Authors: Bettina Bohl, Ammar Jabali, Julia Ladewig, Philipp Koch
Published: 2022-02-11
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Symmetric and asymmetric cell divisions are conserved strategies for stem cell expansion and the generation of more committed progeny, respectively. Here, we demonstrate that in human neural stem cells (NSCs), lysosomes are asymmetrically inherited during mitosis. We show that lysosomes contain Notch receptors and that Notch activation occurs the acidic lysosome environment. The lysosome asymmetry correlates with the expression of the Notch target gene