DNA methylation predicts age and provides insight into exceptional longevity of bats

DNA methylation predicts age and provides insight into exceptional longevity of bats

DNA methylation profiles from 26 bat species accurately predicts chronological age, while longevity-related methylation patterns across the genome suggest that bat longevity results from augmented immune response and cancer suppression.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Gerald S. Wilkinson, Danielle M. Adams, Amin Haghani, Ake T. Lu, Joseph Zoller, Charles E. Breeze, Bryan D. Arnold, Hope C. Ball, Gerald G. Carter, Lisa Noelle Cooper, Dina K. N. Dechmann, Paolo Devanna, Nicolas J. Fasel, Alexander V. Galazyuk, Linus Günther, Edward Hurme, Gareth Jones, Mirjam Knörnschild, Ella Z. Lattenkamp, Caesar Z. Li, Frieder Mayer, Josephine A. Reinhardt, Rodrigo A. Medellin, Martina Nagy, Brian Pope, Megan L. Power, Roger D. Ransome, Emma C. Teeling, Sonja C. Vernes, Daniel Zamora-Mejías, Joshua Zhang, Paul A. Faure, Lucas J. Greville, Steve Horvath
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21900-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21900-2