO3 in response to oxidative stress thereby increasing its ability to induce cell cycle arrest and resistance to oxidative stress but inhibiting FOXO3-mediated induction of apoptosis transcriptional activity; also leading to FOXO3 ubiquitination and protesomal degradation (PubMed:14976264, PubMed:14980222, PubMed:21841822). Appears to have a similar effect on MLLT7/FOXO4 in regulation of transcriptional activity and apoptosis (PubMed:15126506). Deacetylates DNMT1; thereby impairs DNMT1 methyltransferase-independent transcription repressor activity, modulates DNMT1 cell cycle regulatory function and DNMT1-mediated gene silencing (PubMed:21947282). Deacetylates RELA/NF-kappa-B p65 thereby inhibiting its transactivating potential and augments apoptosis in response to TNF (PubMed:15152190). Deacetylates HIF1A, KAT5/TIP60, RB1 and HIC1 (PubMed:17283066, PubMed:17620057, PubMed:20100829, PubMed:20620956). Deacetylates FOXO1 resulting in its nuclear retention and enhancement of its transcriptional activity leading to increased gluconeogenesis in liver (PubMed:15692560). Inhibits E2F1 transcriptional activity and apoptotic function, possibly by deacetylation (PubMed:16892051). Involved in HES1- and HEY2-mediated transcriptional repression (PubMed:12535671). In cooperation with MYCN seems to be involved in transcriptional repression of DUSP6/MAPK3 leading to MYCN stabilization by phosphorylation at 'Ser-62' (PubMed:21698133). Deacetylates MEF2D (PubMed:16166628). Required for antagonist-mediated transcription suppression of AR-dependent genes which may be linked to local deacetylation of histone H3 (PubMed:17505061). Represses HNF1A-mediated transcription (By similarity). Required for the repression of ESRRG by CREBZF (PubMed:19690166). Deacetylates NR1H3 and NR1H2 and deacetylation of NR1H3 at 'Lys-434' positively regulates transcription of NR1H3:RXR target genes, promotes NR1H3 proteasomal degradation and results in cholesterol efflux; a promoter clearing mechanism after reach round of transcription is proposed (PubMed:17936707). Involved in lipid metabolism: deacetylates LPIN1, thereby inhibiting diacylglycerol synthesis (PubMed:20817729, PubMed:29765047). Implicated in regulation of adipogenesis and fat mobilization in white adipocytes by repression of PPARG which probably involves association with NCOR1 and SMRT/NCOR2 (By similarity). Deacetylates p300/EP300 and PRMT1 (By similarity). Deacetylates ACSS2 leading to its activation, and HMGCS1 deacetylation (PubMed:21701047). Involved in liver and muscle metabolism. Through deacetylation and activation of PPARGC1A is required to activate fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle under low-glucose conditions and is involved in glucose homeostasis (PubMed:23142079). Involved in regulation of PPARA and fatty acid beta-oxidation in liver. Involved in positive regulation of insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells in response to glucose; the function seems to imply transcriptional repression of UCP2. Proposed to deacetylate IRS2 thereby facilitating its insulin-induced tyrosine phosphorylation. Deacetylates SREBF1 isoform SREBP-1C thereby decreasing its stability and transactivation in lipogenic gene expression (PubMed:17290224, PubMed:20817729). Involved in DNA damage response by repressing genes which are involved in DNA repair, such as XPC and TP73, deacetylating XRCC6/Ku70, and facilitating recruitment of additional factors to sites of damaged DNA, such as SIRT1-deacetylated NBN can recruit ATM to initiate DNA repair and SIRT1-deacetylated XPA interacts with RPA2 (PubMed:15205477, PubMed:16998810, PubMed:17334224, PubMed:17612497, PubMed:20670893, PubMed:21149730). Also involved in DNA repair of DNA double-strand breaks by homologous recombination and specifically single-strand annealing independently of XRCC6/Ku70 and NBN (PubMed:15205477, PubMed:17334224, PubMed:20097625). Promotes DNA double-strand breaks by mediating deacetylation of SIRT6 (PubMed:32538779). Transcriptional suppression of XPC probably involves an E2F4:RBL2 suppressor complex and protein kinase B (AKT) signaling. Transcriptional suppression of TP73 probably involves E2F4 and PCAF. Deacetylates WRN thereby regulating its helicase and exonuclease activities and regulates WRN nuclear translocation in response to DNA damage (PubMed:18203716). Deacetylates APEX1 at 'Lys-6' and 'Lys-7' and stimulates cellular AP endonuclease activity by promoting the association of APEX1 to XRCC1 (PubMed:19934257). Catalyzes deacetylation of ERCC4/XPF, thereby impairing interaction with ERCC1 and nucleotide excision repair (NER) (PubMed:32034146). Increases p53/TP53-mediated transcription-independent apoptosis by blocking nuclear translocation of cytoplasmic p53/TP53 and probably redirecting it to mitochondria. Deacetylates XRCC6/Ku70 at 'Lys-539' and 'Lys-542' causing it to sequester BAX away from mitochondria thereby inhibiting stress-induced apoptosis. Is involved in autophagy, presumably by deacetylating ATG5, ATG7 and MAP1LC3B/ATG8 (PubMed:18296641). Deacetylates AKT1 which leads to enhanced binding of AKT1 and PDK1 to PIP3 and promotes their activation (PubMed:21775285). Acts as a regulator of AMPK activity in response to calorie restriction: deacetylates the ATP6V1E1 subunit of the V-ATPase complex following activation by TULP3, leading to (1) V-ATPase complex inhibition on lysosomes and (2) AMPK activation via the AXIN1-STK11/LKB1 axis (By similarity). Proposed to play role in regulation of STK11/LBK1-dependent AMPK signaling pathways implicated in cellular senescence which seems to involve the regulation of the acetylation status of STK11/LBK1. Can deacetylate STK11/LBK1 and thereby increase its activity, cytoplasmic localization and association with STRAD; however, the relevance of such activity in normal cells is unclear (PubMed:18687677, PubMed:20203304). In endothelial cells is shown to inhibit STK11/LBK1 activity and to promote its degradation. Deacetylates SMAD7 at 'Lys-64' and 'Lys-70' thereby promoting its degradation. Deacetylates CIITA and augments its MHC class II transactivation and contributes to its stability (PubMed:21890893). Deacetylates MECOM/EVI1 (PubMed:21555002). Deacetylates PML at 'Lys-487' and this deacetylation promotes PML control of PER2 nuclear localization (PubMed:22274616). During the neurogenic transition, represses selective NOTCH1-target genes through histone deacetylation in a BCL6-dependent manner and leading to neuronal differentiation. Regulates the circadian expression of several core clock genes, including BMAL1, RORC, PER2 and CRY1 and plays a critical role in maintaining a controlled rhythmicity in histone acetylation, thereby contributing to circadian chromatin remodeling (PubMed:18662546). Deacetylates BMAL1 and histones at the circadian gene promoters in order to facilitate repression by inhibitory components of the circadian oscillator (By similarity). Deacetylates PER2, facilitating its ubiquitination and degradation by the proteasome (By similarity). Protects cardiomyocytes against palmitate-induced apoptosis (By similarity). Deacetylates XBP1 isoform 2; deacetylation decreases protein stability of XBP1 isoform 2 and inhibits its transcriptional activity (PubMed:20955178). Deacetylates PCK1 and directs its activity toward phosphoenolpyruvate production promoting gluconeogenesis (PubMed:30193097). Involved in the CCAR2-mediated regulation of PCK1 and NR1D1 (PubMed:24415752). Deacetylates CTNB1 at 'Lys-49' (PubMed:24824780). In POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin) neurons, required for leptin-induced activation of PI3K signaling (By similarity). Deacetylates SOX9; promoting SOX9 nuclear localization and transactivation activity (By similarity). Involved in the regulation of centrosome duplication: deacetylates CENATAC in G1 phase, allowing for SASS6 accumulation on the centrosome and subsequent procentriole assembly (PubMed:31722219). Deacetylates NDC80/HEC1 (PubMed:30409912). In addition to protein deacetylase activity, also acts as a protein-lysine deacylase by mediating protein delactylation, depropionylation and decrotonylation (PubMed:28497810, PubMed:38512451). Mediates depropionylation of Osterix (SP7) (By similarity). Catalyzes decrotonylation of histones; it however does not represent a major histone decrotonylase (PubMed:28497810). Mediates protein delactylation of TEAD1 and YAP1 (PubMed:38512451)

