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A fork in the road to differentiation

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The symmetric inheritance of histone modifications by the nascent chromatin fibers during DNA replication is essential for proper developmental progression. Two new studies using mouse embryonic stem cells further illuminate the role of histone inheritance in early cell fate decisions.

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  1. Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3738, Epigenomics, Proliferation, and the Identity of Cells Unit, Paris, France

    Luis Altamirano-Pacheco & Pablo Navarro

  2. Collège Doctoral, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

    Luis Altamirano-Pacheco

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Altamirano-Pacheco, L., Navarro, P. A fork in the road to differentiation. Nat Genet 55, 1422–1423 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01489-6

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