Studies on the reguratory mechanisms for maintainenance and differentiation of neural stem cells in the developmental brain

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Genome-wide transcriptome profiles of single mouse cortical progenitors identified a set of temporally-regulated genes in embryonic neural stem cells (NSCs). Early NSCs showed cell-to-cell variations of Notch signaling-related gene expression, while later NSDs were more homogenous in Notch signaling status, suggesting a shift of NSC-maintaining strategy. I also found that neither initial oscillatory Notch activation nor cell cycle progression is necessary for NSCs’ internal “clock” mechanisms.