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EPIGENOMICS
Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 429-445Publisher
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/epi-2016-0143
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aging; autoimmunity; CD4(+) T cells; epigenetics; EZH2; lupus; methylation; mTOR; PRC2
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health [R01AI097134, U19AI110502]
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Aim: We sought to define age-associated DNA methylation changes in naive CD4(+) T cells. Materials & methods: Naive CD4(+) T cells were collected from 74 healthy individuals (age 19-66 years), and age-related DNA methylation changes were characterized. Results: We identified 11,431 age-associated CpG sites, 57% of which were hypermethylated with age. Hypermethylated sites were enriched in CpG islands and repressive transcription factor binding sites, while hypomethylated sites showed T cell specific enrichment in active enhancers marked by H3K27ac and H3K4me1. Our data emphasize cancer-related DNA methylation changes with age, and also reveal age-associated hypomethylation in immune-related pathways, such as T cell receptor signaling, FC.R-mediated phagocytosis, apoptosis and the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway. The MAPK signaling pathway was hypermethylated with age, consistent with a defective MAPK signaling in aging T cells. Conclusion: Age-associated DNA methylation changes may alter regulatory mechanisms and signaling pathways that predispose to autoimmunity.
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