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Valiskova B, Gregorova S, Lustyk D, Šimeček P, Jansa P, Forejt J. Genic and Chromosomal Components of Prdm9-Driven Hybrid Male Sterility in Mice (Mus musculus). Genetics 2022; 222:6655690. [PMID: 35924978 PMCID: PMC9434306 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Hybrid sterility contributes to speciation by preventing gene flow between related taxa. Prdm9, the first and only hybrid male sterility (HMS) gene known in vertebrates, predetermines the sites of recombination between homologous chromosomes and their synapsis in early meiotic prophase. The asymmetric binding of PRDM9 to heterosubspecific homologs of Mus m. musculus x Mus m. domesticus F1 hybrids and increase of PRDM9-independent DNA double-strand break (DSB) hotspots results in difficult to repair DSBs, incomplete synapsis of homologous chromosomes and meiotic arrest at the first meiotic prophase. Here we show that Prdm9 behaves as a major HMS gene in mice outside the Mus m. musculus x Mus m. domesticus F1 hybrids, in the genomes composed of Mus m. castaneus and Mus m. musculus chromosomes segregating on the Mus m. domesticus background. The Prdm9cst/dom2 (castaneus/domesticus) allelic combination secures meiotic synapsis, testes weight and sperm count within physiological limits, while the Prdm9msc1/dom2 (musculus/domesticus) males show a range of fertility impairment. Out of five quantitative trait loci contributing to the Prdm9msc1/dom2-related infertility, four control either meiotic synapsis or fertility phenotypes and one controls both, synapsis and fertility. Whole-genome genotyping of individual chromosomes showed preferential involvement of nonrecombinant musculus chromosomes in asynapsis in accordance with the chromosomal character of HMS. Moreover, we show that the overall asynapsis rate can be estimated solely from the genotype of individual males by scoring the effect of nonrecombinant musculus chromosomes. Prdm9-controlled HMS represents an example of genetic architecture of HMS consisting of genic and chromosomal components.
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- Barbora Valiskova
- Laboratory of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec 252 50, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec 252 50, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec 252 50, Czech Republic
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- Central Laboratory of Bioinformatics, CEITEC—Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec 252 50, Czech Republic
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- Corresponding author: Laboratory of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Division BIOCEV, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Průmyslová 595, Vestec 25250, Czech Republic.
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Swanepoel CM, Gerlinger ER, Mueller JL. Large X-Linked Palindromes Undergo Arm-to-Arm Gene Conversion across Mus Lineages. Mol Biol Evol 2021; 37:1979-1985. [PMID: 32145018 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Large (>10 kb), nearly identical (>99% nucleotide identity), palindromic sequences are enriched on mammalian sex chromosomes. Primate Y-palindromes undergo high rates of arm-to-arm gene conversion, a proposed mechanism for maintaining their sequence integrity in the absence of X-Y recombination. It is unclear whether X-palindromes, which can freely recombine in females, undergo arm-to-arm gene conversion and, if so, at what rate. We generated high-quality sequence assemblies of Mus molossinus and M. spretus X-palindromic regions and compared them with orthologous M. musculus X-palindromes. Our evolutionary sequence comparisons find evidence of X-palindrome arm-to-arm gene conversion at rates comparable to autosomal allelic gene conversion rates in mice. Mus X-palindromes also carry more derived than ancestral variants between species, suggesting that their sequence is rapidly diverging. We speculate that in addition to maintaining genes' sequence integrity via sequence homogenization, palindrome arm-to-arm gene conversion may also facilitate rapid sequence divergence.
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- Callie M Swanepoel
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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Okumura K, Saito M, Wakabayashi Y. A wild-derived inbred mouse strain, MSM/Ms, provides insights into novel skin tumor susceptibility genes. Exp Anim 2021; 70:272-283. [PMID: 33776021 PMCID: PMC8390311 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.21-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer is one of the most catastrophic human genetic diseases. Experimental animal cancer models are essential for gaining insights into the complex
interactions of different cells and genes in tumor initiation, promotion, and progression. Mouse models have been extensively used to analyze the genetic basis
of cancer susceptibility. They have led to the identification of multiple loci that confer, either alone or in specific combinations, an increased
susceptibility to cancer, some of which have direct translatability to human cancer. Additionally, wild-derived inbred mouse strains are an advantageous
reservoir of novel genetic polymorphisms of cancer susceptibility genes, because of the evolutionary divergence between wild and classical inbred strains. Here,
we review mapped Stmm (skintumor modifier of MSM) loci using a Japanese wild-derived inbred mouse strain, MSM/Ms, and describe recent advances
in our knowledge of the genes responsible for Stmm loci in the 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene
(DMBA)/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) two-stage skin carcinogenesis model.
