2023
More than bad luck: Cancer and aging are linked to replication-driven changes to the epigenome
Minteer C, Thrush K, Gonzalez J, Niimi P, Rozenblit M, Rozowsky J, Liu J, Frank M, McCabe T, Sehgal R, Higgins-Chen A, Hofstatter E, Pusztai L, Beckman K, Gerstein M, Levine M. More than bad luck: Cancer and aging are linked to replication-driven changes to the epigenome. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadf4163. PMID: 37467337, PMCID: PMC10355820, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf4163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell divisionImmortalized human cellsTissue-specific cancer riskTumorigenic stateCell divisionDNA methylationEpigenetic changesAge-related accumulationHuman cellsMultiple tissuesSomatic mutationsClinical tissuesTissue differencesEpigenomeCellsTissueNormal tissuesMethylationMutationsReplicationNormal breast tissueSignaturesVitroAccumulationDivisionThe Cutting Edge of Epigenetic Clocks: In Search of Mechanisms Linking Aging and Mental Health
Harvanek Z, Boks M, Vinkers C, Higgins-Chen A. The Cutting Edge of Epigenetic Clocks: In Search of Mechanisms Linking Aging and Mental Health. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 94: 694-705. PMID: 36764569, PMCID: PMC10409884, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2022
Tick 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
2020
Schizophrenia and Epigenetic Aging Biomarkers: Increased Mortality, Reduced Cancer Risk, and Unique Clozapine Effects
Higgins-Chen AT, Boks MP, Vinkers CH, Kahn RS, Levine ME. Schizophrenia and Epigenetic Aging Biomarkers: Increased Mortality, Reduced Cancer Risk, and Unique Clozapine Effects. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 224-235. PMID: 32199607, PMCID: PMC7368835, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-associated proteinsEpigenetic clocksDNA methylation data setsMethylation data setsEpigenetic ageing biomarkersReduced cancer riskCD8 T cellsBody mass indexLong-term outcomesHorvath's epigenetic clockLower cancer ratesDNA methylationDNA methylation predictorsBiological age differencesMitotic clockMitotic divisionAge clocksCause mortalityNatural killerMass indexEarly mortalityMedication dataSZ casesClozapine's effectIncreased Mortality