Frozen gonadal white adipose tissue (~100 mg) was homogenized in 1 mL of TriZOL with chrome-steel beads using a Mixer Mill 300 (Life Sciences, Carlsbad, CA) for 4 minutes. Following, total RNA was extracted per the manufacturer's instructions with an additional 5:1 phenol:chloroform extraction step (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO). RNA purity (260/280 ratio) and concentration (ng/µL) were assessed with a NanoDrop 1000 spectrophotometer. RNA quality was determined using an Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer. All RNA samples had RNA integrity numbers (RINs) ≥7. Libraries were were prepared using the Illumina TrueSeq RNA sample preparation kit according to manufacturers instructions. Library sizes were confirmed using Caliper GX and quantified by the Kapa biosystems qPCR according to manufacturers instructions.