Unlocking the protein code: how our organs age across a lifetime.

Dongxue Wang, Jing Yang

State Key Laboratory of Medical Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences - Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China; International Academy of Phronesis Medicine (Guangdong), Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: [email protected]. · pubmed

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Abstract

A recent study by Ding et al. harnesses cutting-edge proteomics to explore protein changes linked to human aging over 50 years across 12 tissues and plasma. It uncovered asynchronous aging clocks in different organs, redefining aging as a coordinated, targetable network.

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Research summary

The study identifies asynchronous aging clocks in different organs, suggesting that aging can be viewed as a coordinated, targetable network. This research is relevant as it addresses the biological mechanisms of aging, potentially leading to interventions that could influence the aging process itself rather than merely treating age-related diseases.

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