Aging & Longevity
Subcellular structure, heterogeneity, and plasticity of senescent cells
Cellular senescence is a state of permanent growth arrest. It can be triggered by telomere shortening (replicative senescence) or prematurely induced by stresses such as DNA damage, oncogene overactivation, loss of tumor suppressor genes, oxidative stress, tissue factors, and others. Advances in techniques and experimental designs have provided new evidence about the biology of senescent cells (SnCs) and their importance in human health and disease. This review aims to describe the main aspects...
Embracing cancer complexity: Hallmarks of systemic disease
The last 50 years have witnessed extraordinary developments in understanding mechanisms of carcinogenesis, synthesized as the hallmarks of cancer. Despite this logical framework, our understanding of the molecular basis of systemic manifestations and the underlying causes of cancer-related death remains incomplete. Looking forward, elucidating how tumors interact with distant organs and how multifaceted environmental and physiological parameters impinge on tumors and their hosts will be crucial...
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and cognitive function among older adults: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2024
Because of population ageing, there will be a vast increase in the prevalence of cognitive decline and dementia. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour have been identified as modifiable lifestyle behaviours associated with these cognitive conditions. Therefore, the aim of this bibliometric analysis is to reveal the knowledge structure of the field of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and cognitive function among older adults from 2004 to 2024, and to predict emerging research trends. A...
Mitochondrial H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> release does not directly cause damage to chromosomal DNA
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) derived from mitochondrial respiration are frequently cited as a major source of chromosomal DNA mutations that contribute to cancer development and aging. However, experimental evidence showing that ROS released by mitochondria can directly damage nuclear DNA is largely lacking. In this study, we investigated the effects of H(2)O(2) released by mitochondria or produced at the nucleosomes using a titratable chemogenetic approach. This enabled us to precisely...
Casein kinase II promotes piRNA production through direct phosphorylation of USTC component TOFU-4
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are genomically encoded small RNAs that engage Piwi Argonaute proteins to direct mRNA surveillance and transposon silencing. Despite advances in understanding piRNA pathways and functions, how the production of piRNA is regulated remains elusive. Here, using a genetic screen, we identify casein kinase II (CK2) as a factor required for piRNA pathway function. We show that CK2 is required for the localization of PRG-1 and for the proper localization of several...
Symptomatic androgen deficiency and sexual dysfunctions in male patients receiving alectinib for ALK-positive advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer
CONCLUSIONS: Symptoms of androgen deficiency should be tracked in male patients with ALK-positive ANSCLC who are receiving alectinib, and testosterone replacement should be considered, as appropriate.
Exploring role of natural compounds in molecular alterations associated with brain ageing: A perspective towards nutrition for ageing brain
Aging refers to complete deterioration of physiological integrity and function. By midcentury, adults over 60 years of age and children under 15 years will begin to outnumber people in working age. This shift will bring multiple global challenges for economy, health, and society. Eventually, aging is a natural process playing a vital function in growth and development during pediatric stage, maturation during adult stage, and functional depletion. Tissues experience negative consequences with...
voyAGEr, a free web interface for the analysis of age-related gene expression alterations in human tissues
We herein introduce voyAGEr, an online graphical interface to explore age-related gene expression alterations in 49 human tissues. voyAGEr offers a visualisation and statistical toolkit for the finding and functional exploration of sex- and tissue-specific transcriptomic changes with age. In its conception, we developed a novel bioinformatics pipeline leveraging RNA sequencing data, from the GTEx project, encompassing more than 900 individuals. voyAGEr reveals transcriptomic signatures of the...
Meta-Research: Understudied genes are lost in a leaky pipeline between genome-wide assays and reporting of results
Present-day publications on human genes primarily feature genes that already appeared in many publications prior to completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. These patterns persist despite the subsequent adoption of high-throughput technologies, which routinely identify novel genes associated with biological processes and disease. Although several hypotheses for bias in the selection of genes as research targets have been proposed, their explanatory powers have not yet been compared. Our...
