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ey0016.7-2 | Basic Science | ESPEYB16

7.2. SIRT1 mediates obesity- and nutrient-dependent perturbation of pubertal timing by epigenetically controlling Kiss1 expression

MJ Vazquez , CA Toro , JM Castellano , F Ruiz-Pino , J Roa , D Beiroa , V Heras , I Velasco , C Dieguez , L Pinilla , F Gaytan , R Nogueiras , MA Bosch , OK Ronnekleiv , A Lomniczi , SR Ojeda , M Tena-Sempere

To read the full abstract: Nat Commun. 2018 Oct 10;9(1):4194.This study identifies Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), a fuel-sensing deacetylase, as a molecule that restrains female puberty via epigenetic repression of the puberty-activating gene, Kiss1 in rats.The last few years have brought evidence regarding the epigenetic control of the onset of puberty. It is now cle...