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A Pseudo-Longitudinal Methylome Projection Framework Defines a Buccal PACE-like Aging-Rate Score from Cross-Sectional DNA Methylation Data

Background: DNA methylation-based biomarkers have enabled robust estimation of biological age across tissues, and longitudinally trained measures such as DunedinPACE provide estimates of the pace of aging from blood methylomes. However, longitudinal methylation data are often unavailable, particularly for minimally invasive tissues such as buccal mucosa. Here, we developed a pseudo-longitudinal…

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Transcriptome, glycome, and mucinome analysis reveal zinc is essential for the composition of mucus in the human goblet cell model HT-29-MTX

Scientific Reports, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-66227-4 Transcriptome, glycome, and mucinome analysis reveal zinc is essential for the composition of mucus in the human…

  • Zinc deficiency impacts 1 billion globally, causing health issues
  • Zn deficiency alters HT-29-MTX GC transcriptome and mucin synthesis
  • MUC2 and MUC17 levels increase, complex N-glycans decrease in Zn-deficient GCs