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CELL DEATH DISCOVERY
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01604-w
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The study shows that Haspin is essential for maintaining a balanced ratio of asymmetric cell division (ACD) in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). Knockout of Haspin leads to an increased ratio of ACD. This imbalance is rescued by overexpression of Wnt5a, suggesting that Haspin regulates ACD through the Wnt5a pathway.
Many different types of stem cells utilize asymmetric cell division (ACD) to produce two daughter cells with distinct fates. Haspin-catalyzed phosphorylation of histone H3 at Thr3 (H3T3ph) plays important roles during mitosis, including ACD in stem cells. However, whether and how Haspin functions in ACD regulation remains unclear. Here, we report that Haspin knockout (Haspin-KO) mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) had increased ratio of ACD, which cumulatively regulates cell fate decisions. Furthermore, Wnt5a is significantly downregulated due to decreased Pax2 in Haspin-KO mESCs. Wnt5a knockdown mESCs phenocopied Haspin-KO cells while overexpression of Wnt5a in Haspin-KO cells rescued disproportionated ACD. Collectively, Haspin is indispensable for mESCs to maintain a balanced ratio of ACD, which is essential for normal development and homeostasis.
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