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ArticleNature communications2025

Dual mitotic bookmarking by GAF and H3K27ac orchestrates differential propagation of cell fate memory in neural development.

Rulan Zhang, Jie Liu, Zimo Zhang, Zili Chen, Tanpeng Wang, Yuying Shen, Zejun Lan, Jingyi Chu, Haoxuan Tang, Xiyue Zhang and 1 more

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Rulan Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-1207-3831
Jie Liu *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2659-158X
Zimo ZhangState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8266-2887
Zili ChenState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-4505-788X
Tanpeng WangState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1927-2035
Yuying ShenState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Zejun LanState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1544-3760
Jingyi ChuState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8784-2756
Haoxuan TangState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-2939-8173
Xiyue ZhangState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3143-7204
Yan SongState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. yan.song@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-6123

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In brain development, neural stem cells (NSCs) undergo asymmetric cell divisions to replicate themselves and meanwhile produce differentiating siblings. It remains obscure how NSCs preserve their self-renewing fate across mitosis. Even less is known how cell fate memory is differentially propagated to sibling daughter cells adopting distinct cell fates. Here we found that key differentiation genes are dually bookmarked by pioneer factor GAF (GAGA factor) and H3K27ac in asymmetrically-dividing Drosophila central brain NSCs. In daughter cells adopting NSC fate, GAF promotes self-renewal through timely inhibiting differentiation genes via HDAC1-mediated H3K27 deacetylation, whereas in sibling daughter cells adopting neural progenitor fate, GAF occupancy is replaced by competitor SWI/SNF complex, allowing retention of H3K27ac mark and fast activation of differentiation genes. Thus, our study unveils a paradigm by which cell fate memory can be differentially transmitted to sibling daughter cells via dual antagonistic mitotic bookmarking and selective molecular competition mechanism.

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Drosophila ProteinsHistonesMitosisNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisTranscription FactorsAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationDrosophila melanogasterGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHistone Deacetylase 1Drosophila ProteinsHistone Deacetylase 1HistonesTranscription Factors

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