RNA-seq analysis of thick ascending limb (TAL) epithelium isolated from uromodulin (UMOD) deletion mutation mice and wild type (WT) mice at 16wks of age

To gain insight into the mechanisms underlying the defective autophagic activity and its functional impact on the pathogenesis of disease, we performed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of mRNA isolated from TAL cells purified from heterozyous Umod deletion mutation mice (DEL/+) and Umod +/+ littermates at 16 weeks, the full-blown stage of the disease. Our analysis revealed that 9566 genes were significantly differentially expressed between mutant and WT TAL cells, including 4706 upregulated and 4860 downregulated. Overall design: TAL mRNA profiles of 16-week old UMOD WT and deletion mutation mice were generated by RNA-seq.