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RNA-seq analysis of hypothalamus in female mice reveals effects of membrane-initiated estrogen receptor alpha signaling

ABSTRACT: Membrane-initiated estrogen receptor alpha (mERα) signaling plays an important role in bone metabolism, but its contribution in the brain remains unclear. In this study, we performed RNA sequencing of hypothalamic tissue from 16-week-old female mice with selective inactivation of mERα signaling in POMC neurons (POMC-C451Af/f) and wild-type littermate controls. Total RNA was isolated from hypothalamus, and samples were pooled (two animals per sample) resulting in four biological replicates per genotype. Libraries were prepared using poly(A) selection and sequenced on an Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform with paired-end 150 bp reads. Transcript abundance was quantified using Salmon and summarized to gene-level counts. Differential expression analysis was performed using DESeq2. This dataset provides insight into transcriptional changes associated with disrupted mERα signaling in hypothalamic neurons.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE328990 | GEO | 2026/04/27

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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