Genome-wide isolation of growth and obesity QTL using mouse speed congenic strains
Copyright policy )Genome-wide isolation of growth and obesity QTL using mouse speed congenic strains
Abstract Background High growth (hg) modifier and background independent quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting growth, adiposity and carcass composition were previously identified on mouse chromosomes (MMU) 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 17. To confirm and further characterize each QTL, two panels of speed congenic strains were developed by introgressing CAST/EiJ (CAST) QTL alleles onto either mutant C57Bl/6J-hg/hg (HG) or wild type C57Bl/6J (B6) genetic backgrounds. Results The first speed congenic panel was developed by introgressing four overlapping donor regions spanning MMU2 in its entirety onto both HG and B6 backgrounds, for a total of eight strains. Phenotypic characterization of the MMU2 panel confirmed the segregation of multiple growth and obesity QTL and strongly suggested that a subset of these loci modify the effects of the hg deletion. The second panel consisted of individual donor regions on an HG background for each QTL on MMU1, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 17. Of the six developed strains, five were successfully characterized and displayed significant differences in growth and/or obesity as compared to controls. All five displayed phenotypes similar to those originally attributed to each QTL, however, novel phenotypes were unmasked in several of the strains including sex-specific effects. Conclusion The speed congenic strains developed herein constitute an invaluable genomic resource and provide the foundation to identify the specific nature of genetic variation influencing growth and obesity.
- University of California, San Francisco United States
- University of California, Davis United States
- National University of Mar del Plata Argentina
Male, 570, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Bioinformatics, Quantitative Trait Loci, Growth, QH426-470, Inbred C57BL, Medical and Health Sciences, Chromosomes, Mice, Mice, Congenic, Congenic, Information and Computing Sciences, Genetics, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Animals, Obesity, Aetiology, Adiposity, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Mammalian, Human Genome, Genomics, Biological Sciences, Chromosomes, Mammalian, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Biological sciences, Growth Hormone, Body Composition, Female, TP248.13-248.65, Biotechnology, Research Article
Male, 570, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Bioinformatics, Quantitative Trait Loci, Growth, QH426-470, Inbred C57BL, Medical and Health Sciences, Chromosomes, Mice, Mice, Congenic, Congenic, Information and Computing Sciences, Genetics, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Animals, Obesity, Aetiology, Adiposity, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Mammalian, Human Genome, Genomics, Biological Sciences, Chromosomes, Mammalian, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Biological sciences, Growth Hormone, Body Composition, Female, TP248.13-248.65, Biotechnology, Research Article
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