Recent Broad Publications

Hopping between Differentiation States in Lung Adenocarcinoma.
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Programmable repression and activation of bacterial gene expression using an engineered CRISPR-Cas system.
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The Genome of Anopheles darlingi, the main neotropical malaria vector.
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ATHLATES: accurate typing of human leukocyte antigen through exome sequencing.
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Integrated proteomic analysis of post-translational modifications by serial enrichment.
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Scientific Publications

Publication Type	Journal Article
Authors	Clish, CB, Iliopoulos O., and Weissleder R.
Abstract	SIRT6 is a member of a highly conserved family of NAD(+)-dependent deacetylases with various roles in metabolism, stress resistance, and life span. SIRT6-deficient mice develop normally but succumb to a lethal hypoglycemia early in life; however, the mechanism underlying this hypoglycemia remained unclear. Here, we demonstrate that SIRT6 functions as a histone H3K9 deacetylase to control the expression of multiple glycolytic genes. Specifically, SIRT6 appears to function as a corepressor of the transcription factor Hif1alpha, a critical regulator of nutrient stress responses. Consistent with this notion, SIRT6-deficient cells exhibit increased Hif1alpha activity and show increased glucose uptake with upregulation of glycolysis and diminished mitochondrial respiration. Our studies uncover a role for the chromatin factor SIRT6 as a master regulator of glucose homeostasis and may provide the basis for novel therapeutic approaches against metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and obesity.
Year of Publication	2010
Journal	Cell
Volume	140
Issue	2
Pages	280-93
Date Published (YYYY/MM/DD)	2010/01/22
ISSN Number	0092-8674
DOI	10.1016/j.cell.2009.12.041
PubMed	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20141841?dopt=Abstract