| 2006 |
SIRT7 localizes to the nucleolus, associates with active rRNA genes (rDNA), interacts with RNA Polymerase I and histones, and positively regulates Pol I-mediated transcription; knockdown reduces Pol I association with rDNA and decreases rRNA transcription, while overexpression increases it. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, overexpression with transcription assays |
Genes & development |
High |
16618798
|
| 2008 |
SIRT7 interacts with p53 and deacetylates p53 in vitro; Sirt7 knockout mice show hyperacetylation of p53 in vivo and increased cardiomyocyte apoptosis, indicating SIRT7 suppresses p53-dependent apoptosis in the heart. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, Sirt7 knockout mouse model, immunoblot for acetylated p53 |
Circulation research |
High |
18239138
|
| 2012 |
SIRT7 is an NAD+-dependent H3K18Ac deacetylase that binds promoters of tumor-suppressive genes through interaction with the ETS transcription factor ELK4, deacetylates H3K18Ac to repress transcription, and is necessary for maintaining cancer cell transformation and global H3K18Ac hypoacetylation. |
Genome-wide ChIP-seq, in vitro deacetylation assay, siRNA knockdown, xenograft mouse model, co-immunoprecipitation with ELK4 |
Nature |
High |
22722849
|
| 2013 |
SIRT7 nuclear/nucleolar localization is governed by two distinct N-terminal (aa 61-76) and C-terminal (aa 392-400) sequence elements; a cytoplasmic pool of SIRT7 also exists, and loss of nucleolar SIRT7 associates with replicative senescence. |
Deletion constructs, site-directed mutagenesis, immunocytochemistry, subcellular fractionation, RNAi, peptide competition assay |
The FEBS journal |
High |
23680022
|
| 2013 |
SIRT7 functions at chromatin as an NAD+-dependent H3K18Ac deacetylase that interacts with the transcription factor Myc at ribosomal protein gene promoters to silence expression and relieve ER stress; SIRT7-deficient mice develop chronic hepatosteatosis. |
ChIP, co-immunoprecipitation with Myc, siRNA knockdown, Sirt7 knockout mouse model, pharmacologic ER stress suppression rescue |
Cell reports |
High |
24210820
|
| 2014 |
SIRT7 deacetylates GABPβ1 at specific lysine residues in its dimerization domains, facilitating GABPβ1/GABPα complex formation and transcriptional activation of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial genes; Sirt7 deficiency in mice causes multisystemic mitochondrial dysfunction. |
In vitro deacetylation assay, co-immunoprecipitation, Sirt7 knockout mouse model with mitochondrial functional measurements, rescue with SIRT7 overexpression in patient fibroblasts |
Cell metabolism |
High |
25200183
|
| 2014 |
SIRT7 binds the DCAF1/DDB1/CUL4B E3 ubiquitin ligase complex and inhibits it from ubiquitinating and degrading the nuclear receptor TR4, thereby upregulating TR4 target genes that promote fatty acid uptake and triglyceride synthesis in liver. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, Sirt7 knockout mouse on high-fat diet, liver-specific Sirt7 knockout |
Cell metabolism |
High |
24703702
|
| 2015 |
SIRT7 directly interacts with SIRT1, representing the first demonstration of direct interaction and functional interplay between two mammalian sirtuins; SIRT7 inactivation suppresses metastasis in vivo in both epithelial and mesenchymal cancer models. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vivo metastasis assay, siRNA knockdown |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
25923013
|
| 2016 |
SIRT7 is recruited to DNA double-strand break (DSB) sites in a PARP1-dependent manner, where it deacetylates H3K18Ac to promote 53BP1 recruitment and efficient non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) repair; SIRT7-deficient mice show increased replication stress and a progeroid phenotype. |
Chromatin immunoprecipitation at DSBs, PARP1 dependency experiments, NHEJ repair assay, SIRT7 knockout mouse model, 53BP1 focal accumulation assay |
The EMBO journal |
High |
27225932
|
| 2016 |
SIRT7 deacetylates U3-55k, a core component of the U3 snoRNP complex; deacetylation enhances U3-55k binding to U3 snoRNA, which is required for pre-rRNA cleavage steps generating 18S rRNA. Under stress, SIRT7 is released from nucleoli, causing hyperacetylation of U3-55k and attenuation of pre-rRNA processing. |
