Effect of dietary protein on gut gene expression in rat

A total of 49.88 Gb high quality reads of 6 samples (n=3) were obtained. The result of sample distance indicated that the cecal gene expression profiles of rats fed with diets composed of casein and chicken protein were clearly separated into two clusters. The variation of samples in casein protein fed group was higher than that in chicken protein fed group. There were 2524 differential expressed genes between the two groups, of which 871 genes were up regulated in chicken protein diet group compared with casein diet group. A 7-day short term effect of dietary protein on gene expression of large intestine in mice