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Asymmetric positioning of the mitotic spindle contributes to the generation of two daughter cells with distinct sizes and fates. Here, we investigated an asymmetric division in the Caenorhabditis elegans Q neuroblast lineage. In this division, beginning with an asymmetrically positioned spindle, the daughter-cell size differences continuously increased during cytokinesis, and the smaller daughter cell in the posterior eventually underwent apoptosis. We found that Arp2/3-dependent F-actin assembled in the anterior but not posterior cortex during division, suggesting that asymmetric expansion forces generated by actin polymerization may enlarge the anterior daughter cell. Consistent with this, inhibition of cortical actin polymerization or artificially equalizing actin assembly led to symmetric cell division. Furthermore, disruption of the Wnt gradient or its downstream components impaired asymmetric cortical actin assembly and caused symmetric division. Our results show that Wnt signaling establishes daughter cell asymmetry by polarizing cortical actin polymerization in a dividing cell.
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