Opposing Roles for C/EBP? and Notch in Irradiation-induced Hematopoietic Stem Cell Defects

ABSTRACT: Ionizing radiation (IR) has long been associated with reduced hematopoietic function and increased malignancies, although the mechanisms behind this relationship remain poorly understood. The carcinogenic effect of IR has been commonly attributed to the direct induction of DNA damage. We demonstrate that IR exposure results in long-term, somatically heritable, cell-intrinsic reductions in HSC self-renewal that is mediated by C/EBP? and reversed by Notch, both of which are associated with human leukemias. Remarkably, restoration of HSC self-renewal prevents selection for C/EBP? loss of function in previously irradiated HSC pools. We propose that environmental insults prompt HSC to initiate a program limiting their self-renewal to prevent damaged HSC from contributing to hematopoiesis. This

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Jihye Kim 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-61602 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress