Erratum: Publisher Correction: Epigenetic silencing of induces senescence of intestinal epithelial organoids during the process of aging.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/s41514-018-0031-5.].

Epigenetic silencing of induces senescence of intestinal epithelial organoids during the process of aging.

To understand the molecular features underlying stem cell aging, we established intestinal epithelial organoids derived from both young and aged mice and investigated alterations in their senescence and epigenetic status. Senescence-related changes including accumulation of senescence-associated β-galactosidase and up-regulation of ( by DNA demethylation were observed in intestinal epithelial organoids derived from aged mice. We also demonstrated that the important stem cell marker was epigenetically silenced by trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27, inducing suppression of Wnt signaling and a decrease of cell proliferation in organoids from aged mice.