Project description:We used buccal samples from two different dog breeds with well established differences in average lifespan to perform genome-scale identification of ageing-associated differentially methylated positions (aDMPs) in a total of 48 different dogs. A significant proportion of aDMPs that gained methylation with age replicated in an independent cohort. Furthermore, we also show that human aDMPs show similar ageing-associated dynamics at the homologous genomic regions in the dog. The replicated aDMPs show a faster rate of change with age in the shorter lived dog species. Strikingly, these aDMPs also show a faster rate of change with age in dogs overall compared with humans.
Project description:The rate of ageing-associated DNA methylation dynamics is a molecular readout of lifespan variation amongst mammalian species [TC1_450k]
Project description:The rate of ageing-associated DNA methylation dynamics is a molecular readout of lifespan variation amongst mammalian species [Macaque_450k]
Project description:The rate of ageing-associated DNA methylation dynamics is a molecular readout of lifespan variation amongst mammalian species [Bis-PCR: naked mole-rat]
Project description:Here, we analyzed 76 ecologically diverse wild yeast isolates and discovered a wide diversity of replicative lifespan. Phylogenetic analyses pointed to genes and environmental factors that strongly interact to modulate the observed aging patterns. We then identified genetic networks causally associated with natural variation in replicative lifespan across wild yeast isolates, as well as genes, metabolites and pathways, many of which have never been associated with yeast lifespan in laboratory settings. In addition, a combined analysis of lifespan-associated metabolic and transcriptomic changes revealed unique adaptations to interconnected amino acid biosynthesis, glutamate metabolism and mitochondrial function in long-lived strains. Overall, our multi-omic and lifespan analyses across diverse isolates of the same species shows how gene-environment interactions shape cellular processes involved in phenotypic variation such as lifespan.