Vol. 40 (2) 2019 Neuro endocrinology letters

Does education level protect us from rapid ageing? Sirtuin expression versus age and level of education.

PURPOSE: SIR proteins (silent information regulators, sirtuins, SIRT1 - SIRT7, SIR1 - SIR7) belong to NAD+-dependent deacetylases, enzymes taking part in a catalytic reaction of deacetylation, i.e. splitting the rest of acetic acid from protein substrates. Sirtuins play an important role in many cellular processes and are, ther.....