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- Kazuhiro Okumura
- Department of Cancer Genome Center, Division of Experimental Animal Research, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitonacho Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Genome Center, Division of Experimental Animal Research, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitonacho Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Genome Center, Division of Experimental Animal Research, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitonacho Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
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The Japanese Wild-Derived Inbred Mouse Strain, MSM/Ms in Cancer Research. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13051026. [PMID: 33804471 PMCID: PMC7957744 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13051026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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MSM/Ms is a unique inbred mouse strain derived from the Japanese wild mouse, Mus musculus molossinus, which has been approximately 1 million years genetically distant from standard inbred mouse strains mainly derived from M. m. domesticus. Due to its genetic divergence, MSM/Ms has been broadly used in linkage studies. A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library was constructed for the MSM/Ms genome, and sequence analysis of the MSM/Ms genome showed approximately 1% of nucleotides differed from those in the commonly used inbred mouse strain, C57BL/6J. Therefore, MSM/Ms mice are thought to be useful for functional genome studies. MSM/Ms mice show unique characteristics of phenotypes, including its smaller body size, resistance to high-fat-diet-induced diabetes, high locomotive activity, and resistance to age-onset hearing loss, inflammation, and tumorigenesis, which are distinct from those of common inbred mouse strains. Furthermore, ES (Embryonic Stem) cell lines established from MSM/Ms allow the MSM/Ms genome to be genetically manipulated. Therefore, genomic and phenotypic analyses of MSM/Ms reveal novel insights into gene functions that were previously not obtained from research on common laboratory strains. Tumorigenesis-related MSM/Ms-specific genetic traits have been intensively investigated in Japan. Furthermore, radiation-induced thymic lymphomas and chemically-induced skin tumors have been extensively examined using MSM/Ms.
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Mukaj A, Piálek J, Fotopulosova V, Morgan AP, Odenthal-Hesse L, Parvanov ED, Forejt J. Prdm9 Intersubspecific Interactions in Hybrid Male Sterility of House Mouse. Mol Biol Evol 2020; 37:3423-3438. [PMID: 32642764 PMCID: PMC7743643 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The classical definition posits hybrid sterility as a phenomenon when two parental taxa each of which is fertile produce a hybrid that is sterile. The first hybrid sterility gene in vertebrates, Prdm9, coding for a histone methyltransferase, was identified in crosses between two laboratory mouse strains derived from Mus mus musculus and M. m. domesticus subspecies. The unique function of PRDM9 protein in the initiation of meiotic recombination led to the discovery of the basic molecular mechanism of hybrid sterility in laboratory crosses. However, the role of this protein as a component of reproductive barrier outside the laboratory model remained unclear. Here, we show that the Prdm9 allelic incompatibilities represent the primary cause of reduced fertility in intersubspecific hybrids between M. m. musculus and M. m. domesticus including 16 musculus and domesticus wild-derived strains. Disruption of fertility phenotypes correlated with the rate of failure of synapsis between homologous chromosomes in meiosis I and with early meiotic arrest. All phenotypes were restored to normal when the domesticus Prdm9dom2 allele was substituted with the Prdm9dom2H humanized variant. To conclude, our data show for the first time the male infertility of wild-derived musculus and domesticus subspecies F1 hybrids controlled by Prdm9 as the major hybrid sterility gene. The impairment of fertility surrogates, testes weight and sperm count, correlated with increasing difficulties of meiotic synapsis of homologous chromosomes and with meiotic arrest, which we suppose reflect the increasing asymmetry of PRDM9-dependent DNA double-strand breaks.
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- Amisa Mukaj
- Department of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Science, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Research Facility Studenec, Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Science, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Ploen, Germany
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- Department of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Science, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Mouse Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Science, Vestec, Czech Republic
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Sasako T, Ohsugi M, Kubota N, Itoh S, Okazaki Y, Terai A, Kubota T, Yamashita S, Nakatsukasa K, Kamura T, Iwayama K, Tokuyama K, Kiyonari H, Furuta Y, Shibahara J, Fukayama M, Enooku K, Okushin K, Tsutsumi T, Tateishi R, Tobe K, Asahara H, Koike K, Kadowaki T, Ueki K. Hepatic Sdf2l1 controls feeding-induced ER stress and regulates metabolism. Nat Commun 2019; 10:947. [PMID: 30814508 PMCID: PMC6393527 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08591-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Dynamic metabolic changes occur in the liver during the transition between fasting and feeding. Here we show that transient ER stress responses in the liver following feeding terminated by Sdf2l1 are essential for normal glucose and lipid homeostasis. Sdf2l1 regulates ERAD through interaction with a trafficking protein, TMED10. Suppression of Sdf2l1 expression in the liver results in insulin resistance and increases triglyceride content with sustained ER stress. In obese and diabetic mice, Sdf2l1 is downregulated due to decreased levels of nuclear XBP-1s, whereas restoration of Sdf2l1 expression ameliorates glucose intolerance and fatty liver with decreased ER stress. In diabetic patients, insufficient induction of Sdf2l1 correlates with progression of insulin resistance and steatohepatitis. Therefore, failure to build an ER stress response in the liver may be a causal factor in obesity-related diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, for which Sdf2l1 could serve as a therapeutic target and sensitive biomarker.
