期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
卷 1790, 期 10, 页码 963-969出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.03.020
关键词
Aging; Cancer; DNA damage; Genome instability; Stem cell; Epimutation; Senescence; Apoptosis
资金
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [AG17242, AG20438, ES11044, AG-SS-1496-05]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES [U01ES011044] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [P01AG017242, R01AG020438] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
DNA damage-driven genome instability underlies the diversity of life forms generated by the evolutionary process but is detrimental to the somatic cells of individual organisms. The cellular response to DNA damage can be roughly divided in two parts. First, when damage is severe, programmed cell death may occur or, alternatively, temporary or permanent cell cycle arrest. This protects against cancer but can have negative effects on the long term, e.g., by depleting stem cell reservoirs. Second, damage can be repaired through one or more of the many sophisticated genome maintenance pathways. However, erroneous DNA repair and incomplete restoration of chromatin after damage is resolved, produce mutations and epimutations, respectively, both of which have been shown to accumulate with age. An increased burden of mutations and/or epimutations in aged tissues increases cancer risk and adversely affects gene transcriptional regulation, leading to progressive decline in organ function. Cellular degeneration and uncontrolled cell proliferation are both major hallmarks of aging. Despite the fact that one seems to exclude the other, they both may be driven by a common mechanism. Here, we review age-related changes in the mammalian genome and their possible functional consequences, with special emphasis on genome instability in stem/progenitor cells. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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