Project description:Aging is accompanied by physiological impairments, which, in insulin-responsive tissues, including the liver, predispose individuals to metabolic disease. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these changes remain largely unknown. Here, we analyze genome-wide profiles of RNA and chromatin organization in the liver of young (3 months) and old (21 months) mice. Transcriptional changes suggest that de-repression of the nuclear receptors PPARα, PPARγ, and LXRα in aged mouse liver leads to activation of targets regulating lipid synthesis and storage, whereas age-dependent changes in nucleosome occupancy are associated with binding sites for both known regulators (forkhead factors and nuclear receptors) and for novel candidates associated with nuclear lamina (Hdac3 and Srf) implicated to govern metabolic function of aging liver. Winged-helix factor Foxa2 and nuclear receptor co-repressor Hdac3 exhibit reciprocal binding pattern at PPARα targets contributing to gene expression changes that lead to steatosis in aged liver.
Project description:Aging is accompanied by physiological impairments, which, in insulin-responsive tissues, including the liver, predispose individuals to metabolic disease. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these changes remain largely unknown. Here, we analyze genome-wide profiles of RNA and chromatin organization in the liver of young (3 months) and old (21 months) mice. Transcriptional changes suggest that de-repression of the nuclear receptors PPARM-NM-1, PPARM-NM-3, and LXRM-NM-1 in aged mouse liver leads to activation of targets regulating lipid synthesis and storage, whereas age-dependent changes in nucleosome occupancy are associated with binding sites for both known regulators (forkhead factors and nuclear receptors) and for novel candidates associated with nuclear lamina (Hdac3 and Srf) implicated to govern metabolic function of aging liver. Winged-helix factor Foxa2 and nuclear receptor co-repressor Hdac3 exhibit reciprocal binding pattern at PPARM-NM-1 targets contributing to gene expression changes that lead to steatosis in aged liver. Genome-wide nucleosome profiles (MNase-Seq) from young (3 months) and old (21 months) mouse livers
Project description:Aging is accompanied by physiological impairments, which, in insulin-responsive tissues, including the liver, predispose individuals to metabolic disease. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these changes remain largely unknown. Here, we analyze genome-wide profiles of RNA and chromatin organization in the liver of young (3 months) and old (21 months) mice. Transcriptional changes suggest that de-repression of the nuclear receptors PPARα, PPARγ, and LXRα in aged mouse liver leads to activation of targets regulating lipid synthesis and storage, whereas age-dependent changes in nucleosome occupancy are associated with binding sites for both known regulators (forkhead factors and nuclear receptors) and for novel candidates associated with nuclear lamina (Hdac3 and Srf) implicated to govern metabolic function of aging liver. Winged-helix factor Foxa2 and nuclear receptor co-repressor Hdac3 exhibit reciprocal binding pattern at PPARα targets contributing to gene expression changes that lead to steatosis in aged liver. Genome-wide expression profiles (RNA-Seq) from young (3 months) and old (21 months) mouse livers
Project description:Aging is accompanied by physiological impairments, which, in insulin-responsive tissues, including the liver, predispose individuals to metabolic disease. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these changes remain largely unknown. Here, we analyze genome-wide profiles of RNA and chromatin organization in the liver of young (3 months) and old (21 months) mice. Transcriptional changes suggest that de-repression of the nuclear receptors PPARα, PPARγ, and LXRα in aged mouse liver leads to activation of targets regulating lipid synthesis and storage, whereas age-dependent changes in nucleosome occupancy are associated with binding sites for both known regulators (forkhead factors and nuclear receptors) and for novel candidates associated with nuclear lamina (Hdac3 and Srf) implicated to govern metabolic function of aging liver. Winged-helix factor Foxa2 and nuclear receptor co-repressor Hdac3 exhibit reciprocal binding pattern at PPARα targets contributing to gene expression changes that lead to steatosis in aged liver.
Project description:Comparison of gene expression level by Illumina sequencing of rat liver from young and old animals. We identified differentially expressed genes and provide functional profiles, which give insights into the aging process of short-lived rodents.
Project description:Comparison of gene expression level by Illumina sequencing of naked mole-rat liver from young and old animals. We identified differentially expressed genes and provide functional profiles, which give insights into the aging process of long-lived rodents.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of cynomolgus macaques liver tissue comparing control young macaques with elder macaques. Goal was to determine the liver genetic change with aging of macaques.
Project description:We investigate if the differences in phenotype and transcriptome over age might be explained by an underlying change on the epigenetic level. We performed single-cell ATAC sequencing using the 10x Chromium platform. We profiled 4838 nuclei prepared from 3 young liver tissues and 3361 nuclei from 3 old liver tissues.
Project description:We investigate if the differences in phenotype and transcriptome over age might be explained by an underlying change on the epigenetic level. We performed single-cell ATAC sequencing using the 10x Chromium platform. We profiled 2259 nuclei prepared from 3 young liver tissues and 2490 nuclei from 3 old liver tissues.