Genome Methylation Predicts Age and Longevity of Bats
Gerald S. Wilkinson, Danielle M. Adams, Amin Haghani, Ake Tzu-Hui Lu, Joseph Alan Zoller, Charles E. Breeze, Bryan D. Arnold, Hope C. Ball, Gerald G. Carter, Lisa Noelle Cooper, Dina K. N. Dechmann, Paolo Devanna, Nicolas J. Fasel, Alexander V. Galazyuk, Linus Günther, , Steve Horvath
This study uses DNA methylation profiles from bats to show that age and longevity are linked to specific methylation patterns, with longevity associated with immune and cancer-related genes.
Nature Communications · Mar 12, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics