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Inter-tissue convergence of gene expression during ageing suggests age-related loss of tissue and cellular identity (Research Article)
Developmental trajectories of gene expression may reverse in their direction during ageing, a phenomenon previously linked to cellular …
Hamit İzgi
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DingDing Han
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Ulas Isildak
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Shuyun Huang
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Ece Kocabiyik
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Philipp Khaitovich
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Mehmet Somel
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H. Melike Dönertaş
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Convergent evolution of primate testis transcriptomes reflects mating strategy (Research Article)
In independent mammalian lineages where females mate with multiple males (multi-male mating strategies), males have evolved larger …
Etka Yapar
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Ekin Saglican
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H. Melike Dönertaş
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Ezgi Özkurt
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Zheng Yan
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Haiyang Hu
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Song Guo
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Babür Erdem
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Rori V. Rohlfs
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Philipp Khaitovich
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Mehmet Somel
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Transcriptomic profiling of long- and short-lived mutant mice implicates mitochondrial metabolism in ageing and shows signatures of normal ageing in progeroid mice (Research Article)
Genetically modified mouse models of ageing are the living proof that lifespan and healthspan can be lengthened or shortened, and …
Matías Fuentealba
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Daniel K. Fabian
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H. Melike Dönertaş
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Janet M. Thornton
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Linda Partridge
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Transposable Element Landscape in Drosophila Populations Selected for Longevity (Research Article)
Transposable elements (TEs) inflict numerous negative effects on health and fitness as they replicate by integrating into new regions …
Daniel K. Fabian
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H. Melike Dönertaş
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Matías Fuentealba
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Linda Partridge
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Janet M. Thornton
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Temporal changes in the gene expression heterogeneity during brain development and aging (Research Article)
Cells in largely non-mitotic tissues such as the brain are prone to stochastic (epi-)genetic alterations that may cause increased …
Ulas Isildak
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Mehmet Somel
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Janet M. Thornton
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H. Melike Dönertaş
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Molecular footprint of Medawar’s mutation accumulation process in mammalian aging (Research Article)
Medawar’s mutation accumulation hypothesis explains aging by the declining force of natural selection with age: Slightly …
Zeliha Gözde Turan
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Poorya Parvizi
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H. Melike Dönertaş
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Jenny Tung
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Philipp Khaitovich
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Mehmet Somel
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The widespread increase in inter-individual variability of gene expression in the human brain with age (Research Article)
Aging is broadly defined as a time-dependent progressive decline in the functional and physiological integrity of organisms. Previous …
Veronika R. Kedlian
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H. Melike Dönertaş
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Janet M. Thornton
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Gene expression-based drug repurposing to target aging (Research Article)
Aging is the largest risk factor for a variety of noncommunicable diseases. Model organism studies have shown that genetic and chemical …
H. Melike Dönertaş
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Matías Fuentealba
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Linda Partridge
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Janet M. Thornton
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Gene expression reversal toward pre-adult levels in the aging human brain and age-related loss of cellular identity (Research Article)
It was previously reported that mRNA expression levels in the prefrontal cortex at old age start to resemble pre-adult levels. Such …
H. Melike Dönertaş
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Hamit İzgi
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Altuğ Kamacıoğlu
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Zhisong He
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Philipp Khaitovich
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Mehmet Somel
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