In vitro deacetylation assay, RNA immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, rRNA processing assays, nucleolar fractionation under stress |
Nature communications |
High |
26867678
|
| 2016 |
DNA activates SIRT7 deacetylase activity in vitro, allowing it to deacetylate H3K18 in the chromatin context; both N- and C-termini are important for this DNA-activated activity, and the mechanism differs from that of SIRT6. |
In vitro deacetylation assay with DNA, truncation and mutagenesis, chromatin deacetylation assay |
ACS chemical biology |
High |
26907567
|
| 2016 |
RNA (especially rRNA) activates SIRT7 catalytic efficiency even more potently than DNA, and SIRT7 can remove long-chain fatty acyl groups from lysines (defatty-acylase activity) more efficiently than acetyl groups; truncation/mutagenesis identified N- and C-terminal residues involved in RNA binding and activity. RIP-seq identified rRNA as the predominant RNA binding partner. |
In vitro deacetylase/defatty-acylase assay, RNA immunoprecipitation-sequencing, truncation/mutagenesis, metabolic labeling with alkyne-tagged fatty acid analog |
ACS chemical biology |
High |
27997115
|
| 2017 |
SIRT7 deacetylates DDX21 (a DEAD-box helicase); deacetylation by SIRT7 augments DDX21 helicase activity to unwind R-loops, while acetylation by CBP inhibits DDX21. Knockdown of SIRT7 phenocopies DDX21 depletion, causing R-loop accumulation and DNA double-strand breaks. |
In vitro helicase/deacetylation assay, siRNA knockdown, R-loop detection (S9.6 antibody), DNA damage assay, co-immunoprecipitation |
Genes & development |
High |
28790157
|
| 2017 |
SIRT7 deacetylates SMAD4, promoting its degradation via β-TrCP1-mediated ubiquitination; SIRT7 deficiency stabilizes SMAD4, activates TGF-β signaling, and enhances epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and breast cancer metastasis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, ubiquitination assay, siRNA/shRNA knockdown, in vivo metastasis mouse model |
Nature communications |
High |
28827661
|
| 2017 |
SIRT7 deacetylates CDK9 (a subunit of P-TEFb) at lysine 48, counteracting GCN5-directed acetylation; deacetylation promotes P-TEFb release from the inactive 7SK snRNP complex and activates CDK9-mediated CTD phosphorylation and Pol II transcription elongation. |
Proteomic co-IP, in vitro deacetylation assay, ChIP, Pol II CTD phosphorylation assay, siRNA knockdown |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
28426094
|
| 2017 |
SIRT7 deacetylates FKBP51 at K28 and K155, which enhances the interaction of FKBP51 with Akt and PHLPP, leading to Akt dephosphorylation; mutation of both lysines to arginine abolishes SIRT7-mediated Akt dephosphorylation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, site-directed mutagenesis (K28R/K155R), phospho-Akt immunoblot, siRNA knockdown |
Cell reports |
High |
28147277
|
| 2017 |
Sirt7 restricts Sirt1 activity by preventing Sirt1 autodeacetylation; increased Sirt1 activity in Sirt7-/- mice blocks PPARγ and adipocyte differentiation, and reducing Sirt1 activity restores adipogenesis in Sirt7-/- cells. |
In vitro deacetylation assay, Sirt7 knockout mouse model, Sirt1 activity assays, adipocyte differentiation rescue experiments, genetic epistasis |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
28923965
|
| 2017 |
USP7 interacts with SIRT7 and removes K63-linked polyubiquitin chains from SIRT7; while deubiquitination does not affect SIRT7 stability, it represses SIRT7 enzymatic activity. SIRT7 targets the G6PC gluconeogenic gene promoter through ELK4. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deubiquitination assay, ubiquitination linkage analysis, in vitro deacetylation assay, ChIP |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
28655758
|
| 2017 |
Sirt7 stabilizes rDNA heterochromatin by recruiting DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and Sirt1 to rDNA loci; Sirt7 loss leads to nucleolar fragmentation, rDNA hypomethylation, and histone hyperacetylation at rDNA. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ChIP, bisulfite sequencing (rDNA methylation), Sirt7 knockout cells/mice |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
28842251
|
| 2017 |
