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Two SET domain containing genes link epigenetic changes and aging in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Aging cell - 1 Apr 2012
Ni Zhuoyu, Ebata Atsushi, Alipanahiramandi Elham, Lee Siu Sylvia
Abstract excerpt
Changes in epigenetic status and chromatin structure have been shown to associate with aging in many organisms. Here, we report an RNAi screen of putative histone methyltransferases and demethylases in wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans using reproduction inhibitor. We identified six genes that when inactivated by RNAi, consistently extend lifespan. Five of these genes do not require germline proliferation to...
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