The central role of DNA damage in the ageing process

B Schumacher, J Pothof, J Vijg, JHJ Hoeijmakers - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Ageing is a complex, multifaceted process leading to widespread functional decline that
affects every organ and tissue, but it remains unknown whether ageing has a unifying causal …

DNA damage—how and why we age?

M Yousefzadeh, C Henpita, R Vyas, C Soto-Palma… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Aging is a complex process that results in loss of the ability to reattain homeostasis following
stress, leading, thereby, to increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Many factors contribute …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted apoptosis of senescent cells restores tissue homeostasis in response to chemotoxicity and aging

MP Baar, RMC Brandt, DA Putavet, JDD Klein… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The accumulation of irreparable cellular damage restricts healthspan after acute stress or
natural aging. Senescent cells are thought to impair tissue function, and their genetic …

Skeletal aging and osteoporosis: mechanisms and therapeutics

A Chandra, J Rajawat - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone is a dynamic organ maintained by tightly regulated mechanisms. With old age, bone
homeostasis, which is maintained by an intricate balance between bone formation and bone …

The DNA damage response to transcription stress

H Lans, JHJ Hoeijmakers, W Vermeulen… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
The spatiotemporal control of RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-mediated gene transcription is
tightly and intricately regulated. In addition, preservation of the integrity of the DNA template …

Understanding nucleotide excision repair and its roles in cancer and ageing

JA Marteijn, H Lans, W Vermeulen… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2014 - nature.com
Nucleotide excision repair (NER) eliminates various structurally unrelated DNA lesions by a
multiwise'cut and patch'-type reaction. The global genome NER (GG-NER) subpathway …

METTL3 counteracts premature aging via m6A-dependent stabilization of MIS12 mRNA

Z Wu, Y Shi, M Lu, M Song, Z Yu, J Wang… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) messenger RNA methylation is a well-known
epitranscriptional regulatory mechanism affecting central biological processes, but its …

DNA damage, DNA repair, aging, and neurodegeneration

S Maynard, EF Fang… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Aging in mammals is accompanied by a progressive atrophy of tissues and organs, and
stochastic damage accumulation to the macromolecules DNA, RNA, proteins, and lipids …

Hair follicle aging is driven by transepidermal elimination of stem cells via COL17A1 proteolysis

H Matsumura, Y Mohri, NT Binh, H Morinaga… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION During aging, most organs in mammals become smaller (miniaturize) or
thinner, and their functions and regenerative capability also decline. Histologically, tissue …

DNA damage, aging, and cancer

JHJ Hoeijmakers - New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
This review gives an account of how the cell repairs DNA damage and presents evidence
that DNA damage contributes to aging and cancer, with the outcome dependent on the type …