SIRT7 deacetylates DDB1, reducing DDB1 binding to CUL4 and suppressing CRL4 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity; upon nucleolar stress (actinomycin D or 5-FU), SIRT7 redistributes from nucleolus to nucleoplasm to promote DDB1 deacetylation, leading to accumulation of CRL4 substrates including LATS1 and p73. |
In vitro deacetylation assay, co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, actinomycin D/5-FU nucleolar stress treatment, immunoblot for CRL4 substrates |
The FEBS journal |
High |
28886238
|
| 2018 |
SIRT7 deacetylates fibrillarin (FBL); hyperacetylation of FBL impairs its interaction with histone H2A and chromatin, compromising H2AQ104 methylation (H2AQ104me) and rDNA transcription. SIRT7-dependent deacetylation of FBL ensures H2AQ104me and high rRNA synthesis during interphase; at mitotic onset, hyperacetylation of FBL accompanies loss of H2AQ104me and Pol I repression. |
In vitro deacetylation assay (CBP acetylates, SIRT7 deacetylates FBL), acetylation-deficient/mimicking FBL mutants, H2AQ104me immunoblot, co-immunoprecipitation, ChIP |
Cell reports |
High |
30540930
|
| 2018 |
PRMT6 directly methylates SIRT7 at arginine 388 (R388) in vitro and in vivo, inhibiting its H3K18 deacetylase activity without altering subcellular localization. AMPK disrupts PRMT6-SIRT7 association, causing R388 hypomethylation. High glucose enhances R388 methylation, coupling glucose availability to mitochondria biogenesis via SIRT7. |
In vitro methylation assay, co-immunoprecipitation, SIRT7 deacetylase activity assay with R388 mutant, AMPK activation experiments, immunoblot in mouse liver |
EMBO reports |
High |
30420520
|
| 2018 |
SIRT7 interacts with and deacetylates PPARγ2 at K382; acetylation-mimicking K382Q mutation impairs lipogenesis gene expression (Srebp1c, Acaca, Fasn, Scd1) and reduces PPARγ2 transcriptional activity in adipocytes. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, site-directed mutagenesis (K382Q and K382R), global gene expression analysis, transcriptional activity assay |
Journal of diabetes investigation |
High |
33955199
|
| 2019 |
SIRT7 interacts with and deacetylates ATM in vitro and in vivo; SIRT7-mediated ATM deacetylation is prerequisite for ATM dephosphorylation by phosphatase WIP1. SIRT7 is mobilized onto chromatin during late stages of DNA damage response to deactivate ATM; SIRT7 depletion or acetylation-mimic ATM mutation causes persistent ATM phosphorylation and impaired DNA repair. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, chromatin fractionation, phospho-ATM immunoblot, acetylation-mimicking ATM mutation, DNA repair assays |
Science advances |
High |
30944854
|
| 2019 |
SIRT7 mediates H3K18 deacetylation-dependent epigenetic repression of LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposons genome-wide; SIRT7 interacts with Lamin A/C to promote L1 association with the nuclear lamina. SIRT7 depletion causes increased L1 expression and retrotransposition. |
ChIP-seq, siRNA knockdown, L1 retrotransposition assay, co-immunoprecipitation with Lamin A/C, SIRT7 KO mouse and human cells |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
31226208
|
| 2019 |
SIRT7 deacetylates CRY1 and promotes its FBXL3-mediated degradation, thereby regulating the hepatic circadian clock. Body temperature oscillations drive HSP70 expression, which promotes SIRT7 ubiquitination and degradation, establishing a BT-HSP70-SIRT7-CRY1 axis coupling the hepatic clock to the central pacemaker. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, Sirt7 knockout mouse model with circadian phase analysis, ubiquitination assay, CRY1 stability assay |
Nature metabolism |
High |
32694864
|
| 2019 |
SIRT7 forms a complex with MEF2D that attenuates MEF2D acetylation and reduces MEF2D-driven PD-L1 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma; IFNG-induced p300 acetylates MEF2D and disrupts the MEF2D-SIRT7 interaction, enabling PD-L1 transcription. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, pulldown assay, ChIP, dual luciferase reporter, SIRT7 knockout in cell lines and orthotopic mouse model |
Gastroenterology |
High |
31678303
|
| 2020 |
SIRT7 forms a complex with nuclear lamina proteins and heterochromatin proteins to maintain repressive heterochromatin at the nuclear periphery; SIRT7 deficiency leads to loss of heterochromatin, de-repression of LINE1, and activation of innate immune signaling via the cGAS-STING pathway in human mesenchymal stem cells. |
