Transcriptome Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes in the Wild-type and Fabp7 KO Mouse Inner Ear

To reveal the function of FABP7 in the inner ear, we evaluated gene expressions between Wild-type and Fabp7 KO mice one day after noise exposure at 10 weeks, using RNA sequencing analysis. The read number was approximately 27–32 million paired-end reads per sample. A total of 24 and 23 genes were identified as upregulated and downregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs), respectively in Fabp7 KO mice. The upregulation of genes related to nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NADH) dehydrogenase (mt-Nd1, 2, 3, 4, and 6) and a glial high-affinity glutamate transporter (solute carrier family 1, member 2: Slc1a2) and downregulation of genes related to C/D box small nucleolar RNAs were observed in Fabp7 KO mice. Overall design: Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for inner ears of FABP7 KO and control mice (FABP7KO, Control).