Roles of long noncoding RNAs in aging and aging complications |
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Authors: | Ling Jin Qirui Song Weili Zhang Bin Geng Jun Cai |
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Affiliation: | Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China |
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Abstract: | Aging is a universal and time dependent complex biological process, characterized by a progressive physiological dysfunction and an increased vulnerability to death. Though the physiological process of aging is still not fully understood, several cellular and molecular mechanisms have been identified. Long noncoding RNAs is a class of regulatory ncRNAs with transcript lengths >200 nucleotides. Discovery of this vast pool of regulators in mammalian genome supplies a new dimension to study and explore the aging process. In this review, we discuss the contribution of lncRNAs in aging and aging complications, and raise interest of serving lncRNAs as biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets to prolong health and ameliorate age-associated diseases. We hope understanding the roles of these high specificity and low conservation regulators in generating age-associated phenotypes might benefit human lifespan. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author at: Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, CAMS&PUMC, Beijing 100037, China. Aging Long noncoding RNAs Biomarker |
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