METHODS OF TREATING METABOLIC DISEASE

摘要

It has been discovered that SIRT6 functions as a histone H3K9 deacetylase to control the expression of multiple glycolytic genes. Specifically, SIRT6 appears to function as a co-repressor of the transcription factor Hif1?, a critical regulator of nutrient stress responses. This invention relates generally to methods of reducing expression or activity of SIRT6 to reduce or inhibit hyperglycemia or obesity in a subject.