A complex systems approach to aging biology

AA Cohen, L Ferrucci, T Fülöp, D Gravel, N Hao… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Having made substantial progress understanding molecules, cells, genes and pathways,
aging biology research is now moving toward integration of these parts, attempting to …

[HTML][HTML] Protein synthesis and quality control in aging

AS Anisimova, AI Alexandrov, NE Makarova… - Aging (Albany …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is characterized by the accumulation of damage and other deleterious changes,
leading to the loss of functionality and fitness. Age-related changes occur at most levels of …

Distinct longevity mechanisms across and within species and their association with aging

A Tyshkovskiy, S Ma, AV Shindyapina, S Tikhonov… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Lifespan varies within and across species, but the general principles of its control remain
unclear. Here, we conducted multi-tissue RNA-seq analyses across 41 mammalian species …

[HTML][HTML] CDK4/6 inhibitor-mediated cell overgrowth triggers osmotic and replication stress to promote senescence

L Crozier, R Foy, R Adib, A Kar, JA Holt, AU Pareri… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Abnormal increases in cell size are associated with senescence and cell cycle exit. The
mechanisms by which overgrowth primes cells to withdraw from the cell cycle remain …

Reduced proteasome activity in the aging brain results in ribosome stoichiometry loss and aggregation

E Kelmer Sacramento, JM Kirkpatrick… - Molecular systems …, 2020 - embopress.org
A progressive loss of protein homeostasis is characteristic of aging and a driver of
neurodegeneration. To investigate this process quantitatively, we characterized proteome …

The nuclear pore complex: birth, life, and death of a cellular behemoth

E Dultz, M Wojtynek, O Medalia, E Onischenko - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are the only transport channels that cross the nuclear
envelope. Constructed from~ 500–1000 nucleoporin proteins each, they are among the …

Proteostasis collapse is a driver of cell aging and death

M Santra, KA Dill, AMR De Graff - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
What molecular processes drive cell aging and death? Here, we model how proteostasis—
ie, the folding, chaperoning, and maintenance of protein function—collapses with age from …

Gene expression hallmarks of cellular ageing

S Frenk, J Houseley - Biogerontology, 2018 - Springer
Ageing leads to dramatic changes in the physiology of many different tissues resulting in a
spectrum of pathology. Nonetheless, many lines of evidence suggest that ageing is driven …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive remodeling of the extracellular matrix during aging contributes to age-dependent impairments of muscle stem cell functionality

SC Schüler, JM Kirkpatrick, M Schmidt, D Santinha… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
During aging, the regenerative capacity of skeletal muscle decreases due to intrinsic
changes in muscle stem cells (MuSCs) and alterations in their niche. Here, we use …

The evolution of the hallmarks of aging

M Lemoine - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The evolutionary theory of aging has set the foundations for a comprehensive understanding
of aging. The biology of aging has listed and described the “hallmarks of aging,” ie, cellular …