Epigenetics and aging

S Pal, JK Tyler - Science advances, 2016 - science.org
Over the past decade, a growing number of studies have revealed that progressive changes
to epigenetic information accompany aging in both dividing and nondividing cells …

Methionine metabolism and methyltransferases in the regulation of aging and lifespan extension across species

AA Parkhitko, P Jouandin, SE Mohr, N Perrimon - Aging cell, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Methionine restriction (MetR) extends lifespan across different species and exerts beneficial
effects on metabolic health and inflammatory responses. In contrast, certain cancer cells …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo amelioration of age-associated hallmarks by partial reprogramming

A Ocampo, P Reddy, P Martinez-Redondo… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Aging is the major risk factor for many human diseases. In vitro studies have demonstrated
that cellular reprogramming to pluripotency reverses cellular age, but alteration of the aging …

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 …

Bone aging, cellular senescence, and osteoporosis

RJ Pignolo, SF Law, A Chandra - Journal of Bone and Mineral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Changes in aging bone that lead to osteoporosis are mediated at multiple levels, including
hormonal alterations, skeletal unloading, and accumulation of senescent cells. This …

Shared molecular and cellular mechanisms of premature ageing and ageing-associated diseases

N Kubben, T Misteli - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2017 - nature.com
Ageing is the predominant risk factor for many common diseases. Human premature ageing
diseases are powerful model systems to identify and characterize cellular mechanisms that …

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: A premature aging disease caused by LMNA gene mutations

S Gonzalo, R Kreienkamp, P Askjaer - Ageing research reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Products of the LMNA gene, primarily lamin A and C, are key components of the nuclear
lamina, a proteinaceous meshwork that underlies the inner nuclear membrane and is …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial phosphatase PGAM5 modulates cellular senescence by regulating mitochondrial dynamics

B Yu, J Ma, J Li, D Wang, Z Wang, S Wang - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Mitochondria undergo dynamic fusion/fission, biogenesis and mitophagy in response to
stimuli or stresses. Disruption of mitochondrial homeostasis could lead to cell senescence …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced cell culture techniques for cancer drug discovery

CJ Lovitt, TB Shelper, VM Avery - Biology, 2014 - mdpi.com
Human cancer cell lines are an integral part of drug discovery practices. However, modeling
the complexity of cancer utilizing these cell lines on standard plastic substrata, does not …

[HTML][HTML] Functional characterization of the TERRA transcriptome at damaged telomeres

A Porro, S Feuerhahn, J Delafontaine… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Telomere deprotection occurs during tumorigenesis and aging upon telomere shortening or
loss of the telomeric shelterin component TRF2. Deprotected telomeres undergo changes in …