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Peter D. Adams is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. The research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to Medicine.

The main subfields of their work include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology, Aging, and Hematology. Their research topics cover diverse areas such as Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence; Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms; Epigenetics and DNA Methylation; interferon and immune responses; Protein Degradation and Inhibitors; CRISPR and Genetic Engineering; and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research.

Recent publications by Peter D. Adams include:

  • Apoptotic stress causes mtDNA release during senescence and drives the SASP, 2023, Nature
  • SIRT1 is downregulated by autophagy in senescence and ageing, 2020, Nature Cell Biology
  • Mitochondria-to-nucleus retrograde signaling drives formation of cytoplasmic chromatin and inflammation in senescence, 2020, Genes & Development
  • Cytoplasmic DNA: sources, sensing, and role in aging and disease, 2021, Cell
  • SenNet recommendations for detecting senescent cells in different tissues, 2024, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Xue Lei
  • Aaron Havas
  • João F. Passos
  • Karl N. Miller
  • Neil Robertson

Peter D. Adams has contributed extensively to several publication venues with multiple works appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 27 publications
  • Cancer Research, 9 publications
  • Nature, 7 publications
  • Nature Aging, 5 publications
  • Blood, 5 publications

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Cellular Senescence: Defining a Path Forward

    Vassilis Gorgoulis;Peter D. Adams;Andrea Alimonti;Dorothy C. Bennett

  • Cytoplasmic chromatin triggers inflammation in senescence and cancer

    Zhixun Dou;Kanad Ghosh;Maria Grazia Vizioli;Jiajun Zhu

  • Deregulated transcription factor E2F-1 expression leads to S-phase entry and p53-mediated apoptosis.

    Xiao Qiang Qin;David M. Livingston;William G. Kaelin;Peter D. Adams

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Formation of MacroH2A-Containing Senescence-Associated Heterochromatin Foci and Senescence Driven by ASF1a and HIRA

    Rugang Zhang;Maxim V. Poustovoitov;Maxim V. Poustovoitov;Xiaofen Ye;Hidelita A. Santos

  • p53 status determines the role of autophagy in pancreatic tumour development

    Mathias T. Rosenfeldt;Jim O’Prey;Jennifer P. Morton;Colin Nixon

  • DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations

    Christopher G Bell;Robert Lowe;Peter D Adams;Peter D Adams;Andrea A Baccarelli

  • Autophagy mediates degradation of nuclear lamina

    Zhixun Dou;Caiyue Xu;Greg Donahue;Takeshi Shimi

  • Mitochondria are required for pro‐ageing features of the senescent phenotype

    Clara Correia-Melo;Clara Correia-Melo;Francisco D.M. Marques;Rhys Anderson;Graeme Hewitt

  • Lamin B1 depletion in senescent cells triggers large-scale changes in gene expression and the chromatin landscape

    Parisha P. Shah;Greg Donahue;Gabriel L. Otte;Brian C. Capell

  • Lysosome-mediated processing of chromatin in senescence

    Andre Ivanov;Jeff Pawlikowski;Indrani Manoharan;John van Tuyn

  • DNA Methylation Clocks in Aging: Categories, Causes, and Consequences.

    Adam E. Field;Neil A. Robertson;Tina Wang;Aaron Havas

  • Molecular Dissection of Formation of Senescence-Associated Heterochromatin Foci

    Rugang Zhang;Wei Chen;Peter D. Adams

  • Healing and Hurting: Molecular Mechanisms, Functions, and Pathologies of Cellular Senescence

    Peter D. Adams

  • Selective killing of transformed cells by cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase 2 antagonists

    Ying-Nan P. Chen;Sushil K. Sharma;Timothy M. Ramsey;Li Jiang

  • Dynamics of Histone H3 Deposition In Vivo Reveal a Nucleosome Gap-Filling Mechanism for H3.3 to Maintain Chromatin Integrity

    Dominique Ray-Gallet;Adam Woolfe;Adam Woolfe;Isabelle Vassias;Isabelle Vassias;Céline Pellentz;Céline Pellentz

  • Cell cycle-regulated phosphorylation of p220(NPAT) by cyclin E/Cdk2 in Cajal bodies promotes histone gene transcription.

    Tianlin Ma;Brian A. Van Tine;Yue Wei;Michelle D. Garrett

  • Length‐independent telomere damage drives post‐mitotic cardiomyocyte senescence

    Rhys Anderson;Anthony Lagnado;Damien Maggiorani;Anna Walaszczyk

  • Serine Metabolism Supports the Methionine Cycle and DNA/RNA Methylation through De Novo ATP Synthesis in Cancer Cells

    Oliver D.K. Maddocks;Christiaan F. Labuschagne;Peter D. Adams;Karen H. Vousden

Frequent Co-Authors

Rugang Zhang
Rugang Zhang The Wistar Institute
Karen Blyth
Karen Blyth University of Glasgow
Shelley L. Berger
Shelley L. Berger University of Pennsylvania
João F. Passos
João F. Passos Mayo Clinic
Colin Nixon
Colin Nixon University of Glasgow
John M. Sedivy
John M. Sedivy Brown University
Ronen Marmorstein
Ronen Marmorstein University of Pennsylvania
Stephen W.G. Tait
Stephen W.G. Tait University of Glasgow
Jennifer P. Morton
Jennifer P. Morton University of Glasgow
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University

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