Gene expression profiles of the collecting duct in the mouse renal inner medulla

Gene expression profiles of the collecting duct in the mouse ods, several kidney-specific or nephron segment-specific renal inner medulla. genes have been characterized (2-11). We recently have Background. Gene expression profiles, constructed from reported that several genes selectively expressed in 1000 to 2000 cloned cDNA sequences, depict their relative mouse proximal tubules could be identified by compari- abundance of expression in a tissue. Establishing such a profile sons with gene-expression profiles in other tissues (12). for mouse inner renal medullary collecting ducts (IMCDs), we compared expression patterns with those in other tissues Expression profiling is a method in which the mRNA including proximal tubule.