Transcriptome profiles of paternal testis and their offspring in response to gut microbiota dysbiosis using RNA sequencing analysis
Tissue samples harvested from conventionally-raised sire and their offspring or dysbiotic sire and their offspring were profiled for transcriptome changes using total RNA sequencing. Total RNA was extracted from four different tissue types: sire testis, F1 placenta (at E13.5 & E18.5), and F1 brain and brown adipose tissue (at postnatal day P17).Testis were harvested from 11-weeks inbred male mice that were experiencing gut microbiota dysbiosis for 6-week (antibiotics treated, n=5), or drink sterilized water (control, n=5). While, F1 offspring samples were collected from three independent matings per group and two offspring samples per litter.