In yeast, rDNA silencing strength is regulated by the limited pool of Sir2 protein, which is modulated by competition with telomeres and direct inhibition by Sir4p.
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Hypothesis-generating in yeast; leaves open whether Sir2 regulation translates to mammalian cardiovascular aging or disease.
Smith et al. (1998) studied this question.
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