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The Genetics of Aging: A Vertebrate Perspective

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Singh, Param Priya, Demmitt, Brittany A., Nath, Ravi D., Brunet, Anne·2019·Cell

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Aging negatively impacts vitality and health. Many genetic pathways that regulate aging were discovered in invertebrates. However, the genetics of aging is more complex in vertebrates because of their specialized systems. This Review discusses advances in the genetic regulation of aging in vertebrates from work in mice, humans, and organisms with exceptional lifespans. We highlight challenges for the future, including sex-dependent differences in lifespan and the interplay between genes and environment. We also discuss how the identification of reliable biomarkers of age and development of new vertebrate models can be leveraged for personalized interventions to counter aging and age-related diseases.

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Authors
Singh, P. P., Demmitt, B. A., Nath, R. D., & Brunet, A.
Affiliations
Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author
Brunet, Anne
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-03
Volume
177
Issue
1
Pages
200-220
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2924222341
Cited by
259
References
180
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 15
FWCI
2.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH (DP1AG044848, T32HG000044)
  • Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging
  • Stanford Center for Computational, Evolutionary and Human Genomics
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
aging, genetics of aging, vertebrates, lifespan regulation, exceptional longevity, sex differences in lifespan, gene-environment interaction, aging biomarkers, age-related diseases, anti-aging interventions, mouse model, human aging
MeSH terms
Healthy Aging, Aging, Animals, Humans, Invertebrates, Longevity, Vertebrates, Models, Animal, Mice

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