A common signature of cellular senescence; does it exist?

E Sikora, A Bielak-Zmijewska, G Mosieniak - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellular senescence is a stress response, which can be evoked in all type of somatic cells
by different stimuli. Senescent cells accumulate in the body and participate in aging and …

Nuclear morphology and the biology of cancer cells

EG Fischer - Acta cytologica, 2020 - karger.com
Background: For more than a century, diagnostic pathologists have used morphologic
abnormalities of the nucleus as essential diagnostic features to distinguish benign from …

Nuclear morphology is a deep learning biomarker of cellular senescence

I Heckenbach, GV Mkrtchyan, MB Ezra, D Bakula… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular senescence is an important factor in aging and many age-related diseases, but
understanding its role in health is challenging due to the lack of exclusive or universal …

Age-related matrix stiffening epigenetically regulates α-Klotho expression and compromises chondrocyte integrity

H Iijima, G Gilmer, K Wang, AC Bean, Y He… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Extracellular matrix stiffening is a quintessential feature of cartilage aging, a leading cause
of knee osteoarthritis. Yet, the downstream molecular and cellular consequences of age …

Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging

DL McCartney, JL Min, RC Richmond, AT Lu… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Biological aging estimators derived from DNA methylation data are heritable
and correlate with morbidity and mortality. Consequently, identification of genetic and …

Destabilizing heterochromatin by APOE mediates senescence

H Zhao, Q Ji, Z Wu, S Wang, J Ren, K Yan, Z Wang… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a component of lipoprotein particles that function in the
homeostasis of cholesterol and other lipids. Although APOE is genetically associated with …

Measuring age-dependent viscoelasticity of organelles, cells and organisms with time-shared optical tweezer microrheology

F Català-Castro, S Ortiz-Vásquez… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Quantifying the mechanical response of the biological milieu (such as the cell's interior) and
complex fluids (such as biomolecular condensates) would enable a better understanding of …

Nuclear transport proteins: Structure, function, and disease relevance

Y Yang, L Guo, L Chen, B Gong, D Jia… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Proper subcellular localization is crucial for the functioning of biomacromolecules, including
proteins and RNAs. Nuclear transport is a fundamental cellular process that regulates the …

Histone H2A variants: Diversifying chromatin to ensure genome integrity

P Oberdoerffer, KM Miller - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Histone variants represent chromatin components that diversify the structure and function of
the genome. The variants of H2A, primarily H2A. X, H2A. Z and macroH2A, are well …

Nuclear envelope integrity in health and disease: consequences on genome instability and inflammation

BR Gauthier, V Comaills - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The dynamic nature of the nuclear envelope (NE) is often underestimated. The NE protects,
regulates, and organizes the eukaryote genome and adapts to epigenetic changes and to its …