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Segregation of a QTL cluster for home-cage activity using a new mapping method based on regression analysis of congenic mouse strains.
Kato, S; Ishii, A; Nishi, A; Kuriki, S; Koide, T.
Afiliación
  • Kato S; 1] The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan [2] Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Ishii A; 1] Mouse Genomics Resource Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan [2] Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
  • Nishi A; 1] Mouse Genomics Resource Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan [2] Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
  • Kuriki S; 1] The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan [2] Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Koide T; 1] Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan [2] Mouse Genomics Resource Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan [3] Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKEN
Heredity (Edinb) ; 113(5): 416-23, 2014 Nov.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24781804
ABSTRACT
Recent genetic studies have shown that genetic loci with significant effects in whole-genome quantitative trait loci (QTL) analyses were lost or weakened in congenic strains. Characterisation of the genetic basis of this attenuated QTL effect is important to our understanding of the genetic mechanisms of complex traits. We previously found that a consomic strain, B6-Chr6C(MSM), which carries chromosome 6 of a wild-derived strain MSM/Ms on the genetic background of C57BL/6J, exhibited lower home-cage activity than C57BL/6J. In the present study, we conducted a composite interval QTL analysis using the F2 mice derived from a cross between C57BL/6J and B6-Chr6C(MSM). We found one QTL peak that spans 17.6 Mbp of chromosome 6. A subconsomic strain that covers the entire QTL region also showed lower home-cage activity at the same level as the consomic strain. We developed 15 congenic strains, each of which carries a shorter MSM/Ms-derived chromosomal segment from the subconsomic strain. Given that the results of home-cage activity tests on the congenic strains cannot be explained by a simple single-gene model, we applied regression analysis to segregate the multiple genetic loci. The results revealed three loci (loci 1-3) that have the effect of reducing home-cage activity and one locus (locus 4) that increases activity. We also found that the combination of loci 3 and 4 cancels out the effects of the congenic strains, which indicates the existence of a genetic mechanism related to the loss of QTLs.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Animal / Mapeo Cromosómico / Ratones Congénicos / Sitios de Carácter Cuantitativo Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Heredity (Edinb) Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Animal / Mapeo Cromosómico / Ratones Congénicos / Sitios de Carácter Cuantitativo Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Heredity (Edinb) Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón
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