Nature Communications (May 2021)

Restoration of energy homeostasis by SIRT6 extends healthy lifespan

  • A. Roichman,
  • S. Elhanati,
  • M. A. Aon,
  • I. Abramovich,
  • A. Di Francesco,
  • Y. Shahar,
  • M. Y. Avivi,
  • M. Shurgi,
  • A. Rubinstein,
  • Y. Wiesner,
  • A. Shuchami,
  • Z. Petrover,
  • I. Lebenthal-Loinger,
  • O. Yaron,
  • A. Lyashkov,
  • C. Ubaida-Mohien,
  • Y. Kanfi,
  • B. Lerrer,
  • P. J. Fernández-Marcos,
  • M. Serrano,
  • E. Gottlieb,
  • R. de Cabo,
  • H. Y. Cohen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23545-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Aging is associated with increased frailty and disrupted energy homeostasis. Here, the authors show that SIRT6 overexpression extends the lifespan of male and female mice and demonstrate that SIRT6 optimizes energy homeostasis in old age, which delays frailty and preserves healthy aging.