RNA-seq comparing the WT mouse hearts versus Dhx36 cKO hearts

This experiment aimed to investigate the transcriptional role of G4 resolvase Dhx36 in the adult mouse heart. We compared three pools of wild-type (WT) mouse hearts with three pools of Dhx36 conditional knockout (cKO) hearts. In the mutant mice, Dhx36 was conditionally deleted in cardiomyocytes using the Myh6-cre transgenic line. Each of the six pools was created using RNA extracted from 3-5 hearts from mice aged approximately 21 days. The cKO mice developed dilated cardiomyopathy and began experiencing sudden death at 40 days old, with no mutants surviving beyond 5 months.