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Literature summary for 2.3.1.B41 extracted from

  • Tian, K.; Liu, Z.; Wang, J.; Xu, S.; You, T.; Liu, P.
    Sirtuin-6 inhibits cardiac fibroblasts differentiation into myofibroblasts via inactivation of nuclear factor kappaB signaling (2015), Transl. Res., 165, 374-386.
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus Q4FZY2
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
cardiac fibroblast
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Rattus norvegicus
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
SIRT6
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Rattus norvegicus
sirtuin-6
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Rattus norvegicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NAD+ dependent on Rattus norvegicus

Expression

Organism Comment Expression
Rattus norvegicus SIRT6 expression is upregulated under pathologic conditions in angiotensin II-stimulated cardiac fibroblasts and in myocardium of rat subjected to abdominal aortic constriction surgery up

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
malfunction SIRT6 depletion in cardiac fibroblasts results in increased cell proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition as well as significantly higher expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin, the classical marker of myofibroblast differentiation, and increased formation of focal adhesions. Notably, SIRT6 depletion further exacerbates angiotensin II–induced myofibroblast differentiation Rattus norvegicus
physiological function the enzyme is a key modulator in the phenotypic conversion of cardiac fibroblasts to myofibroblasts Rattus norvegicus