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Cellular and epigenetic drivers of stem cell ageing

Ermolaeva, Maria, Neri, Francesco, Ori, Alessandro, Rudolph, K. Lenhard·2018·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

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Adult tissue stem cells have a pivotal role in tissue maintenance and regeneration throughout the lifespan of multicellular organisms. Loss of tissue homeostasis during post-reproductive lifespan is caused, at least in part, by a decline in stem cell function and is associated with an increased incidence of diseases. Hallmarks of ageing include the accumulation of molecular damage, failure of quality control systems, metabolic changes and alterations in epigenome stability. In this Review, we discuss recent evidence in support of a novel concept whereby cell-intrinsic damage that accumulates during ageing and cell-extrinsic changes in ageing stem cell niches and the blood result in modifications of the stem cell epigenome. These cumulative epigenetic alterations in stem cells might be the cause of the deregulation of developmental pathways seen during ageing. In turn, they could confer a selective advantage to mutant and epigenetically drifted stem cells with altered self-renewal and functions, which contribute to the development of ageing-associated organ dysfunction and disease.

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  • The exact mechanism for decreased stem and progenitor cell rejuvenation capacity is unknown, but common mechanisms of stem cell aging include telomere attrition, molecular damage, epigenetic drift, and deregulation of developmental pathways.

    “The exact mechanism for decreased stem and progenitor cell capacity to rejuvenate is not known, but the common mechanisms of stem cell aging can be explained by some cell-intrinsic and extrinsic factors including telomere attrition, molecular damage, epigenetic drift and deregulation of developmental pathways”

    From Benefits of Metformin in Attenuating the Hallmarks of Aging (2020) · cites this paper as Ermolaeva et al. 2018

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Authors
Ermolaeva, M., Neri, F., Ori, A., & Rudolph, K. L.
Affiliations
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Ermolaeva, Maria
  • Neri, Francesco
  • Rudolph, K. Lenhard
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2018-06-01
Volume
19
Issue
9
Pages
594-610
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W2805636495
Cited by
272
References
258
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1
FWCI
1.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Keywords
stem cell aging, epigenetic drift, stem cell niche, tissue homeostasis, age-related diseases, stem cell self-renewal, organ dysfunction
MeSH terms
Animals, Homeostasis, Humans, Stem Cells, Cellular Senescence, Epigenesis, Genetic, Epigenomics

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