SIRT3 and heart failure: Lysine 166 (K166, homologous to K167 in human CypD) has been reported to be deacetylated by SIRT3 while in SIRT3−/− mice CypD is hyperacetylated at this residue, leading to sensitization of the PTP and increased cell death in a model of transaortic constriction (Hafner et al., 2010) In addition, heart failure induced by coronary artery ligation in a rat model decreased the expression of SIRT3 and increased CypD acetylation.