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Ayana Sawai

NYU Langone HealthORCID 0000-0002-5446-4930Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:ChIP-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Alexander MilleriD· 2 shared Jeremy S. DaseniD· 2 shared Alireza Khodadadi‐JamayraniD· 1 shared Anne E. CavanaghiD· 1 shared Esteban O. MazzoniiD· 1 shared Milica BulajićiD· 1 shared Sarah Pfennig· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedOct 26, 2026

PHC2-Dependent PRC1 Assemblies Stabilize Motor Neuron Hox Codes

Alexander Miller, Ayana Sawai, Anne E. Cavanagh, Jeremy S. Dasen

This study shows PHC2-dependent PRC1 assemblies stabilize Hox gene boundaries and motor neuron identities during development.

DOI 10.1242/dev.205707

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedJan 7, 2022

PRC1 Sustains the Memory of Neuronal Fate Independent of PRC2 Function

Ayana Sawai, Sarah Pfennig, Milica Bulajić…·Jeremy S. Dasen

The paper shows that PRC1 maintains neuronal subtype identity independently of PRC2, by preserving chromatin topology and transcriptional memory during differentiation.

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