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- Takayoshi Sasako
- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Translational Systems Biology and Medicine Initiative (TSBMI), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Molecular Diabetic Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.,Division for Health Service Promotion, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.,Department of Molecular Sciences on Diabetes, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Translational Systems Biology and Medicine Initiative (TSBMI), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Clinical Nutrition Therapy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-865, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Kowa Company Limited, Nagoya, 460-0003, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Molecular Diabetic Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Molecular Diabetic Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Clinical Nutrition Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, 162-8636, Japan.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan
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- Department of Systems BioMedicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.,Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8577, Japan
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- Animal Resource Development Unit, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.,Genetic Engineering Team, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Animal Resource Development Unit, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.,Genetic Engineering Team, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Research, The University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan
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- Department of Systems BioMedicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. .,Translational Systems Biology and Medicine Initiative (TSBMI), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. .,Department of Prevention of Diabetes and Lifestyle-Related Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. .,Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Mizonokuchi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, 213-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. .,Translational Systems Biology and Medicine Initiative (TSBMI), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. .,Department of Molecular Diabetic Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
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Genetic and morphometric characteristics of Korean wild mice (KWM/Hym) captured at Chuncheon, South Korea. Lab Anim Res 2019; 34:311-316. [PMID: 30671120 PMCID: PMC6333606 DOI: 10.5625/lar.2018.34.4.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Laboratory inbred mice are used widely and commonly in biomedical research, but inbred mice do not have a big enough gene pool for the research. In this study, genetic and morphometric analyses were performed to obtain data on the characteristics of a newly developing inbred strain (KWM/Hym) captured from Chuncheon, Korea. All of five Korean wild male mice have the zinc-finger Y (ZfY) gene. Also, all of 19 Korean wild mice used in this analysis have the AKV-type murine leukemia virus gene, indicating that Korean wild mice might be Mus musculus musculus. To identify the genetic polymorphism in KWM/Hym, SNP analysis was performed. In a comparison with 28 SNP markers, there was a considerable difference between KWM/Hym and several inbred strains. The homogeneity between KWM/Hym and the inbred strains was as follows: C57BL/6J (39.3%), BALB/c AJic (42.9%), and DBA/2J (50%). KWM/Hym is most similar to the PWK/PhJ inbred strain (96.4%) derived from wild mice (Czech Republic). To identify the morphometric characteristics of KWM/Hym, the external morphology was measured. The tail ratio of male and female was 79.60±3.09 and 73.55±6.14%, respectively. KWM/Hym has short and agouti-colored hairs and its belly is white with golden hair. Taking these results together, KWM/Hym, a newly developing inbred mouse originated from wild mouse, might be use as new genetic resources to overcome the limitations of the current laboratory mice.
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Brown JM, Roberts NA, Graham B, Waithe D, Lagerholm C, Telenius JM, De Ornellas S, Oudelaar AM, Scott C, Szczerbal I, Babbs C, Kassouf MT, Hughes JR, Higgs DR, Buckle VJ. A tissue-specific self-interacting chromatin domain forms independently of enhancer-promoter interactions. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3849. [PMID: 30242161 PMCID: PMC6155075 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06248-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Self-interacting chromatin domains encompass genes and their cis-regulatory elements; however, the three-dimensional form a domain takes, whether this relies on enhancer-promoter interactions, and the processes necessary to mediate the formation and maintenance of such domains, remain unclear. To examine these questions, here we use a combination of high-resolution chromosome conformation capture, a non-denaturing form of fluorescence in situ hybridisation and super-resolution imaging to study a 70 kb domain encompassing the mouse α-globin regulatory locus. We show that this region forms an erythroid-specific, decompacted, self-interacting domain, delimited by frequently apposed CTCF/cohesin binding sites early in terminal erythroid differentiation, and does not require transcriptional elongation for maintenance of the domain structure. Formation of this domain does not rely on interactions between the α-globin genes and their major enhancers, suggesting a transcription-independent mechanism for establishment of the domain. However, absence of the major enhancers does alter internal domain interactions. Formation of a loop domain therefore appears to be a mechanistic process that occurs irrespective of the specific interactions within.
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- Jill M Brown
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- Wolfson Imaging Centre Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- Wolfson Imaging Centre Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wolynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK.
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Nakanishi H, Kurima K, Pan B, Wangemann P, Fitzgerald TS, Géléoc GS, Holt JR, Griffith AJ. Tmc2 expression partially restores auditory function in a mouse model of DFNB7/B11 deafness caused by loss of Tmc1 function. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12125. [PMID: 30108230 PMCID: PMC6092339 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29709-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Mouse Tmc1 and Tmc2 are required for sensory transduction in cochlear and vestibular hair cells. Homozygous Tmc1∆/∆ mice are deaf, Tmc2∆/∆ mice have normal hearing, and double homozygous Tmc1∆/∆; Tmc2∆/∆ mice have deafness and profound vestibular dysfunction. These phenotypes are consistent with their different spatiotemporal expression patterns. Tmc1 expression is persistent in cochlear and vestibular hair cells, whereas Tmc2 expression is transient in cochlear hair cells but persistent in vestibular hair cells. On the basis of these findings, we hypothesized that persistent Tmc2 expression in mature cochlear hair cells could restore auditory function in Tmc1∆/∆ mice. To express Tmc2 in mature cochlear hair cells, we generated a transgenic mouse line, Tg[PTmc1::Tmc2], in which Tmc2 cDNA is expressed under the control of the Tmc1 promoter. The Tg[PTmc1::Tmc2] transgene slightly but significantly restored hearing in young Tmc1∆/∆ mice, though hearing thresholds were elevated with age. The elevation of hearing thresholds was associated with deterioration of sensory transduction in inner hair cells and loss of outer hair cell function. Although sensory transduction was retained in outer hair cells, their stereocilia eventually degenerated. These results indicate distinct roles and requirements for Tmc1 and Tmc2 in mature cochlear hair cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Hair Cells, Auditory/cytology
- Hair Cells, Auditory/metabolism
- Hair Cells, Auditory/pathology
- Hair Cells, Auditory/ultrastructure
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/metabolism
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/genetics
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/pathology
- Hearing Tests
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Mechanotransduction, Cellular
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Mutation
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Stereocilia/pathology
- Stereocilia/ultrastructure
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Affiliation(s)
- Hiroshi Nakanishi
- Otolaryngology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA
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- Otolaryngology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA
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- Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology, F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
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- Anatomy and Physiology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA
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- Mouse Auditory Testing Core Facility, NIDCD, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA
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- Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology, F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
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- Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology, F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
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- Otolaryngology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA.
