'SIRT'ain security: The protein SIRT3 protects the heart
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 07:00
in Biology & Nature
Sirtuin proteins have been shown to promote longevity in many organisms, and increased expression of one sirtuin protein, SIRT3, has been linked to increased human lifespan. New data, generated in mice, by Mahesh Gupta and colleagues, at the University of Chicago, Chicago, has revealed that Sirt3 helps protect the mouse heart...