High-resolution transcriptomic profiles of kidney distal convoluted tubules in male and female mice

Sexual dimorphic responses to physiological factors in the kidney have been emerging as important considerations for understanding kidney physiology and pathophysiology. Here, we report high-resolution transcriptome profiles of distal convoluted tubules isolated from the kidneys of male and female mice. Transcriptomic analysis based on RNA-Seq cooupled with tubule microdissection was carried out in male and female mice. To accurately isolate the early DCT (DCT1) segments, microdissection was performed in a Pvalb-cre tdTomato transgenic mouse model. Transcript profiles in male and female DCT1 segments revealed comprehensive sex differences in the molecular features of the early DCT segments. Our data provide a high-resolution DCT1 (early DCT) transcriptome and serve as a reference resource for DCT research.