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Iwasa MA, Kawamura S, Myoshu H, Suzuki TA. Molecular analyses of the agouti allele in the Japanese house mouse identify a novel variant of the agouti gene. Genome 2018; 61:195-200. [PMID: 29401405 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2017-0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It has been thought that the Japanese house mouse carries the Aw allele at the agouti locus causing light-colored bellies, but they do not always show this coloration. Thus, the presence of the Aw allele seems to be doubtful in them. To ascertain whether the Aw allele is present, a two-pronged approach was used. First, we compared lengths of DNA fragments obtained from three PCRs conducted on them to the known fragment sizes generated from mouse strains exhibiting homozygosities of either a/a, A/A, or Aw/Aw. PCR I, PCR II, and PCR III amplify only in the A and Aw alleles, the a and Aw alleles, and the a allele, respectively, and we detected amplifications in strains with A/A and Aw/Aw by PCR I, in those with a/a and the Japanese house mouse by PCR II, and in those with a/a by PCR III. Second, we sequenced the exon 1A region of the agouti gene and obtained sequences corresponding to the above strains and the Japanese house mouse, but their sequences were similar to those of the a allele. We concluded that their agouti allele is not identical to the Aw allele and seems to be a novel type similar to the a allele.
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- Masahiro A Iwasa
- a Graduate School of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
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- a Graduate School of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
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- a Graduate School of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
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- b Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-3160, USA
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Wada K, Saito J, Yamaguchi M, Seki Y, Furugori M, Takahashi G, Nishito Y, Matsuda H, Shitara H, Kikkawa Y. Pde6b rd1 mutation modifies cataractogenesis in Foxe3 rct mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 496:231-237. [PMID: 29317205 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The Foxe3rct mutation, which causes early-onset cataracts, is a recessive mutation found in SJL/J mice. A previous study reported that cataract phenotypes are modified by the genetic background of mouse inbred strains and that the Pde6brd1 mutation, which induced degeneration of the photoreceptor cells, is a strong candidate genetic modifier to accelerate the severity of cataractogenesis of Foxe3rct mice. We created congenic mice by transferring a genomic region including the Foxe3rct mutation to the B6 genetic background, which does not carry the Pde6brd1 mutation. In the congenic mice, the cataract phenotypes became remarkably mild, and the development of cataracts was suppressed for a long time. Moreover, we created transgenic mice by injecting BAC clones including the wild-type Pde6b gene into the eggs of SJL-Foxe3rct mice. Although the resistant effect for cataract phenotypes in transgenic mice was less than that in congenic mice, the severity and onset time of cataract phenotypes were clearly improved and delayed, respectively, compared with the phenotypes of the original SJL-Foxe3rct mice. These results clearly show that the development of early-onset cataracts requires at least two mutant alleles of Foxe3rct and Pde6brd1, and another modifier associated with the severity of cataract phenotypes in Foxe3rct mice underlies the genetic backgrounds in mice.
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- Kenta Wada
- Graduate School of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Abashiri, Hokkaido, 099-2493, Japan; Mammalian Genetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Mammalian Genetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan
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- Center for Basic Technology Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Mammalian Genetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Abashiri, Hokkaido, 099-2493, Japan
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- Regenerative Medicine Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Center for Basic Technology Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Division of Animal Life Science, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan; Center for Basic Technology Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Mammalian Genetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan.
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Saitou N. Neutral Evolution. INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS 2018. [PMCID: PMC7121930 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92642-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Neutral evolution is the default process of genomic changes. This is because our world is finite, and the randomness, indispensable for neutral evolution, is important when we consider the history of a finite world. The random nature of DNA propagation is discussed using branching process, coalescent process, Markov process, and diffusion process. Expected evolutionary patterns under neutrality are then discussed on fixation probability, rate of evolution, and amount of DNA variation kept in population. We then discuss various features of neutral evolution starting from evolutionary rates, synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions, junk DNA, and pseudogenes.
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- Naruya Saitou
- Division of Population Genetics, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Mishima, Shizuoka Japan
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It should be emphasized that "129" is not simply a number but is also the designation of a mouse strain that has made a great contribution to modern biological science and technology. Embryonic stem cells derived from 129 mice were essential components of gene-targeting strategies in early research. More recently, 129 mice have provided superior donor genomes for cloning by nuclear transfer. Some factor or factors conferring genomic plasticity must exist in the 129 genome, but these remain unidentified.
