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Ethan Ford

Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publications -  7
Citations -  3145

Ethan Ford is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Promoter & Epigenomics. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 2888 citations.

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Calorie restriction extends yeast life span by lowering the level of NADH

TL;DR: It is shown that CR decreases NADH levels, and that NADH is a competitive inhibitor of Sir2, validating the model that NADh regulates yeast longevity in response to CR.
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Mammalian Sir2 homolog SIRT7 is an activator of RNA polymerase I transcription

TL;DR: The findings suggest that SIRT7 is a positive regulator of Pol I transcription and is required for cell viability in mammals.
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Mouse Sir2 homolog SIRT6 is a nuclear ADP-ribosyltransferase.

TL;DR: Results provide the first characterization of a Sir2 protein from phylogenetic class IV, and it is observed that the catalytic mechanism of this reaction is intra-molecular, with individual molecules of mSIRT6 directing their own modification.
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Large-scale manipulation of promoter DNA methylation reveals context-specific transcriptional responses and stability

TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of DNA methylation on endogenous promoters has been comprehensively assessed using an engineered zinc finger-DNMT3A fusion protein, enabling them to test the effect on transcription, chromatin accessibility and histone modifications after the removal of the fusion protein.