Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Transient non-integrative expression of nuclear reprogramming factors promotes multifaceted amelioration of aging in human cells

  • Tapash Jay Sarkar,
  • Marco Quarta,
  • Shravani Mukherjee,
  • Alex Colville,
  • Patrick Paine,
  • Linda Doan,
  • Christopher M. Tran,
  • Constance R. Chu,
  • Steve Horvath,
  • Lei S. Qi,
  • Nidhi Bhutani,
  • Thomas A. Rando,
  • Vittorio Sebastiano

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15174-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Aging involves gradual loss of tissue function, and transcription factor (TF) expression can ameliorate this in progeroid mice. Here the authors show that transient TF expression reverses age-associated epigenetic marks, inflammatory profiles and restores regenerative potential in naturally aged human cells.