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Aging variation across species and cells is linked to heat. Differences in heat production, management, and molecular heat sensitivity drive aging, impacting molecular behavior and network integrity.

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  • Human aging rates vary significantly between organisms and cell types.
  • Metabolic rate is negatively correlated with lifespan, suggesting a role for metabolic byproducts.
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  • To propose a novel hypothesis linking aging variation to heat production, management, and molecular heat sensitivity.
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  • Incorporation of the concept of protein moonlighting to explain molecular behavioral changes.

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    • Heat, a byproduct of metabolism, alters biomolecular characteristics.
    • Heat-induced changes affect molecular behavior, persisting undetected by repair mechanisms.
    • These changes lead to heritable shifts in molecular interactions, diminishing genetic and epigenetic integrity.
    • Altered molecular networks result in increased variation and decreased functionality, characteristic of aging.

    Conclusions:

    • Aging variation is primarily driven by differences in heat dynamics and molecular susceptibility to heat.
    • Heat-induced alterations in molecular behavior and network topology are key mechanisms of aging.
    • Protein moonlighting provides a molecular basis for the accumulation of aging-related changes through somatic inheritance.