Role for the longevity protein SIRT6 in primate development

Shoshana Naiman; Haim Y. Cohen

doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05970-9

Role for the longevity protein SIRT6 in primate development

Shoshana Naiman, Haim Y. Cohen

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

Monkeys genetically engineered to lack the gene SIRT6 die a few hours after birth, displaying severe growth defects. This finding reveals a previously unknown role for the SIRT6 protein in primate development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	559-560
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	560
Issue number	7720
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05970-9
State	Published - 30 Aug 2018

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Ageing
Developmental biology

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