Epigenetics and aging
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Cornell University · +1 more institution
Abstract
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. Functional studies in model organisms and humans indicate that epigenetic changes have a huge influence on the aging process. These epigenetic changes occur at various levels, including reduced bulk levels of the core histones, altered patterns of histone posttranslational modifications and DNA methylation, replacement of canonical histones with histone variants, and altered noncoding RNA expression, during both organismal aging and replicative senescence. The end result of epigenetic changes during aging is altered local accessibility to the…
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2Topics & keywords
- Epigenetics
- Computational biology
- Epigenesis
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Computer science
- DNA methylation
- Genetics