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ReviewTrends in neurosciences2026

From chromatin dynamics to brain disease: Polycomb-Trithorax mechanisms in neurodevelopment.

Victoria L Castro, Matthew B So, Jamy C Peng

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Review in Trends in neurosciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Victoria L CastroDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38111, USA.
Matthew B SoDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38111, USA.
Jamy C PengDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38111, USA. Electronic address: jamy.peng@stjude.org.

Funding

Epigenetic gene regulation for stem cell fatesR35GM158393 · NIGMS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Jamy C. Peng · 2025 to 2026
$1.0M
Gene regulatory mechanisms governed by the ASXL1/HCF1/OGT complex during neurogenesisK00NS125690 · NINDS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Victoria L Castro · 2023 to 2026
$372k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM158393NINDS NIH HHS K00 NS125690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurogenesis requires precise coordination of gene expression, a process governed by the Polycomb (PcG) and Trithorax (TrxG) group proteins. In this review, we discuss how these proteins balance stem cell maintenance with neuronal differentiation and how the disruption of these processes may contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders and pediatric brain tumors. Recent studies have uncovered how PcG-TrxG dynamics and poised/bivalent chromatin states regulate developmental timing and lineage choice. Dysregulation of these epigenetic dynamics perturbs neuronal maturation and can drive aberrant developmental programs in pediatric brain disorders. These insights reveal how PcG-TrxG imbalance alters developmental trajectories and links chromatin dysregulation to disease. These epigenetic pathways are promising therapeutic targets for neurodevelopmental disorders and pediatric brain tumors.

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Brain DiseasesChromatinHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferasePolycomb-Group ProteinsAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansNeurodevelopmentNeurodevelopmental DisordersNeurogenesisChromatinHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferasePolycomb-Group Proteinsbrain tumorsepigeneticsgene regulationneural stem cellsneurodevelopmental disordersneurogenesis

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PMID42392895
PMCPMC13336298

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