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- Kimiko Inoue
- RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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Suzuki H, Yakimenko LV, Usuda D, Frisman LV. Tracing the eastward dispersal of the house mouse, Mus musculus. Genes Environ 2015; 37:20. [PMID: 27350815 PMCID: PMC4918131 DOI: 10.1186/s41021-015-0013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Here we describe recent advances in our understanding of the natural history of the house mouse, Mus musculus, with a focus on the genetic characteristics of the home territories and how this relates to prehistoric eastward movements from the predicted source areas. Recent studies of mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences provide insight into the ancient divergence of the three subspecies groups, M. m. castaneus (CAS), M. m. domesticus (DOM), and M. m. musculus (MUS), with inferred natural habits (homelands) in central (Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India), western (western Iran), and northern (central Asia) areas, respectively. Our mitochondrial DNA and nuclear gene analyses indicate that only one local lineage of CAS extended its range via historical rapid expansion at two different times to Southeast Asia and East Asia, including Japan and southern Sakhalin. This is suggestive of a rapid range expansion of CAS out of its homeland, perhaps associated with the spread of agricultural practices in Asia. The subspecies group MUS now occurs in a large portion of northern Eurasia from eastern Europe in the West to the Japanese Islands in the East, including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, northern China, and Korea, showing divergent patterns in terms of Mus musculus genetics, particularly in relation to nuclear gene sequences, allozymes (e.g., hemoglobin), morphological characteristics, and cytogenetic C-banding patterns. In this review article, we explain the complex spatial patterns of MUS. We postulate that two historical dispersal events took place, from two different source areas, and tentatively assign the taxon names "musculus" and "wagneri" to the two populations, which are associated with distinct genetic modules.
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- Hitoshi Suzuki
- />Laboratory of Ecology and Genetics, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
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- />Ecological Department, Vladivostok State University Economics and Service, Vladivostok, 690014 Russia
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- />RIKEN, Bioresource Center, Tsukuba, 305-0074 Japan
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- />Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems FEB RAS, Birobidzhan, 679016 Russia
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NIG_MoG: a mouse genome navigator for exploring intersubspecific genetic polymorphisms. Mamm Genome 2015; 26:331-7. [PMID: 26013919 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-015-9569-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The National Institute of Genetics Mouse Genome database (NIG_MoG; http://molossinus.lab.nig.ac.jp/msmdb/) primarily comprises the whole-genome sequence data of two inbred mouse strains, MSM/Ms and JF1/Ms. These strains were established at NIG and originated from the Japanese subspecies Mus musculus molossinus. NIG_MoG provides visualized genome polymorphism information, browsing single-nucleotide polymorphisms and short insertions and deletions in the genomes of MSM/Ms and JF1/Ms with respect to C57BL/6J (whose genome is predominantly derived from the West European subspecies M. m. domesticus). This allows users, especially wet-lab biologists, to intuitively recognize intersubspecific genome divergence in these mouse strains using visual data. The database also supports the in silico screening of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones that contain genomic DNA from MSM/Ms and the standard classical laboratory strain C57BL/6N. NIG_MoG is thus a valuable navigator for exploring mouse genome polymorphisms and BAC clones that are useful for studies of gene function and regulation based on intersubspecific genome divergence.
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Khan RT, Chevenon M, Yuki KE, Malo D. Genetic dissection of the ity3 locus identifies a role for ncf2 co-expression modules and suggests selp as a candidate gene underlying the ity3.2 locus. Front Immunol 2014; 5:375. [PMID: 25161653 PMCID: PMC4129629 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Typhoid fever and salmonellosis, which are caused by Salmonella typhi and typhimurium, respectively, are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. We model typhoid fever using mice infected with Salmonella typhimurium, which results in a systemic disease, whereby the outcome of infection is variable in different inbred strains of mice. This model recapitulates several clinical aspects of the human disease and allows the study of the host response to Salmonella typhimurium infection in vivo. Previous work in our laboratory has identified three loci (Ity, Ity2, and Ity3) in the wild-derived MOLF/Ei mice influencing survival after infection with Salmonella typhimurium. Fine mapping of the Ity3 locus indicated that two sub-loci contribute collectively to the susceptibility of B6.MOLF-Ity/Ity3 congenic mice to Salmonella infection. In the current paper, we provided further evidence supporting a role for Ncf2 (neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 a subunit of NADPH oxidase) as the gene underlying the Ity3.1 sub-locus. Gene expression profiling indicated that the Ity3.1 sub-locus defined a global gene expression signature with networks articulated around Ncf2. Furthermore, based on differential expression and complementation analysis using Selp (selectin-P) knock-out mice, Selp was identified as a strong candidate gene for the Ity3.2 sub-locus.
