CYCLIN-B1/2 and-D1 act in opposition to coordinate cortical progenitor self-renewal and lineage commitment
CYCLIN-B1/2 and-D1 act in opposition to coordinate cortical progenitor self-renewal and lineage commitment
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-020-16597-8
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发表时间:
2020-06-09
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16.6
通讯作者:
Muhr, Jonas
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作者:
Hagey, Daniel W.;Topcic, Danijal;Muhr, Jonas
The sequential generation of layer-specific cortical neurons requires radial glia cells (RGCs) to precisely balance self-renewal and lineage commitment. While specific cell-cycle phases have been associated with these decisions, the mechanisms linking the cell-cycle machinery to cell-fate commitment remain obscure. Using single-cell RNA-sequencing, we find that the strongest transcriptional signature defining multipotent RGCs is that of G2/M-phase, and particularly CYCLIN-B1/2, while lineage-committed progenitors are enriched in G1/S-phase genes, including CYCLIN-D1. These data also reveal cell-surface markers that allow us to isolate RGCs and lineage-committed progenitors, and functionally confirm the relationship between cell-cycle phase enrichment and cell fate competence. Finally, we use cortical electroporation to demonstrate that CYCLIN-B1/2 cooperate with CDK1 to maintain uncommitted RGCs by activating the NOTCH pathway, and that CYCLIN-D1 promotes differentiation. Thus, this work establishes that cell-cycle phase-specific regulators act in opposition to coordinate the self-renewal and lineage commitment of RGCs via core stem cell regulatory pathways. Sequential generation of layer-specific cortical neurons requires radial glial cells (RGCs) to balance self-renewal and commitment. Here the authors show that RGCs and lineage committed progenitors are defined by distinct cell cycle phases and CYCLIN-B1/2 cooperates with CDK1 to activate Notch and maintain RGCs.