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ReviewNature cell biology2026

RNA imbalance as a hallmark of cellular ageing.

Ping Sun, Benjamin A Miller, Aaron P Sakai, Kevin Rhine

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Review in Nature cell biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ping SunDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Benjamin A MillerDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Aaron P SakaiDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Kevin RhineDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. kevinrhine@arizona.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1355-2405

Funding

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALS Association) 26-SGP-764
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Major advances over the past few decades have highlighted the complex regulation of RNA from transcription to nuclear export and from translation to decay. Despite the emerging cellular landscape of malleable and multifunctional RNA molecules, the role of RNA dysregulation in ageing, one of the most fundamental processes of human biology, is underappreciated. Here we focus on ageing-linked dysregulation of the mRNA life cycle. We summarize how RNA metabolism steadily deviates throughout ageing and senescence: in transcription, aged cells bias shorter genes at the expense of complex transcripts; in splicing, ageing-linked alternative exon usage is common; in translation, ribosomal collisions on mRNAs decouple transcriptional output from protein production; and in decay, aberrant RNAs accumulate due to poor degradation activity. We close by discussing how ageing-linked dysregulation of RNA biology can drive cellular stress and thus serve as a therapeutic target to reverse disease.

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Cellular SenescenceRNARNA, MessengerAgingAlternative SplicingAnimalsHumansProtein BiosynthesisRNA SplicingRNA StabilityTranscription, GeneticRNARNA, Messenger

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