Subcellular location

Nucleus, PML bodyCytoplasmNucleusMitochondrion
Domains and Gene Ontology detail (154)

Domains & features

Deacetylase sirtuin-type

Gene Ontology

  • Cchromatin
  • Cchromatin silencing complex
  • Cchromosome, telomeric region
  • Ccytoplasm
  • Ccytosol
  • Ceuchromatin
  • Cheterochromatin
  • Cmitochondrion
  • Cnuclear envelope
  • Cnuclear inner membrane
  • Cnucleolus
  • Cnucleoplasm

747 aa · 82 kDa · 2 isoforms

Biological roles

What this protein does, drawn together from its UniProt function, Gene Ontology terms and Reactome pathways.

Lipid & lipoprotein metabolismUniProt · GOCell-cycle regulationUniProt · GOCell proliferation & survivalGOCell migrationGOKinase signallingUniProt · GOTranscriptional regulationUniProt · GO
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Lipid & lipoprotein metabolism

  • ·NAD-dependent protein deacetylase that links transcriptional regulation directly to intr…
  • ·cholesterol homeostasis
  • ·fatty acid homeostasis
  • ·intracellular triglyceride homeostasis

Cell-cycle regulation

  • ·NAD-dependent protein deacetylase that links transcriptional regulation directly to intr…
  • ·regulation of mitotic cell cycle

Cell proliferation & survival

  • ·positive regulation of cell population proliferation
  • ·regulation of cell population proliferation

Cell migration

  • ·positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration

Kinase signalling

  • ·NAD-dependent protein deacetylase that links transcriptional regulation directly to intr…
  • ·mitogen-activated protein kinase binding
  • ·negative regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
  • ·positive regulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity

Transcriptional regulation

  • ·NAD-dependent protein deacetylase that links transcriptional regulation directly to intr…
  • ·bHLH transcription factor binding
  • ·DNA-binding transcription factor binding
  • ·RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

Concepts derived from UniProt GO Reactome — each badge above shows which sources supported that role.

