Review Article

Multiple Roles of SIRT2 in Regulating Physiological and Pathological Signal Transduction

Table 1

Posttranslational modifications involving SIRT2.

Types of post-translational modificationsTypes of catalytic proteinsSIRT2 catalytic effectFunction

Acetylation (Kac)Histone
non histone
DeacetylationRegulates transcription and diverse biological processes [17–20]
Methacrylation (Kmea)HistoneRemoves H3K18meaEnables crosstalk between metabolism and epigenetic regulation, and the specific mechanism needs further study [21]
Crotonylation ((Kcr))HistoneRemoves KcrRegulates transcription [22, 23]
Benzoylation (Kbz)HistoneRemoves histone KbzRegulates transcription [24, 25]
Gamma-oxononanoylation (Kgon)HistoneRemoves histone KgonInterferes with histone assembly into nucleosomes [26, 27]
4-Oxononanoylation (4-ONylation)HistoneRemoves 4-ONylPrevents nucleosome assembly under oxidative stress [28]
LipoylationNonhistoneDelipoylationRegulates cell metabolism [29]
MyristoylationNonhistoneDemyristoylates ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) K3Promotes ARF6 activation [30]