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<p>The past decade has defined molecular hallmarks of aging, yet interventions that extend lifespan in short-lived organisms show limited and context-dependent translation to humans. Comparative studies of exceptional longevity remain largely genome-centric, although genomic instability alone cannot comprehensively explain aging-related pathologies. Many age-associated failures emerge at the level of cellular organelles whose stability underpins tissue function. The pathways that sustain these structures operate through proteomic, metabolic, and lipid networks that are insufficiently captured by genomic or transcriptomic analyses. Notably, longer organismal lifespan increases the requirement for sustained organelle functionality and fidelity. This Perspective proposes that the next conceptual advance in geroscience will come from comparative organelle biology. Examining mammals with divergent lifespans, including species evolutionarily closer to humans, can reveal how long-lived lineages evolved organelle-level architecture and resilience mechanisms that support cellular function over decades. I introduce the Comparative Metabolic Longevity Cell Atlas (CMLCA), a cross-mammalian platform integrating standardized cellular systems, organelle-resolved multi-omics, and computational analysis to identify conserved features of resilience and inform next-generation strategies to improve human healthspan.</p>

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Organelle resilience as a comparative blueprint for longevity

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    2026年4月16日

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  • Domagoj Cikes

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The past decade has defined molecular hallmarks of aging, yet interventions that extend lifespan in short-lived organisms show limited and context-dependent translation to humans. Comparative studies of exceptional longevity remain largely genome-centric, although genomic instability alone cannot comprehensively explain aging-related pathologies. Many age-associated failures emerge at the level of cellular organelles whose stability underpins tissue function. The pathways that sustain these structures operate through proteomic, metabolic, and lipid networks that are insufficiently captured by genomic or transcriptomic analyses. Notably, longer organismal lifespan increases the requirement for sustained organelle functionality and fidelity. This Perspective proposes that the next conceptual advance in geroscience will come from comparative organelle biology. Examining mammals with divergent lifespans, including species evolutionarily closer to humans, can reveal how long-lived lineages evolved organelle-level architecture and resilience mechanisms that support cellular function over decades. I introduce the Comparative Metabolic Longevity Cell Atlas (CMLCA), a cross-mammalian platform integrating standardized cellular systems, organelle-resolved multi-omics, and computational analysis to identify conserved features of resilience and inform next-generation strategies to improve human healthspan.