Translational evidence

Open Targets 26

Why this target matters therapeutically, strongest evidence first. Disease associations are gene-level (via the gene that encodes this protein) and open into the full confidence synthesis; the development universe, tractability and safety annotations are target-level, from Open Targets.

Strongest disease associations · via encoding gene SIRT1

Gene-level evidence surfaced through the gene SIRT1that encodes this protein — not a direct protein–disease relationship. Ranked by Forefront's causal-directness weighting, so genetically- and clinically-evidenced diseases lead over ones that merely share the literature.

Atrial Fibrillation
0.59Moderately supported

Genetic evidence dominant · Open Targets 0.36

Hypertension
0.45Limited support

Genetic evidence dominant · Open Targets 0.26

Tooth disorder
0.42Limited support

Genetic evidence dominant · Open Targets 0.25

Neurodegenerative Diseases
0.36Preliminary

Pathway evidence dominant · Open Targets 0.52 · no direct causal or clinical evidence

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
0.24Preliminary

Literature evidence dominant · Open Targets 0.14

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Atrial FibrillationModerately supported
0.59
agreement 0.450.73
Genetic89%Literature11%

Open Targets aggregate 0.36 · 2 independent evidence families

HypertensionLimited support
0.45
agreement 0.310.59
Genetic83%Literature17%

Open Targets aggregate 0.26 · 2 independent evidence families

Tooth disorderLimited support
0.42
agreement 0.300.54
Genetic100%

Open Targets aggregate 0.25 · 1 independent evidence family

Neurodegenerative DiseasesPreliminary
0.36
agreement 0.180.54
Pathway92%Literature8%

Open Targets aggregate 0.52 · 2 independent evidence families · no direct causal or clinical evidence

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Preliminary
0.24
agreement 0.090.40
Literature54%Clinical46%

Open Targets aggregate 0.14 · 2 independent evidence families

This ranking differs from Open Targets' own: re-weighting moves genetically-evidenced diseases above more heavily co-mentioned ones. The evidence agreement range shows how closely the independent evidence families agree — it is not a statistical confidence interval, and nothing here is fitted to outcome data. Derived from Open Targets evidence types under Forefront weighting; the per-type scores above show the calculation.

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Neurodegenerative Diseases0.52
Atrial Fibrillation0.36
Hypertension0.26
Tooth disorder0.25
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 20.14
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive0.13
Neoplasms0.12
Colorectal Neoplasms0.12
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular0.12
Breast Neoplasms0.12

Drug development

1 compounds recorded · 1 in clinical development

Open Targets' development universe — every compound recorded against the target at any stage, not all approved medicines.

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SRT-2104Phase 2

Open Targets known-drugs universe. Drug name and highest clinical stage only — the disease relationship is NOT read from this slice (it carries trial-context noise); approved indications come from the canonical graph above.

Tractability

Small moleculesStrong

Advanced Clinical and Structure with Ligand support this modality.

Protein degradersEmerging

Feasibility evidence (uniprot ubiquitination and database ubiquitination) — no clinical-stage drug of this modality recorded.

View underlying tractability evidence (8)
SM · Advanced ClinicalSM · Structure with LigandSM · High-Quality LigandSM · Druggable FamilyPR · UniProt UbiquitinationPR · Database UbiquitinationPR · Half-life DataPR · Small Molecule Binder

Raw Open Targets tractability assessment buckets, by modality.

Safety-related annotations

regulation of catalytic activityToxCast

Terms indexed against this target in Open Targets' safety data, with their datasource. These are annotations, not causal claims: the direction of effect (whether activation or inhibition is implicated), species and evidence strength are not captured here, so an entry does not mean that modulating this target is known to cause that condition.

Research activity

7 papers · to 2023

Papers linked directly to this protein. This is the protein's own literature — descriptor-derived papers are kept separate below.

Most cited

Recent

Europe PMC papers linked directly to this protein.

Related family literature

7

Papers about “Sirtuins” — a broader family this protein belongs to. Shown as context; not counted as papers specifically about this protein.

Regulation of SIRT1 and Its Roles in Inflammation.

Yang Y · Frontiers in immunology · 2022

via Sirtuins

The sirtuin family in health and disease.

Wu QJ · Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2022

via Sirtuins

NAD<sup>+</sup> homeostasis in renal health and disease.

Ralto KM · Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2020

via Sirtuins

Europe PMC literature, reached through curated HGNC family membership. Membership is a taxonomic relationship — it does not imply this protein participates in every mechanism these papers discuss.