Linker histone regulates the myeloid versus lymphoid bifurcation of multipotent hematopoietic stem and progenitors
Kutay Karatepe, Bruna Mafra de Faria, Jian Zhang, Xinyue Chen, Hugo Borges Pinto, Dmitry V. Fyodorov, Esen Sefik, Michael A. Willcockson, Richard Anthony Flavell, Arthur I. Skoultchi, Shangqin Guo
This study shows that linker histone H1.0 regulates HSPC fate bias toward lymphoid or myeloid differentiation, with H1.0 levels decreasing in response to IFN signaling.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Oct 21, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology