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Research focus of Subarea 3.

Subarea 3: Genetics and Epigenetics of Aging

The focus of Subarea 3 is on genetic and epigenetic determinants of life- and health span as well as aging in fish, rodents and humans. This line of research builds on the expertise of the institute in comparative and functional genomics.

The research is defined by five focus areas:

  • Comparative genomics in short- and long-lived models of aging,
  • Genomic engineering in N. furzeri,
  • Epigenetics of aging,
  • Non-coding RNAs in aging, and
  • Comparative transcriptomics of aging.

Research focus of Subarea 3.

To uncover causative factors for aging, comparative genomics in short- and long-lived model systems are applied. Functional genomics is used to identify novel pathways contribute to aging of an organism and to validate the functional relevance of genetic and epigenetic changes that occur during aging. Furthermore, genetic risk factors for aging-related diseases are identified and functionally tested. The future development of the Subarea aims to integrate changes in host-microbiota interactions during aging, and how these influence clonal mutation and epigenetic alterations through metabolites and other signals.

Publications

(since 2016)

2024

  • NRF2 activation by cysteine as a survival mechanism for triple-negative breast cancer cells.
    Bottoni L, Minetti A, Realini G, Pio E, Giustarini D, Rossi R, Rocchio C, Franci L, Salvini L, Catona O, D'Aurizio R, Rasa M, Giurisato E, Neri F, Orlandini M, Chiariello M, Galvagni F
    Oncogene 2024 (epub ahead of print)
  • Sex chromosome turnover in African annual killifishes of the genus Nothobranchius
    Monika H, Pablo M, Anna CV, Ahmed AR, Sergey AS, Tomáš P, Marie A, Karolína J, Jana Š, Nikolas T, Marek J, Matyáš H, Liehr T, Martin R, Eugene YK, Petr R, Englert C, Petr N, Sember A
    bioRxiv 2024, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.
  • Viral challenges and adaptations between Central Arctic Ocean and atmosphere
    Rahlff J, Westmeijer G, Weissenbach J, Antson A, Holmfeldt K
    bioRxiv 2024, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.
  • PAPAS promotes differentiation of mammary epithelial cells and suppresses breast carcinogenesis.
    Ren S, Bai F, Schnell V, Stanko C, Ritsch M, Schenk T, Barth E, Marz M, Wang B, Pei XH, Bierhoff H
    Cell Rep 2024 (epub ahead of print)
  • Reducing the metabolic burden of rRNA synthesis promotes healthy longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans.
    Sharifi* S, Chaudhari* P, Martirosyan A, Eberhardt AO, Witt F, Gollowitzer A, Lange L, Woitzat Y, Okoli EM, Li H, Rahnis N, Kirkpatrick J, Werz O, Ori A, Koeberle A, Bierhoff** H, Ermolaeva** M
    Nat Commun 2024, 15(1), 1702 * equal contribution, ** co-corresponding authors

2023

  • Localization and Characterization of Major Neurogenic Niches in the Brain of the Lesser-Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula.
    Bagnoli S, Chiavacci E, Cellerino A, Terzibasi Tozzini E
    Int J Mol Sci 2023, 24(4), 3650
  • Distribution of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Brain of the Small-Spotted Catshark Scyliorhinus canicula, and Evolution of Neurotrophins in Basal Vertebrates.
    Chiavacci E, Bagnoli S, Cellerino A, Terzibasi Tozzini E
    Int J Mol Sci 2023, 24(11), 9495
  • Impaired biogenesis of basic proteins impacts multiple hallmarks of the aging brain
    Di Fraia* D, Marino* A, Ho Lee* J, Kelmer Sacramento E, Baumgart M, Bagnoli S, Tomaz da Silva P, Kumar Sahu A, Siano G, Tiessen M, Terzibasi-Tozzini E, Gagneur J, Frydman** J, Cellerino** A, Ori** A
    bioRxiv 2023, 10.1101/2023.07.20.549210 * equal contribution, ** co-corresponding authors
  • Establishing the auxin-inducible degron system for Wilms tumor protein 1 degradation in zebrafish
    Hopfenmüller V
    Dissertation 2023, Jena, Germany
  • The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2023.
    Hufsky F, Abecasis AB, Babaian A, Beck S, Brierley L, Dellicour S, Eggeling C, Elena SF, Gieraths U, Ha AD, Harvey W, Jones TC, Lamkiewicz K, Lovate GL, Lücking D, Machyna M, Nishimura L, Nocke MK, Renard BY, Sakaguchi S, Sakellaridi L, Spangenberg J, Tarradas-Alemany M, Triebel S, Vakulenko Y, Wijesekara RY, González-Candelas F, Krautwurst S, Pérez-Cataluña A, Randazzo W, Sánchez G, Marz M
    Viruses 2023, 15(10)