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ArticleeLife2018

Epigenetic drift of H3K27me3 in aging links glycolysis to healthy longevity in

Zaijun Ma, Hui Wang, Yuping Cai, Han Wang, Kongyan Niu, Xiaofen Wu, Huanhuan Ma, Yun Yang, Wenhua Tong, Feng Liu and 5 more

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Article in eLife, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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89citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 139 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zaijun Ma *Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Hui Wang *Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-0164
Yuping Cai *Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Han Wang *Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Kongyan NiuInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Xiaofen WuInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Huanhuan MaInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Yun YangInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Wenhua TongInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Feng LiuNational Research Center for Translational Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhandong LiuJan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Texas, United States.
Yaoyang ZhangInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.
Rui LiuSinglera Genomics, Pudong, Shanghai, China.
Zheng-Jiang ZhuInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3272-3567
Nan LiuInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Pudong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7384-0794
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry · CNBaylor College of Medicine · USShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNSinotech Genomics (China) · CN

Funding

Imaging Mass Spectrometry for metabolome mappingR01GM120033 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LIU, ZHANDONG, MALETIC-SAVATIC, MIRJANA · 2017 to 2021
$2.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120033NIH HHS GM120033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic alteration has been implicated in aging. However, the mechanism by which epigenetic change impacts aging remains to be understood. H3K27me3, a highly conserved histone modification signifying transcriptional repression, is marked and maintained by Polycomb Repressive Complexes (PRCs). Here, we explore the mechanism by which age-modulated increase of H3K27me3 impacts adult lifespan. Using

Indexed as

LongevityAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGlycolysisHistonesMalePolycomb-Group ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsHistonesPolycomb-Group Proteinsagingcell biologychromosomesD. melanogasterepigenetic driftgene expressionglycolysisH3K27me3longevitymetabolic health

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PMID29809154
PMCPMC5991832
OpenAlexW2806379121

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