Somatic epimutations enable single-cell lineage tracing in native hematopoiesis across the murine and human lifespan
Michael Scherer, Indranil Singh, Martina Maria Braun, Chelsea Szu‐Tu, Pedro Sánchez-Sánchez, Dominik Lindenhofer, Niels Asger Jakobsen, Verena Körber, Michael Kardorff, Lena Nitsch, Pauline Kautz, Julia Rühle, Agostina Bianchi, Luca Cozzuto, Robert Frömel, , Lars Velten
This paper introduces EPI-clone, a method using DNA methylation to trace clonal lineages in hematopoiesis without genetic engineering, showing clonal complexity declines with age in mice and expands in humans.
Nature · May 21, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics