Gene regulation and DNA damage in the ageing human brain

T Lu, Y Pan, SY Kao, C Li, I Kohane, J Chan… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
The ageing of the human brain is a cause of cognitive decline in the elderly and the major
risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The time in life when brain ageing begins is undefined …

Clearance of senescent glial cells prevents tau-dependent pathology and cognitive decline

TJ Bussian, A Aziz, CF Meyer, BL Swenson… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Cellular senescence, which is characterized by an irreversible cell-cycle arrest
accompanied by a distinctive secretory phenotype, can be induced through various …

A cytosolic network suppressing mitochondria-mediated proteostatic stress and cell death

X Wang, XJ Chen - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Mitochondria are multifunctional organelles whose dysfunction leads to neuromuscular
degeneration and ageing. The multi-functionality poses a great challenge for understanding …

β2-microglobulin is a systemic pro-aging factor that impairs cognitive function and neurogenesis

LK Smith, Y He, JS Park, G Bieri, CE Snethlage, K Lin… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Aging drives cognitive and regenerative impairments in the adult brain, increasing
susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders in healthy individuals,,,. Experiments using …

Heterogeneity in old fibroblasts is linked to variability in reprogramming and wound healing

S Mahmoudi, E Mancini, L Xu, A Moore, F Jahanbani… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Age-associated chronic inflammation (inflammageing) is a central hallmark of ageing, but its
influence on specific cells remains largely unknown. Fibroblasts are present in most tissues …

Proteome complexity and the forces that drive proteome imbalance

JW Harper, EJ Bennett - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The cellular proteome is a complex microcosm of structural and regulatory networks that
requires continuous surveillance and modification to meet the dynamic needs of the cell. It is …

CHIT1-positive microglia drive motor neuron ageing in the primate spinal cord

S Sun, J Li, S Wang, J Li, J Ren, Z Bao, L Sun, X Ma… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Ageing is a critical factor in spinal-cord-associated disorders, yet the ageing-specific
mechanisms underlying this relationship remain poorly understood. Here, to address this …

Reduced proteasome activity in the aging brain results in ribosome stoichiometry loss and aggregation

E Kelmer Sacramento, JM Kirkpatrick… - Molecular systems …, 2020 - embopress.org
A progressive loss of protein homeostasis is characteristic of aging and a driver of
neurodegeneration. To investigate this process quantitatively, we characterized proteome …

Genomic atlas of the proteome from brain, CSF and plasma prioritizes proteins implicated in neurological disorders

C Yang, FHG Farias, L Ibanez, A Suhy, B Sadler… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Understanding the tissue-specific genetic controls of protein levels is essential to uncover
mechanisms of post-transcriptional gene regulation. In this study, we generated a genomic …

Somatic genomic changes in single Alzheimer's disease neurons

MB Miller, AY Huang, J Kim, Z Zhou, SL Kirkham… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Dementia in Alzheimer's disease progresses alongside neurodegeneration,,–, but the
specific events that cause neuronal dysfunction and death remain poorly understood. During …