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Neuroepigenetic signatures of age and sex in the living human brain

Authors :
Tonya M. Gilbert
Nicole R. Zürcher
Mary C. Catanese
Chieh-En J. Tseng
Maria A. Di Biase
Amanda E. Lyall
Baileigh G. Hightower
Anjali J. Parmar
Anisha Bhanot
Christine J. Wu
Matthew L. Hibert
Minhae Kim
Umar Mahmood
Steven M. Stufflebeam
Frederick A. Schroeder
Changning Wang
Joshua L. Roffman
Daphne J. Holt
Douglas N. Greve
Ofer Pasternak
Marek Kubicki
Hsiao-Ying Wey
Jacob M. Hooker
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Gene transcription is known to vary with age and sex, although the underlying mechanisms are unresolved. Here, the authors show that epigenetic enzymes known as HDACs, which regulate gene transcription, are increasingly expressed with age in the living human brain, with sex differences also observed.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fd891fe0074148ad83476fb18c8b1d21
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11031-0