Transcriptional elongation control in developmental gene expression, aging, and disease

Y Aoi, A Shilatifard - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
The elongation stage of transcription by RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) is central to the
regulation of gene expression in response to developmental and environmental cues in …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of aging in frailty and age-associated disorders: State of the art and future perspective

S Salvioli, MS Basile, L Bencivenga, S Carrino… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
According to the Geroscience concept that organismal aging and age-associated diseases
share the same basic molecular mechanisms, the identification of biomarkers of age that can …

[HTML][HTML] The role of mRNA quality control in the aging of Caenorhabditis elegans

HC Kwon, Y Bae, SJV Lee - Molecules and Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
The proper maintenance of mRNA quality that is regulated by diverse surveillance pathways
is essential for cellular homeostasis and is highly conserved among eukaryotes. Here, we …

Liquid metal–polymer conductor-based conformal cyborg devices

J Qi, S Yang, Y Jiang, J Cheng, S Wang, Q Rao… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gallium-based liquid metal (LM) exhibits exceptional properties such as high conductivity
and biocompatibility, rendering it highly valuable for the development of conformal …

[HTML][HTML] (Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing

C Alfonso-Gonzalez, V Hilgers - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Alternative transcription start site usage (ATSS) is a widespread regulatory strategy that
enables genes to choose between multiple genomic loci for initiating transcription. This …

Age-associated transcriptional stress due to accelerated elongation and increased stalling of RNAPII

A Papadakis, A Gyenis, J Pothof, J HJ Hoeijmakers… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Two recent studies, coauthored by us, reported age-associated increase in transcriptional
stress due to elevated stalling of RNA polymerases and accelerated transcription …

Challenges in anti‐aging medicine–trends in biomarker discovery and therapeutic interventions for a healthy lifespan

I Popescu, J Deelen, M Illario… - Journal of Cellular and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We are facing a growing aging population, along with increasing pressure on health
systems, caused by the impact of chronic co‐morbidities (ie cancer, cardiovascular and …

Single-cell and spatial RNA sequencing reveal the spatiotemporal trajectories of fruit senescence

X Li, B Li, S Gu, X Pang, P Mason, J Yuan, J Jia… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The senescence of fruit is a complex physiological process, with various cell types within the
pericarp, making it highly challenging to elucidate their individual roles in fruit senescence …

Combinatorial microRNA activity is essential for the transition of pluripotent cells from proliferation into dormancy

DP Iyer, L Moyon, L Wittler, CY Cheng… - Genome …, 2024 - genome.cshlp.org
Dormancy is a key feature of stem cell function in adult tissues as well as in embryonic cells
in the context of diapause. The establishment of dormancy is an active process that involves …

Cellular age explains variation in age-related cell-to-cell transcriptome variability

M Yang, BR Harrison, DEL Promislow - Genome Research, 2023 - genome.cshlp.org
Organs and tissues age at different rates within a single individual. Such asynchrony in
aging has been widely observed at multiple levels, from functional hallmarks, such as …