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physiological function | SIRT6 is a site-specific histone deacetylase that regulates chromatin structure. SIRT6 is implicated in fundamental biological processes in aging, including maintaining telomere integrity, fine-tuning aging-associated gene expression programs, preventing genomic instability, and maintaining metabolic homeostasis. The N-terminal extension of SIRT6 is critical for chromatin association and intrinsic catalytic activity | Homo sapiens |