Co-immunoprecipitation with Lamin and HP1 proteins, ChIP, LINE1 expression assay, cGAS-STING pathway activation assay, SIRT7 KD/KO in hMSCs |
Protein & cell |
High |
32504224
|
| 2020 |
SirT7 exhibits auto-mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase (mADPRT) activity at a previously undefined active site distinct from its deacetylase active site; ADP-ribosyl-SirT7 is recognized by the ADP-ribose reader mH2A1.1 under glucose starvation, inducing SirT7 relocalization to intergenic regions and regulating gene expression involved in second-messenger signaling and autophagy. |
Mass spectrometry identification of ADP-ribosylation, site-directed mutagenesis of mADPRT active site, chromatin distribution assay, SirT7 KO mouse with calorie restriction |
Science advances |
High |
32832656
|
| 2020 |
SIRT7 directly interacts with and deacetylates PCAF at K720; PCAF deacetylation augments its binding to MDM2 (the p53 E3 ligase), leading to MDM2 degradation, p21 upregulation, and cell-cycle arrest under glucose deprivation conditions. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, MDM2 ubiquitination/degradation assay, p21/p53 immunoblot under glucose deprivation, SIRT7 depletion |
Oncogene |
High |
32404984
|
| 2020 |
SIRT7 deacetylates NPM (nucleophosmin); ATR-mediated phosphorylation of SIRT7 upon UV irradiation increases its catalytic activity. Deacetylated NPM relocates to the nucleoplasm and binds MDM2, preventing p53 ubiquitination and degradation, thus stabilizing p53 during genotoxic stress. |
In vitro deacetylation assay, ATR phosphorylation assay, NPM relocalization assay, co-immunoprecipitation with MDM2, p53 stability assay in vitro and in vivo (KO mouse UV response) |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
33495326
|
| 2020 |
Progerin (HGPS mutant Lamin A) interacts with and destabilizes SIRT7; ectopic SIRT7 expression alleviates progerin-induced inflammatory response in vascular endothelial cells. |
Co-immunoprecipitation of progerin-SIRT7, endothelial cell overexpression, inflammatory marker assay, Tie2-Cre Lmna progerin knock-in mouse model |
Science advances |
Medium |
32128409
|
| 2021 |
SIRT7 decrotonylates PHF5A at K25; this PHF5A decrotonylation contributes to decreased CDK2 expression via retained intron-induced abnormal alternative splicing, thereby accelerating fibroblast senescence. |
Mass spectrometry identification of crotonylation sites, SIRT7 knockdown/overexpression, immunoblot for Kcr, co-IP, CDK2 splicing analysis |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
Medium |
34604215
|
| 2022 |
SIRT7 deacetylates insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 (IGF2BP2), enhancing its inhibitory action on Ucp1 mRNA translation, thereby suppressing UCP1 protein levels and brown adipose tissue thermogenesis; Sirt7 knockout mice have higher body temperature and energy expenditure. |
Sirt7 whole-body and BAT-specific knockout mice, UCP1 protein immunoblot, in vitro deacetylation assay, Ucp1 mRNA translation assay |
Nature communications |
High |
36509749
|
| 2022 |
O-GlcNAcylation of SIRT7 at serine 136 (S136) by OGT stabilizes SIRT7 protein by blocking its interaction with the proteasome activator REGγ, preventing SIRT7 degradation; SIRT7 O-GlcNAcylation is required for its H3K18 deacetylase activity and oncogenic function in pancreatic cancer. |
Mass spectrometry (OGT interaction and S136 modification), co-immunoprecipitation, S136A mutant, H3K18ac immunoblot, in vivo xenograft |
Cell death and differentiation |
High |
35422493
|
| 2023 |
SIRT7 deacetylates FAM134B (an ER-phagy receptor), counteracting CBP-mediated acetylation that promotes ER-phagy; SIRT7-mediated deacetylation tempers FAM134B activity to avoid excessive ER degradation, maintaining ER homeostasis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro deacetylation assay, ER-phagy assay, CBP/SIRT7 gain- and loss-of-function |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
37043189
|
| 2024 |
SIRT7 suppresses MST1 (a Hippo pathway kinase) by two mechanisms: (1) binding to the MST1 promoter and inducing H3K18 deacetylation to repress transcription, and (2) directly binding and deacetylating MST1 protein, which primes acetylation-dependent MST1 ubiquitination and degradation; this promotes YAP nuclear localization and activation in hepatocellular carcinoma. |
