SIRT2 Antibody

Sirtuin 2 is a predominantly cytoplasmic protein that colocalizes with microtubules. This gene encodes a member of the sirtuin family of proteins, homologs to the yeast Sir2 protein. Members of the sirtuin family are characterized by a sirtuin core domain and grouped into four classes. SIRT2 is mapped to 19q13.2. It is able to cause radioactivity to be transferred from (32P) NAD to bovine serum albumin (BSA). According to researches, it can act as a tubulin deacetylase. SIRT2 was found to deacetylate lys40 of alpha-tubulin both in vitro and in vivo. It is also a regulator of mitotic progression that acts downstream from CDC14B in a pathway regulating mitotic exit or subsequent cytokinesis. Additionally, SIRT2 is an important regulator of programmed necrosis.