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- Rabia Tahir Khan
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada ; Complex Traits Group, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada
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- Complex Traits Group, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada ; Department of Medicine, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada ; Complex Traits Group, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada ; Complex Traits Group, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada ; Department of Medicine, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada
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Transcriptional Regulation of cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase II (cGK-II) in Chondrocytes. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 74:44-9. [DOI: 10.1271/bbb.90529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Inamata Y, Shirasaki R. Dbx1 triggers crucial molecular programs required for midline crossing by midbrain commissural axons. Development 2014; 141:1260-71. [PMID: 24553291 DOI: 10.1242/dev.102327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Axon guidance by commissural neurons has been well documented, providing us with a molecular logic of how midline crossing is achieved during development. Despite these advances, knowledge of the intrinsic genetic programs is still limited and it remains obscure whether the expression of a single transcription factor is sufficient to activate transcriptional programs that ultimately enable midline crossing. Here, we show in the mouse that the homeodomain transcription factor Dbx1 is expressed by a subset of progenitor cells that give rise to commissural neurons in the dorsal midbrain. Gain- and loss-of-function analyses indicate that the expression of Dbx1 alone is sufficient and necessary to trigger midline crossing in vivo. We also show that Robo3 controls midline crossing as a crucial downstream effector of the Dbx1-activated molecular programs. Furthermore, Dbx1 suppresses the expression of the transcriptional program for ipsilateral neuron differentiation in parallel. These results suggest that a single transcription factor, Dbx1, has an essential function in assigning midline-crossing identity, thereby contributing crucially to the establishment of the wiring laterality in the developing nervous system.
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- Yasuyuki Inamata
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Lilue J, Müller UB, Steinfeldt T, Howard JC. Reciprocal virulence and resistance polymorphism in the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and the house mouse. eLife 2013; 2:e01298. [PMID: 24175088 PMCID: PMC3810784 DOI: 10.7554/elife.01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Virulence in the ubiquitous intracellular protozoon Toxoplasma gondii for its natural intermediate host, the mouse, appears paradoxical from an evolutionary standpoint because death of the mouse before encystment interrupts the parasite life cycle. Virulent T. gondii strains secrete kinases and pseudokinases that inactivate the immunity-related GTPases (IRG proteins) responsible for mouse resistance to avirulent strains. Such considerations stimulated a search for IRG alleles unknown in laboratory mice that might confer resistance to virulent strains of T. gondii. We report that the mouse IRG system shows extraordinary polymorphic complexity in the wild. We describe an IRG haplotype from a wild-derived mouse strain that confers resistance against virulent parasites by interference with the virulent kinase complex. In such hosts virulent strains can encyst, hinting at an explanation for the evolution of virulence polymorphism in T. gondii. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01298.001 The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common parasites worldwide and is known for its unusual life cycle. It reproduces sexually inside its primary host—the cat—and produces eggs that are released in faeces. Other animals, most often rodents, can then become infected when they unknowingly eat the eggs while foraging. Once inside its new host, the parasite reproduces asexually until the rodent’s immune system begins to fight back. It then becomes semi-dormant and forms cysts within the brain and muscle cells of its host. In an added twist, the parasite also causes rodents to lose their fear of cats. This increases their chances of being caught and eaten, thereby helping the parasite to return to its primary host and complete its life cycle. Previous work has shown that virulent strains of T. gondii can evade the host immune system in mice by secreting enzymes that inactivate immune-related proteins called IRG proteins. This prevents the infection being cleared and leads to death of the host within a few days. The existence of these virulent strains is intriguing because parasites that kill their host, and thus prevent their own reproduction, should be eliminated from the population. The fact that they are fairly common suggests that there must be a hitherto unknown mechanism that allows rodents to survive these virulent strains. Lilue et al. now report the existence of such a mechanism in strains of mice found in the wild. In contrast to laboratory mice, wild mice produce IRG proteins that inhibit the enzymes secreted by the virulent strains of T. gondii. Moreover, the IRG genes in wild mice are highly variable, whereas laboratory mice all have virtually identical IRG genes. By uncovering the complexity and variability of IRG genes in wild mice—complexity that has been lost from laboratory strains—Lilue et al. solve the conundrum of how highly virulent T. gondii strains can persist in the mouse population, and offer an explanation for the evolution of parasitic strains with differing levels of virulence. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01298.002
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- Jingtao Lilue
- Institute for Genetics , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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Takada T, Ebata T, Noguchi H, Keane TM, Adams DJ, Narita T, Shin-I T, Fujisawa H, Toyoda A, Abe K, Obata Y, Sakaki Y, Moriwaki K, Fujiyama A, Kohara Y, Shiroishi T. The ancestor of extant Japanese fancy mice contributed to the mosaic genomes of classical inbred strains. Genome Res 2013; 23:1329-38. [PMID: 23604024 PMCID: PMC3730106 DOI: 10.1101/gr.156497.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Commonly used classical inbred mouse strains have mosaic genomes with sequences from different subspecific origins. Their genomes are derived predominantly from the Western European subspecies Mus musculus domesticus, with the remaining sequences derived mostly from the Japanese subspecies Mus musculus molossinus. However, it remains unknown how this intersubspecific genome introgression occurred during the establishment of classical inbred strains. In this study, we resequenced the genomes of two M. m. molossinus-derived inbred strains, MSM/Ms and JF1/Ms. MSM/Ms originated from Japanese wild mice, and the ancestry of JF1/Ms was originally found in Europe and then transferred to Japan. We compared the characteristics of these sequences to those of the C57BL/6J reference sequence and the recent data sets from the resequencing of 17 inbred strains in the Mouse Genome Project (MGP), and the results unequivocally show that genome introgression from M. m. molossinus into M. m. domesticus provided the primary framework for the mosaic genomes of classical inbred strains. Furthermore, the genomes of C57BL/6J and other classical inbred strains have long consecutive segments with extremely high similarity (>99.998%) to the JF1/Ms strain. In the early 20th century, Japanese waltzing mice with a morphological phenotype resembling that of JF1/Ms mice were often crossed with European fancy mice for early studies of "Mendelism," which suggests that the ancestor of the extant JF1/Ms strain provided the origin of the M. m. molossinus genome in classical inbred strains and largely contributed to its intersubspecific genome diversity.