Naked mole-rats have distinctive cardiometabolic and genetic adaptations to their underground low-oxygen lifestyles
The naked mole-rat Heterocephalus glaber is a eusocial mammal exhibiting extreme longevity (37-year lifespan), extraordinary resistance to hypoxia and absence of cardiovascular disease. To identify the mechanisms behind these exceptional traits, metabolomics and RNAseq of cardiac tissue from naked mole-rats was compared to other African mole-rat genera (Cape, Cape dune, Common, Natal, Mahali, Highveld and Damaraland mole-rats) and evolutionarily divergent mammals (Hottentot golden mole and...
The effects of genetic and modifiable risk factors on brain regions vulnerable to ageing and disease
We have previously identified a network of higher-order brain regions particularly vulnerable to the ageing process, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. However, it remains unknown what the genetic influences on this fragile brain network are, and whether it can be altered by the most common modifiable risk factors for dementia. Here, in ~40,000 UK Biobank participants, we first show significant genome-wide associations between this brain network and seven genetic clusters implicated in...
Formation of memory assemblies through the DNA-sensing TLR9 pathway
As hippocampal neurons respond to diverse types of information¹, a subset assembles into microcircuits representing a memory². Those neurons typically undergo energy-intensive molecular adaptations, occasionally resulting in transient DNA damage^(3-5). Here we found discrete clusters of excitatory hippocampal CA1 neurons with persistent double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) breaks, nuclear envelope ruptures and perinuclear release of histone and dsDNA fragments hours after learning. Following these early...
Single-cell multiplex chromatin and RNA interactions in ageing human brain
Dynamically organized chromatin complexes often involve multiplex chromatin interactions and sometimes chromatin-associated RNA^(1-3). Chromatin complex compositions change during cellular differentiation and ageing, and are expected to be highly heterogeneous among terminally differentiated single cells^(4-7). Here we introduce the multinucleic acid interaction mapping in single cells (MUSIC) technique for concurrent profiling of multiplex chromatin interactions, gene expression and...
Depleting myeloid-biased haematopoietic stem cells rejuvenates aged immunity
Ageing of the immune system is characterized by decreased lymphopoiesis and adaptive immunity, and increased inflammation and myeloid pathologies^(1,2). Age-related changes in populations of self-renewing haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are thought to underlie these phenomena³. During youth, HSCs with balanced output of lymphoid and myeloid cells (bal-HSCs) predominate over HSCs with myeloid-biased output (my-HSCs), thereby promoting the lymphopoiesis required for initiating adaptive immune...
The HEAT repeat protein HPO-27 is a lysosome fission factor
Lysosomes are degradation and signalling centres crucial for homeostasis, development and ageing¹. To meet diverse cellular demands, lysosomes remodel their morphology and function through constant fusion and fission^(2,3). Little is known about the molecular basis of fission. Here we identify HPO-27, a conserved HEAT repeat protein, as a lysosome scission factor in Caenorhabditis elegans. Loss of HPO-27 impairs lysosome fission and leads to an excessive tubular network that ultimately...
RIPK1 and necroptosis role in premature ageing
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Anti-ageing antibodies revive the immune system
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How to make an old immune system young again
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 dephosphorylates and inhibits TERT for tumor suppression
Telomere dysfunction is intricately linked to the aging process and stands out as a prominent cancer hallmark. Here we demonstrate that telomerase activity is differentially regulated in cancer and normal cells depending on the expression status of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1). In FBP1-expressing cells, FBP1 directly interacts with and dephosphorylates telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) at Ser227. Dephosphorylated TERT fails to translocate into the nucleus, leading to the inhibition...
TREM1 disrupts myeloid bioenergetics and cognitive function in aging and Alzheimer disease mouse models
Human genetics implicate defective myeloid responses in the development of late-onset Alzheimer disease. A decline in peripheral and brain myeloid metabolism, triggering maladaptive immune responses, is a feature of aging. The role of TREM1, a pro-inflammatory factor, in neurodegenerative diseases is unclear. Here we show that Trem1 deficiency prevents age-dependent changes in myeloid metabolism, inflammation and hippocampal memory function in mice. Trem1 deficiency rescues age-associated...
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