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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2026

Preserved mitochondrial ribosomal protein gene expression marks a youthful transcriptional state in Chinese nonagenarians and centenarians.

Fu-Hui Xiao, Hao-Tian Wang, Long Zhao, Gong-Hua Li, Si-Yu Ma, Li-Qin Yang, Hua Wang, Yun-Xia Zhang, Ji Li, Qing-Peng Kong

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Fu-Hui XiaoState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Study, KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China; Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China. Electronic address: xiaofuhui@nbu.edu.cn.
Hao-Tian WangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Study, KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
Long ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Study, KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
Gong-Hua LiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Study, KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
Si-Yu MaState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Study, KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
Li-Qin YangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Study, KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
Hua WangDepartment of Geriatrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China.
Yun-Xia ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China. Electronic address: zhangyunxia@hainmc.edu.cn.
Ji LiDepartment of Dermatology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Aging Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, China. Electronic address: liji_xy@csu.edu.cn.
Qing-Peng KongState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Study, KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China. Electronic address: kongqp@mail.kiz.ac.cn.

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Abstract

A youthful molecular profile reflects attenuated aging and preserved health in advanced age. Long-lived individuals (LLIs) show youthful patterns in DNA methylation and gut microbiota, yet their transcriptional trajectories remain undercharacterized. We analyze transcriptomes from 811 LLIs and 940 younger controls (YCs) to map transcriptional aging trajectories. Clocks trained on YCs reveal that LLIs possess markedly younger transcriptional ages than expected. We identify gene clusters deviating from YC-derived aging trajectories in LLIs, notably eight mitochondrial ribosomal protein genes (mRPGs) resisting typical age-related expression decline. An elevated 8-mRPG expression score correlates with lower aging levels inferred from established aging- and senescence-related gene gets. Samples with higher 8-mRPG scores exhibit increased expression of mitochondrial-function-related genes, including those in aerobic respiration and respiratory electron transport. Together, these findings indicate that the sustained expression of specific mRPGs in LLIs is a signature of attenuated transcriptomic aging that may reflect preserved mitochondrial function.

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LongevityMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsRibosomal ProteinsTranscription, GeneticAged, 80 and overAgingCase-Control StudiesEast Asian PeopleGene Expression RegulationHumansMaleTranscriptomeMitochondrial ProteinsRibosomal Proteinshealthy aginglong-lived individualsmitochondrial ribosomal protein genetranscriptional age

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