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  • Gerontology
  • Epigenetics
  • Chronobiology

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  • Biological clocks regulate various life processes in animals and plants, including aging.
  • Existing proposed aging clocks include the suprachiasmatic nucleus, hypothalamus, thymus involution, and cellular senescence.
  • Cellular senescence, linked to telomere attrition, is a validated aging regulator.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the hypothesis that biological clocks influence the timing of senescence.
  • To propose a novel epigenetic aging clock mechanism.

Main Methods:

  • Review of evolutionary theories on aging.
  • Analysis of age-related changes in gene expression and DNA methylation.
  • Focus on stem cell methylation states as a potential aging clock.

Main Results:

  • Gene expression and DNA methylation patterns change characteristically with age.
  • A novel aging clock candidate based on epigenetics and chromosome methylation in stem cells is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • The timing of senescence is likely influenced by biological clocks.
  • Epigenetic modifications, specifically DNA methylation in stem cells, represent a promising candidate for a novel aging clock.
  • Validation of this epigenetic clock could present new avenues for medical interventions targeting aging.