ChIP, luciferase reporter assay, co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry (deacetylation), ubiquitination assay, xenograft mouse model |
Cancer science |
High |
38288904
|
| 2024 |
SIRT7 deacetylates KLF4 (Krüppel-like factor 4) at K228, inhibiting its ubiquitination-proteasome degradation; the SIRT7/KLF4 axis maintains pulmonary arterial endothelial cell homeostasis; endothelium-specific SIRT7 depletion exacerbates pulmonary hypertension. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, deacetylation assay, ubiquitination assay, endothelium-specific Sirt7 KO mouse in SuHx PH model, AAV-mediated SIRT7 overexpression rescue |
Cardiovascular research |
High |
38198357
|
| 2024 |
SIRT7 interacts with DDX3X and deacetylates it; SIRT7-mediated DDX3X deacetylation promotes DDX3X protein stability. SIRT7 inhibition leads to DDX3X depletion, disruption of NLRP3 inflammasome assembly, and suppression of ERK1/2 signaling, re-sensitizing cells to sorafenib. |
Mass spectrometry (DDX3X as SIRT7 target), co-immunoprecipitation, DDX3X deacetylation assay, NLRP3 inflammasome assay, in vivo xenograft with SIRT7 inhibitors |
Drug resistance updates |
Medium |
38277756
|
| 2024 |
SIRT7 directly interacts with KIF23 and catalyzes its desuccinylation at K537, which enhances KIF23 protein stability and promotes anaplastic thyroid cancer cell proliferation and migration. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, succinylation immunoblot with K537 mutant, SIRT7 overexpression/knockdown, cell viability and migration assay |
BMC cancer |
Medium |
38360598
|
| 2024 |
SIRT7 directly interacts with the GLUT3 enhancer region and desuccinylates H3K122 at that locus, repressing GLUT3 expression; SIRT7 knockdown upregulates GLUT3 and sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine. |
ChIP, co-IP, H3K122 succinylation immunoblot, ATAC-seq/RNA-seq cross-analysis, SIRT7 KD with gemcitabine sensitivity assay, xenograft mouse model |
Cancer letters |
Medium |
39002692
|
| 2017 |
HDAC8 forms a complex with SMAD3/4 and occupies the SIRT7 promoter, where it deacetylates H4 to transcriptionally suppress SIRT7 expression; this establishes a TGF-β/HDAC8/SMAD3-4/SIRT7 regulatory feedback loop. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ChIP, siRNA knockdown of HDAC8/SMAD3/4, luciferase reporter assay, H4 acetylation immunoblot at SIRT7 promoter |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
31970414
|
| 2015 |
Dicer interacts with SIRT7 and sequesters a proportion of SIRT7 in the cytoplasm; Dicer knockdown increases chromatin-associated SIRT7 and decreases H3K18Ac, while Dicer overexpression reduces chromatin-associated SIRT7 and increases H3K18Ac levels. DNA damaging agents promote Dicer expression to trap SIRT7 in the cytoplasm. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, subcellular fractionation, siRNA/overexpression of Dicer, H3K18Ac immunoblot, DNA damage treatment |
Nucleic acids research |
Medium |
26704979
|
| 2019 |
SIRT7 promotes chromosome synapsis in female meiosis; Sirt7 KO oocytes show increased unsynapsed chromosomes with elevated H3K18Ac at asynaptic regions, fewer MLH1 crossover foci, and increased aneuploidy in metaphase II eggs. |
Sirt7 KO mouse model, immunofluorescence (H3K18Ac, γH2AX, SYCP3, MLH1), aneuploidy assessment, oocyte counting |
Chromosoma |
High |
31256246
|
| 2018 |
SIRT7 is required for spindle organization, cortical actin cap formation, and redox homeostasis during mouse oocyte meiotic maturation; SIRT7 depletion elevates ROS and causes chromosome misalignment and aneuploidy. SIRT7 protein is decreased in oocytes from obese mice, and exogenous SIRT7 rescues obesity-associated meiotic defects. |
Specific knockdown in mouse oocytes (morpholino/siRNA), immunofluorescence for spindle/chromosomes/actin, ROS measurement, obesity mouse model rescue experiment |
FASEB journal |
High |
29879377
|
| 2018 |
SIRT7 protects against rDNA instability-induced senescence in human primary cells by promoting association of the chromatin remodeler SNF2H with rDNA sequences; SIRT7-deficient cells show rDNA copy loss and acute senescence. |
ChIP for SNF2H at rDNA, rDNA copy number assay, SIRT7 depletion in primary human cells, senescence assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
29728458
|