Protein Domain : IPR027546

Type:  Family Name:  Sirtuin, class III
Description:  This entry represents the Sirtuin family, class III subfamily. Proteins in this subfamily include the NAD-dependent protein deacylase sirtuin-5. Sirtuin-5 is the NAD-dependent lysine demalonylase and desuccinylase that specifically removes malonyl and succinyl groups on target proteins [].The sirtuin (also known as Sir2) family is broadly conserved from bacteria to human. Yeast Sir2 (silent mating-type information regulation 2), the founding member, was first isolated as part of the SIR complex requiredfor maintaining a modified chromatin structure at telomeres. Sir2 functions in transcriptional silencing, cell cycle progression, and chromosome stability[]. Although most sirtuins in eukaryotic cells are located in the nucleus,others are cytoplasmic or mitochondrial. This family is divided into five classes (I-IV and U) on the basis of a phylogenetic analysis of 60 sirtuins from a wide array of organisms []. Class I and class IV are further divided into three and two subgroups, respectively. The U-class sirtuins are found only in Gram-positive bacteria []. The S. cerevisiae genome encodes five sirtuins, Sir2 and four additional proteins termed 'homologues of sir two' (Hst1p-Hst4p) []. The human genome encodes seven sirtuins, with representatives from classes I-IV [,].Sirtuins are responsible for a newly classified chemical reaction, NAD-dependent protein deacetylation. The final products of the reaction are the deacetylated peptide and an acetyl ADP-ribose []. In nuclear sirtuinsthis deacetylation reaction is mainly directed against histones acetylated lysines [].Sirtuins typically consist of two optional and highly variable N- and C- terminal domain (50-300 aa) and a conserved catalytic core domain (~250 aa).Mutagenesis experiments suggest that the N- and C-terminal regions help direct catalytic core domain to different targets [, ].The 3D-structure of an archaeal sirtuin in complex with NAD reveals that the protein consists of a large domain having a Rossmann fold anda small domain containing a three-stranded zinc ribbon motif. NAD is bound in a pocket between the two domains []. Short Name:  Sirtuin_class_III

0 Child Features

0 Contains

1 Cross References

Identifier
MF_01121

0 Found In

3 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0036054 IPR027546
GO:0036055 IPR027546
GO:0070403 IPR027546

3 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0036054 IPR027546
GO:0036055 IPR027546
GO:0070403 IPR027546

1 Parent Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR003000 Family Sirtuin family

0 Proteins

8 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            10381378
            7498786
            11747420
            11722841
            11336676
            15128440
            10873683
            18680753