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ArticleNature aging2025

Molecular and genetic insights into human ovarian aging from single-nuclei multi-omics analyses.

Chen Jin, Xizhe Wang, Jiping Yang, Seungsoo Kim, Adam D Hudgins, Amir Gamliel, Mingzhuo Pei, Daniela Contreras, Melody Devos, Qinghua Guo and 8 more

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Article in Nature aging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Chen Jin *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. cj2643@cumc.columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1329-9403
Xizhe Wang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jiping Yang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Seungsoo KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Adam D HudginsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2737-6839
Amir GamlielHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Department and School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Mingzhuo PeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Daniela ContrerasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Melody DevosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Qinghua GuoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jan VijgDepartment of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8457-9595
Marco ContiCenter for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francico, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4755-9146
Jan HoeijmakersDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3526-7795
Judith CampisiBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6858-9462
Rogerio LoboDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Zev WilliamsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Michael G RosenfeldHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Department and School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1572-156X
Yousin SuhDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. ys3214@cumc.columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6014-3084

Funding

THE IMPACT OF CELLULAR DEFENSE ON THE ROLE OF Ku80 IN GENOME MAINTENANCE AND LONGP01AG017242 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · PI VIJG, JAN · 1999 to 2023
$46.1M
The role of hyaluronan in longevity and cancer resistance of longest-lived rodentP01AG047200 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Andrei Seluanov · 2014 to 2026
$36.9M
Combinatorial Actions of Genetic Variants and Gender Bias of Alzherimer's DiseaseR01AG057706 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GAGE, FRED H, GLASS, CHRISTOPHER K · 2017 to 2021
$8.1M
Resilience to Alzheimer's disease in humans with exceptional longevityR01AG057909 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI BARZILAI, NIR J, ZHANG, ZHENGDONG · 2017 to 2021
$6.2M
Enhancer-based Immune and Beta Cell Dysregulation Underlying T1D RiskR01DK127778 · NIDDK · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI EGLI, DIETER MEINRAD, ROSENFELD, MICHAEL G · 2020 to 2023
$4.5M
Systems Modeling of Alzheimers Disease in C. elegansRF1AG057341 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MURPHY, COLEEN TARA, SUH, YOUSIN · 2017 to 2017
$3.7M
A stress-induced promoter pause release program in cardiomyocytes protecting against myocardial infarctionR01HL150521 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ROSENFELD, MICHAEL G · 2020 to 2023
$2.7M
Human tissue specific age-related gene expression changes, their genetic regulations and the link to human diseasesR01AG055501 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI TU, ZHIDONG · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
From in vivo to in vitro heterochronic parabiosis to identify geronic factorsR01AG057433 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI RANDO, THOMAS A., SUH, YOUSIN · 2017 to 2020
$2.1M
The Aging vs Disease Trajectory Trees of CNS Cell Types Based on Simultaneous Single Nuclear Global Genomic AnalysesR01AG061521 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ROSENFELD, MICHAEL G, SUH, YOUSIN · 2019 to 2021
$2.1M
Regulatory Landscape of the Aging Human OvaryR01AG069750 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ROSENFELD, MICHAEL G, SUH, YOUSIN · 2020 to 2024
$1.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL150521NIA NIH HHS P01 AG017242NIA NIH HHS P01 AG047200NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055501NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057433NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057706NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057909NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061521NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069750NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG057341NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK127778U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AG055501U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AG057341U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AG057433U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AG057706U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AG057909U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AG061521U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) AG17242U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) DK127778U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) HL150521
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ovary is the first organ to age in the human body, affecting both fertility and overall health. However, the biological mechanisms underlying human ovarian aging remain poorly understood. Here we present a comprehensive single-nuclei multi-omics atlas of four young (ages 23-29 years) and four reproductively aged (ages 49-54 years) human ovaries. Our analyses reveal coordinated changes in transcriptomes and chromatin accessibilities across cell types in the ovary during aging, notably mTOR signaling being a prominent ovary-specific aging pathway. Cell-type-specific regulatory networks reveal enhanced activity of the transcription factor CEBPD across cell types in the aged ovary. Integration of our multi-omics data with genetic variants associated with age at natural menopause demonstrates a global impact of functional variants on gene regulatory networks across ovarian cell types. We nominate functional non-coding regulatory variants, their target genes and ovarian cell types and regulatory mechanisms. This atlas provides a valuable resource for understanding the cellular, molecular and genetic basis of human ovarian aging.

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AgingOvaryAdultChromatinFemaleGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMiddle AgedMultiomicsTranscriptomeYoung AdultChromatin

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PMID39578560
PMCPMC11839473

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