The chromodomain protein CDYL confers forebrain identity to human cortical organoids by inhibiting neuronatin.

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Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health Commission and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; PKU-IDG/McGovern Ins

Published: October 2024


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Fate determination of neural stem cells (NSCs) is crucial for cortex development and is closely linked to neurodevelopmental disorders when gene expression networks are disrupted. The transcriptional corepressor chromodomain Y-like (CDYL) is widely expressed across diverse cell populations within the human embryonic cortex. However, its precise role in cortical development remains unclear. Here, we show that CDYL is critical for human cortical neurogenesis and that its deficiency leads to a substantial increase in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic neurons in cortical organoids. Subsequently, neuronatin (NNAT) is identified as a significant target of CDYL, and its abnormal expression obviously influences the fate commitment of cortical NSCs. Cross-species comparisons of CDYL targets unravel a distinct developmental trajectory between human cortical organoids and the mouse cortex at an analogous stage. Collectively, our data provide insight into the evolutionary roles of CDYL in human cortex development, emphasizing its critical function in maintaining the fate of human cortical NSCs.

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