mRNA-seq data for DDX3 knockdown in murine hepatocytes in vivo and in vitro

A transcriptome analysis was performed to estimate a primary response of the hepatocytes to depletion of DDX3 RNA helicase both in vitro and in vivo. We used two siRNAs with different efficacy and demonstrated protein level-dependent effects on DDX3 RNA helicase depletion in the murine liver. We found that strong reduction of DDX3 protein (>85%) leads to similar changes in vitro and in vivo – we observed deregulation of cell cycle, Wnt and cadherin pathways. However, more modest downregulation of DDX3 protein (60-65%) resulted in discordant results between gene expression in vitro and in vivo – in vitro data were close to those under strong reduction, while in vivo phenotype was weak. These results demonstrate that the level of active DDX3 protein can dramatically influence on the phenotype in vivo, which should be taken into account during drug development. Overall design: Analysis of differential expression after DDX3 knockdown with two different siRNAs in murine hepatocytes in vivo and in vitro