RNA-seq on hematopoietic stem cells sorted from mice 1 month after they were irradiated (2Gy total body irradiation = IR) or not (non irradiated = NIR) and with or without prior TNFa treatment (IR_TNF)

Analysis of the RNA-seq data performed in IR vs NIR hematopoietic stem cells show the loss of the TNF_via_NFKB signature. We showed that the loss of this signature could be associated with hematopoietic stem cell gene deregulation. To validate this association, we tested if TNFa treatment before irradiation was able to prevent IR-effect on HSC gene deregulation. For this purpose, we treated mice with TNFa 1h before irradiation (IR_TNF) and performed RNA-seq experiments on hematopoietic stem cells 1 month after irradiation and compared them to hematopoietic stem cells sorted from non irradiated mice (NIR) and from non-treated irradiated mice (IR).