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- Toyoyuki Takada
- Mammalian Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
- Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
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- Genome Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
- Comparative Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Comparative Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Genome Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Genome Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
- Comparative Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
- The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan
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- Comparative Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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- RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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- Genome Science Center, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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- Comparative Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Genome Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Mammalian Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
- Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
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Genetic and phenotypic characterization of a Japanese wild-derived DOB/Oda rat strain. Mamm Genome 2013; 24:303-8. [PMID: 23896813 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-013-9465-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wild-derived rat strains can provide novel genome resources that are not available in standard laboratory strains. Genetic backgrounds of wild-derived strains can facilitate effective genetic linkage analyses and often modulate the expression of mutant phenotypes. Here we describe the development and characterization of a new inbred rat strain, DOB/Oda, from wild rats (Rattus norvegicus) captured in Shitara, Aichi, Japan. Phenotype analysis of 109 parameters revealed that the DOB/Oda rats had small body weight, preference for darkness, and high locomotor activity compared with the rat strains in the National BioResource Project for the Rat (NBRP-Rat) database. Genome analysis with 357 SSLP markers identified DOB/Oda-specific alleles in 70 markers. The percentage of SSLP markers that showed polymorphism between the DOB/Oda strain and any of 132 laboratory strains from NBRP-Rat varied from 89 to 95 %. The polymorphic rate (average of the values of the percentage) for the DOB/Oda strain was 91.6 %, much higher than the rates for available wild-derived strains such as the Brown Norway rat. A phylogenic tree constructed with DOB/Oda and all the strains in NBRP-Rat showed that the DOB/Oda strain localized within the wild rat groups, apparently separate from the laboratory strains. Together, these findings indicated that the DOB/Oda rat has a unique genome that is not available in the laboratory strains. Therefore, the new DOB/Oda strain will provide an important genome resource that will be useful for designing genetic experiments and for the discovery of genes that modulate mutant phenotypes.
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Suzuki H, Nunome M, Kinoshita G, Aplin KP, Vogel P, Kryukov AP, Jin ML, Han SH, Maryanto I, Tsuchiya K, Ikeda H, Shiroishi T, Yonekawa H, Moriwaki K. Evolutionary and dispersal history of Eurasian house mice Mus musculus clarified by more extensive geographic sampling of mitochondrial DNA. Heredity (Edinb) 2013; 111:375-90. [PMID: 23820581 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2013.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Revised: 02/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We examined the sequence variation of mitochondrial DNA control region and cytochrome b gene of the house mouse (Mus musculus sensu lato) drawn from ca. 200 localities, with 286 new samples drawn primarily from previously unsampled portions of their Eurasian distribution and with the objective of further clarifying evolutionary episodes of this species before and after the onset of human-mediated long-distance dispersals. Phylogenetic analysis of the expanded data detected five equally distinct clades, with geographic ranges of northern Eurasia (musculus, MUS), India and Southeast Asia (castaneus, CAS), Nepal (unspecified, NEP), western Europe (domesticus, DOM) and Yemen (gentilulus). Our results confirm previous suggestions of Southwestern Asia as the likely place of origin of M. musculus and the region of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India, specifically as the ancestral homeland of CAS. The divergence of the subspecies lineages and of internal sublineage differentiation within CAS were estimated to be 0.37-0.47 and 0.14-0.23 million years ago (mya), respectively, assuming a split of M. musculus and Mus spretus at 1.7 mya. Of the four CAS sublineages detected, only one extends to eastern parts of India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, South China, Northeast China, Primorye, Sakhalin and Japan, implying a dramatic range expansion of CAS out of its homeland during an evolutionary short time, perhaps associated with the spread of agricultural practices. Multiple and non-coincident eastward dispersal events of MUS sublineages to distant geographic areas, such as northern China, Russia and Korea, are inferred, with the possibility of several different routes.
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- H Suzuki
- Laboratory of Ecology and Genetics, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Gene-trap mutagenesis using Mol/MSM-1 embryonic stem cells from MSM/Ms mice. Mamm Genome 2013; 24:228-39. [DOI: 10.1007/s00335-013-9452-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Neutral Evolution. INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS 2013. [PMCID: PMC7122456 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-5304-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Neutral evolution is the default process of the genome changes. This is because our world is finite and the randomness is important when we consider history of a finite world. The random nature of DNA propagation is discussed using branching process, coalescent process, Markov process, and diffusion process. Expected evolutionary patterns under neutrality are then discussed on fixation probability, rate of evolution, and amount of DNA variation kept in population. We then discuss various features of neutral evolution starting from evolutionary rates, synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions, junk DNA, and pseudogenes.
