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ArticleBiogerontology2025

Fins as a reliable surrogate tissue for age-related changes of telomeres and DNA methylation in gonads of a short-lived fish.

Milan Vrtílek, Anna Kromerová, Malahat Dianat, Miloslava Fojtová, Dagmar Čížková, Jiří Fajkus

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Milan VrtílekInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 00, Brno, Czech Republic. vrtilek@ivb.cz.ORCID 0000-0002-9058-9220
Anna KromerováMendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
Malahat DianatInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 00, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-5393-1165
Miloslava FojtováMendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-2419-2487
Dagmar ČížkováInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 00, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-5031-7792
Jiří FajkusMendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic. fajkus@sci.muni.cz.ORCID 0000-0002-3112-1716

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Abstract

Senescence is a multifactorial and individualised process of age-related physiological decline. Cellular markers, such as telomere length and DNA methylation, can reveal subtle changes associated with chronological age or expected lifespan. In this study, we evaluated the utility of fin tissue as a surrogate for assessing telomere length and proportion of DNA methylation in the gonads of a small, short-lived laboratory fish, the turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri). We collected fin and gonadal tissues from both females and males at three different ages. We extracted DNA to measure telomere length via terminal restriction fragment (TRF) analysis and global DNA methylation levels using double-digest restriction-associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq). Our results show a notable correspondence between telomere length and DNA methylation patterns in fin and gonadal tissues. These findings support the use of fin biopsies as a non-lethal method for assessing ageing biomarkers in the gonads of small freshwater fish.

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AgingAnimal FinsDNA MethylationGonadsTelomereAnimalsFemaleLongevityMaleGermlineMethylationNothobranchius furzeriSenescenceSomaTelomeres

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