Gene expression in diet-induced obesity resistent (DIO non-responder) and diet-induced obesity susceptible (DIO responder) C57BL/6J mouse strain

Inbred C57BL/6J mice differ in their susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. Comparison of the liver transcriptomes leads to genes that are involved in the development as well as the maintenance of fatty liver during the onset of obesity upon high fat diet feeding. Genes being upregulated in DIO responder can be seen as drivers of fatty liver development, while genes upregulated in DIO non-responder are most likely involved in the protection against fatty liver diseases. Male C57BL/6J mice were kept on a high-fat diet (60%kcal from fat) directly after weaning. At the age of 6 weeks livers were collected for transcriptome analysis.