Subarea 1: Stem Cell Aging
The individual research groups within Subarea 1 investigate the causes and consequences of stem cell aging. The research work spans from basic model organisms over genetic mouse models up to humanized mouse models engrafted with human stem cells.
According to the FLI, with the closure of two groups since 2016 the representation of invertebrate models of stem cell research was reduced in Subarea 1. The institute presumes that the recruitment of new groups should fill this gap.
The research is defined by four focus areas:
- Cell-intrinsic mechanisms limiting the function of aging stem and progenitor cells,
- Aging-associated alterations of stem cell niches and the systemic environment,
- Mechanisms of clonal selection and epigenetic drifts in stem cell aging, and
- Microbiota- and metabolism-induced impairments in stem cell function during aging (in context of the new focus area Microbiota and Aging currently being built up within Subarea 2).
Research focus of Subarea 1.
a) It is currently not well understood what mechanisms impair cellular functions in aging. b) The relative contribution of niche cells and systemic acting factors on stem cell aging have yet to be determined in different tissues. c) Clonal expansion of mutant cells associates with disease development in aging humans. Mechanistically, the process remains poorly understood. Changes in color intensity depict clonal dominance originating from stem (green) or progenitor cells (gray). d) Emerging evidences indicate that aging associated alter ations in microbiota influence stem cell function and vice versa.
Publications
(since 2016)
2019
- Author Correction: Per2 induction limits lymphoid-biased haematopoietic stem cells and lymphopoiesis in the context of DNA damage and ageing.
Wang J, Morita Y, Han B, Niemann S, Löffler B, Rudolph KL
Nat Cell Biol 2019, 21(6), 791-2 - Spatiotemporal Resolution of SCF Supply in Early Hematopoiesis.
Waskow C
Cell Stem Cell 2019, 24(3), 349-50 - Evolution of imperfection enables experimentally verifiable genome-wide identification of longevity genes
Yang J
Dissertation 2019, Jena, Germany - Correction to: Short-term dietary restriction in old mice rejuvenates the aging-induced structural imbalance of gut microbiota.
Zeng T, Cui H, Tang D, Garside GB, Wang Y, Wu J, Tao Z, Zhang L, Tao S
Biogerontology 2019, 20(6), 849-55 - Short-term dietary restriction in old mice rejuvenates the aging-induced structural imbalance of gut microbiota.
Zeng T, Cui H, Tang D, Garside GB, Wang Y, Wu J, Tao Z, Zhang L, Tao S
Biogerontology 2019, 20(6), 837-48
2018
- Klotho expression is a prerequisite for proper muscle stem cell function and regeneration of skeletal muscle.
Ahrens* HE, Huettemeister* J, Schmidt M, Kaether C, von Maltzahn J
Skelet Muscle 2018, 8(1), 20 * equal contribution - SETD1A protects HSCs from activation-induced functional decline in vivo.
Arndt K, Kranz A, Fohgrub J, Jolly A, Bledau AS, Di Virgilio M, Lesche M, Dahl A, Höfer T, Stewart AF, Waskow C
Blood 2018, 131(12), 1311-24 - Metabolic Stress - Signaling and Metabolic Adaptation
Balakrishnan P, Liebe T, Amro E, Dhaka L, Heinzel T, Heller R
In: The Science of Hormesis in Health and Longevity (edited by Suresh ISR, Marios K) 2018, 139-148, Academic Press, London - Cohesin deficiency enhances hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal in the context of aging and inflammation by impairing NK-ƙB induced differentiation.
Chen Z
Dissertation 2018, Jena, Germany - Diverging impact of cell fate determinants Scrib and Llgl1 on adhesion and migration of hematopoietic stem cells.
Dash BP, Schnöder TM, Kathner C, Mohr J, Weinert S, Herzog C, Godavarthy PS, Zanetti C, Perner F, Braun-Dullaeus R, Hartleben B, Huber TB, Walz G, Naumann M, Ellis S, Vasioukhin V, Kähne T, Krause DS, Heidel FH
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2018, 144(10), 1933-44
