DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations

CG Bell, R Lowe, PD Adams, AA Baccarelli, S Beck… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Epigenetic clocks comprise a set of CpG sites whose DNA methylation levels measure
subject age. These clocks are acknowledged as a highly accurate molecular correlate of …

Epigenetic clock: A promising biomarker and practical tool in aging

R Duan, Q Fu, Y Sun, Q Li - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
As a complicated process, aging is characterized by various changes at the cellular,
subcellular and nuclear levels, one of which is epigenetic aging. With increasing awareness …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian aging

JH Yang, M Hayano, PT Griffin, JA Amorim… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
All living things experience an increase in entropy, manifested as a loss of genetic and
epigenetic information. In yeast, epigenetic information is lost over time due to the …

The roles of DNA, RNA and histone methylation in ageing and cancer

EM Michalak, ML Burr, AJ Bannister… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Chromatin is a macromolecular complex predominantly comprising DNA, histone proteins
and RNA. The methylation of chromatin components is highly conserved as it helps …

[HTML][HTML] Stress, epigenetics, and aging: unraveling the intricate crosstalk

Z Wu, J Qu, W Zhang, GH Liu - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Aging, as a complex process involving multiple cellular and molecular pathways, is known to
be exacerbated by various stresses. Because responses to these stresses, such as oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Ageing–oxidative stress, PTMs and disease

T Ebert, N Tran, L Schurgers, P Stenvinkel… - Molecular aspects of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) have been proposed as a link between the oxidative
stress-inflammation-ageing trinity, thereby affecting several hallmarks of ageing …

The information theory of aging

YR Lu, X Tian, DA Sinclair - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Information storage and retrieval is essential for all life. In biology, information is
primarily stored in two distinct ways: the genome, comprising nucleic acids, acts as a …

Epigenetic changes during aging and their reprogramming potential

AE Kane, DA Sinclair - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The aging process results in significant epigenetic changes at all levels of chromatin and
DNA organization. These include reduced global heterochromatin, nucleosome remodeling …

Mechanisms of cancer resistance in long-lived mammals

A Seluanov, VN Gladyshev, J Vijg… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Cancer researchers have traditionally used the mouse and the rat as staple model
organisms. These animals are very short-lived, reproduce rapidly and are highly prone to …

Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues

AT Lu, Z Fei, A Haghani, TR Robeck, JA Zoller, CZ Li… - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Aging, often considered a result of random cellular damage, can be accurately estimated
using DNA methylation profiles, the foundation of pan-tissue epigenetic clocks. Here, we …