Epigenetic clocks, aging, and cancer

SE Johnstone, VN Gladyshev, MJ Aryee, BE Bernstein - Science, 2022 - science.org
Cancer and aging are accompanied by stereotyped changes to the epigenetic landscape,
including progressive loss of DNA methylation over gene-poor genomic regions (,). Global …

How to slow down the ticking clock: age-associated epigenetic alterations and related interventions to extend life span

AM Galow, S Peleg - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic alterations pose one major hallmark of organismal aging. Here, we provide an
overview on recent findings describing the epigenetic changes that arise during aging and …

Methylation across the central dogma in health and diseases: new therapeutic strategies

R Liu, E Zhao, H Yu, C Yuan, MN Abbas… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
The proper transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein is essential for cell-
fate control, development, and health. Methylation of DNA, RNAs, histones, and non-histone …

Hallmarks of ageing in human skeletal muscle and implications for understanding the pathophysiology of sarcopenia in women and men

A Granic, K Suetterlin, T Shavlakadze… - Clinical …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Ageing is a complex biological process associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Nine classic, interdependent hallmarks of ageing have been proposed involving genetic and …

Tracking single-cell evolution using clock-like chromatin accessibility loci

Y Xiao, W Jin, L Ju, J Fu, G Wang, M Yu, F Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Single-cell chromatin accessibility sequencing (scATAC-seq) reconstructs developmental
trajectory by phenotypic similarity. However, inferring the exact developmental trajectory is …

Biomarkers of aging

Aging Biomarker Consortium, H Bao, J Cao… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Aging biomarkers are a combination of biological parameters to (i) assess age-related
changes,(ii) track the physiological aging process, and (iii) predict the transition into a …

Emerging rejuvenation strategies—Reducing the biological age

B Zhang, A Trapp, C Kerepesi, VN Gladyshev - Aging Cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Several interventions have recently emerged that were proposed to reverse rather than just
attenuate aging, but the criteria for what it takes to achieve rejuvenation remain …

Intersection clock reveals a rejuvenation event during human embryogenesis

C Kerepesi, VN Gladyshev - Aging Cell, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research revealed a rejuvenation event during early development of mice. Here, by
examining epigenetic age dynamics of human embryogenesis, we tested whether a similar …

How to translate DNA methylation biomarkers into clinical practice

W Wagner - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recent advances in sequencing technologies provide unprecedented opportunities for
epigenetic biomarker development. Particularly the DNA methylation pattern—which is …

Deciphering RNA m6A regulation in aging: Perspectives on current advances and future directions

Z Wu, J Ren, GH Liu - Aging Cell, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) is a dynamic and reversible RNA modification that has
emerged as a crucial player in the life cycle of RNA, thus playing a pivotal role in various …