Belmonte: Closed chromatin maintains cell youth while open chromatin causes aging
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte · Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Altos Labs | All-In Summit 2024 · Oct 1, 2024 · at 9:39
Dr. Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte of Altos Labs explains the relationship between epigenetics, chromatin structure, and aging at All-In Summit 2024.
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“When the epigenome, when the chromatin is closed, we call this heterochromatin, the cell is young, is healthy. When the chromatin is open, it leads to the increase, the loss of buffer capacity, and therefore, disease and aging.”
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