2022
A computational solution for bolstering reliability of epigenetic clocks: implications for clinical trials and longitudinal tracking
Higgins-Chen AT, Thrush KL, Wang Y, Minteer CJ, Kuo PL, Wang M, Niimi P, Sturm G, Lin J, Moore AZ, Bandinelli S, Vinkers CH, Vermetten E, Rutten BPF, Geuze E, Okhuijsen-Pfeifer C, van der Horst MZ, Schreiter S, Gutwinski S, Luykx JJ, Picard M, Ferrucci L, Crimmins EM, Boks MP, Hägg S, Hu-Seliger TT, Levine ME. A computational solution for bolstering reliability of epigenetic clocks: implications for clinical trials and longitudinal tracking. Nature Aging 2022, 2: 644-661. PMID: 36277076, PMCID: PMC9586209, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00248-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence of accelerated epigenetic aging of breast tissues in patients with breast cancer is driven by CpGs associated with polycomb-related genes
Rozenblit M, Hofstatter E, Liu Z, O’Meara T, Storniolo AM, Dalela D, Singh V, Pusztai L, Levine M. Evidence of accelerated epigenetic aging of breast tissues in patients with breast cancer is driven by CpGs associated with polycomb-related genes. Clinical Epigenetics 2022, 14: 30. PMID: 35209953, PMCID: PMC8876160, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-022-01249-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal breast tissueBreast cancerEpigenetic age accelerationBreast tissuePeripheral bloodAge accelerationStrong risk factorBreast cancer riskTissue/blood samplesGood surrogate markerBreast cancer diagnosisHealthy controlsRisk factorsSurrogate markerCancer riskBlood samplesTumor tissueCancerCancer diagnosisNew scoreTissueUnaffected individualsBloodEpigenetic aging signaturesEpigenetic agingTick tock, tick tock: Mouse culture and tissue aging captured by an epigenetic clock
Minteer C, Morselli M, Meer M, Cao J, Higgins‐Chen A, Lang SM, Pellegrini M, Yan Q, Levine ME. Tick tock, tick tock: Mouse culture and tissue aging captured by an epigenetic clock. Aging Cell 2022, 21: e13553. PMID: 35104377, PMCID: PMC8844113, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse embryonic fibroblastsDNA methylationEpigenetic agingImportant chromatin regulatorsPolycomb group (PcG) factorsAnti-aging interventionsChromatin regulatorsEmbryonic fibroblastsCellular senescenceTissue agingCellular agingEpigenetic clocksMultiple tissuesMouse tissuesCaloric restrictionMechanistic insightsAging changesKidney fibroblastsReduced representationTime pointsPhysiological agingMouse culturesSuch alterationsTick-TockTissue
2021
A systematic review of biological, social and environmental factors associated with epigenetic clock acceleration
Oblak L, van der Zaag J, Higgins-Chen AT, Levine ME, Boks MP. A systematic review of biological, social and environmental factors associated with epigenetic clock acceleration. Ageing Research Reviews 2021, 69: 101348. PMID: 33930583, DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101348.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Underlying features of epigenetic aging clocks in vivo and in vitro
Liu Z, Leung D, Thrush K, Zhao W, Ratliff S, Tanaka T, Schmitz LL, Smith JA, Ferrucci L, Levine ME. Underlying features of epigenetic aging clocks in vivo and in vitro. Aging Cell 2020, 19: e13229. PMID: 32930491, PMCID: PMC7576259, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic clocksTranscriptional associationsTissues/cellsHuman tissues/cellsEpigenetic aging clockMultiple tissues/cellsDifferent biological processesMulti-omics analysisDNA methylation dataMulti-omics dataBiological processesMethylation dataAging clockMitochondrial dysfunctionEpigenetic agingBiological agingClockHallmarkCellsSenescenceAutophagyStriking lackPathwayCpGMetabolism