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ArticleEMBO reports2026

Kdm6b-mediated epigenetic coordination of temporal precision during motor neuron differentiation.

Haihan Ren, Qicheng Liu, Bingqian Li, Xuetong Yu, Dan Liang, Shuangling Li, Bing Pan, Qian Gao, Wenhong Deng, Jun-Ma Yu and 1 more

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Haihan Ren *School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.ORCID 0009-0004-3794-3309
Qicheng Liu *School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.ORCID 0009-0002-4640-816X
Bingqian Li *School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Xuetong YuSchool of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Dan LiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Shuangling LiMedical College, Hefei Vocational and Technical College, Hefei, 238000, Anhui, China.
Bing PanSchool of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Qian GaoSchool of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.ORCID 0009-0005-2412-5777
Wenhong DengDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China. efy101107@fy.ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0009-4054-7186
Jun-Ma YuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Hefei), Hefei, Anhui, 230061, China. yujunma@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-4053-5942
Wenxian WangSchool of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. wxwang@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0007-5905-7377

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The Basic and Clinical Cooperative Research Program of Anhui Medical University-Incubation Project for the Third Affiliated Hospital 2023sfy002The Key Program of Natural Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province 2023AH052537The Key Program of Natural Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province 2024AH050677The National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270883
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Abstract

Histone modifiers are crucial for instructing multiple-stage cellular differentiation, yet the mechanisms underlying their temporal precision remain enigmatic. Here, we demonstrate that the H3K27 demethylase Kdm6b acts as an epigenetic regulator, coordinating stepwise motor neuron (MN) differentiation through sequential partnerships with stage-specific transcription factors (TFs). Genome-wide profiling reveals a progressive gain in Kdm6b occupancy, especially at distal regulatory elements, as differentiation proceeds. Kdm6b dynamically remodels chromatin landscapes by coordinating H3K27me3 removal with H3K27ac and H3K4me1 acquisition, thereby enabling timed gene activation from MN specification to maturation. Stage-specific inhibition of Kdm6b compromises the ordered expression of developmental genes. Mechanistically, Kdm6b interacts with temporal TFs over time to ensure precise transcriptional control and MN differentiation. Our work elucidates how a single epigenetic regulator achieves temporal fidelity of stepwise MN development, providing insight into epigenetic regulation of developmental timing.

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Cell DifferentiationEpigenesis, GeneticJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMotor NeuronsAnimalsChromatinGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHistonesMiceTranscription FactorsChromatinHistonesJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesKdm6b protein, mouseTranscription Factors

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PMID42192028
PMCPMC13354772

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