Article
Region-specific H3K9me3 gain in aged somatic tissues in Caenorhabditis elegans.
PLoS genetics - 1 Sept 2021
Li Cheng-Lin, Pu Mintie, Wang Wenke, Chaturbedi Amaresh, Emerson Felicity J, Lee Siu Sylvia
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic alterations occur as organisms age, and lead to chromatin deterioration, loss of transcriptional silencing and genomic instability. Dysregulation of the epigenome has been associated with increased susceptibility to age-related disorders. In this study, we aimed to characterize the age-dependent changes of the epigenome and, in turn, to understand epigenetic processes that drive aging phenotypes. We...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
- Histones
- Mutation
- RNA
- Receptors, Notch
- Retroelements
- Stress, Physiological