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Yamagishi M, Matsubara K, Sakaizumi M. Molecular cytogenetic identification and characterization of Robertsonian chromosomes in the large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) using FISH. Zoolog Sci 2012; 29:709-13. [PMID: 23030344 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.29.709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Robertsonian (Rb) karyotypic polymorphism in Apodemus speciosus has interested many researchers with particular referece to the genetic divergence between Rb and non-Rb populations. Failure to find morphologic, biochemical, or genetic differences in previous studies reveals the necessity of focusing on loci on Rb chromosomes, which can be characterized by FISH mapping with DNA probes. In an Rb heterozygote, DNA probes from laboratory mouse chromosomes (MMUs) 1 and 10 were simultaneously hybridized to the long arm of a metacentric and a medium-sized acrocentric chromosome and to the short arm of the metacentric and a small acrocentric chromosome, respectively. Four additional probes derived from each of MMUs 1 and 10 were mapped to the long and short arms, respectively, of the Rb chromosome identified by the above markers. Homologies between the long arm of the Rb chromosome and MMU 1 and between the short arm and MMU 10 were supported by all ten markers, which were dispersed along nearly the entire lengths of the Rb chromosomes. These results indicate that the long and short arms of the Rb chromosomes are homologous to Apodemus speciosus chromosomes 12 and 19 (defined in a previous study), respectively. This ten-marker series can be useful for detecting chromosome-specific divergence between the two karyotypic populations at the gene level.
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- Manabu Yamagishi
- Department of Natural Environmental Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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Sugimoto M, Kondo M, Hirose M, Suzuki M, Mekada K, Abe T, Kiyonari H, Ogura A, Takagi N, Artzt K, Abe K. Molecular identification of t(w5): Vps52 promotes pluripotential cell differentiation through cell-cell interactions. Cell Rep 2012; 2:1363-74. [PMID: 23142660 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 10/02/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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After implantation, pluripotent epiblasts are converted to embryonic ectoderm through cell-cell interactions that significantly change the transcriptional and epigenetic networks. An entrée to understanding this vital developmental transition is the t(w5) mutation of the mouse t complex. This mutation produces highly specific defects in the embryonic ectoderm before gastrulation, leading to death of the embryonic ectoderm. Using a positional cloning approach, we have now identified the mutated gene, completing a decades-long search. The gene, vacuolar protein sorting 52 (Vps52), is a mouse homolog of yeast VPS52 that is involved in the retrograde trafficking of endosomes. Our data suggest that Vps52 acts in extraembryonic tissues to support the growth and differentiation of embryonic ectoderm via cell-cell interactions. It is also required in the formation of embryonic structures at a later stage of development, revealing hitherto unknown functions of Vps52 in the development of a multicellular organism.
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- Michihiko Sugimoto
- Technology and Development Team for Mammalian Cellular Dynamics, RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-00074, Japan
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Macholán M, Vyskočilová MM, Bejček V, Šťastný K. Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation and evolution of Old World house mice (Mus musculus). FOLIA ZOOLOGICA 2012. [DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v61.i3.a12.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Miloš Macholán
- Laboratory of Mammalian Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Mammalian Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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Conroy CJ, Rowe KC, Rowe KMC, Kamath PL, Aplin KP, Hui L, James DK, Moritz C, Patton JL. Cryptic genetic diversity in Rattus of the San Francisco Bay region, California. Biol Invasions 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0323-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nadeau JH, Forejt J, Takada T, Shiroishi T. Chromosome substitution strains: gene discovery, functional analysis, and systems studies. Mamm Genome 2012; 23:693-705. [PMID: 22961226 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-012-9426-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Laboratory mice are valuable in biomedical research in part because of the extraordinary diversity of genetic resources that are available for studies of complex genetic traits and as models for human biology and disease. Chromosome substitution strains (CSSs) are important in this resource portfolio because of their demonstrated use for gene discovery, genetic and epigenetic studies, functional characterizations, and systems analysis. CSSs are made by replacing a single chromosome in a host strain with the corresponding chromosome from a donor strain. A complete CSS panel involves a total of 22 engineered inbred strains, one for each of the 19 autosomes, one each for the X and Y chromosomes, and one for mitochondria. A genome survey simply involves comparing each phenotype for each of the CSSs with the phenotypes of the host strain. The CSS panels that are available for laboratory mice have been used to dissect a remarkable variety of phenotypes and to characterize an impressive array of disease models. These surveys have revealed considerable phenotypic diversity even among closely related progenitor strains, evidence for strong epistasis and for heritable epigenetic changes. Perhaps most importantly, and presumably because of their unique genetic constitution, CSSs, and congenic strains derived from them, the genetic variants underlying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are readily identified and functionally characterized. Together these studies show that CSSs are important resource for laboratory mice.
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- Joseph H Nadeau
- Pacific Northwest Research Institute, 720 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.
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Okumura K, Sato M, Saito M, Miura I, Wakana S, Mao JH, Miyasaka Y, Kominami R, Wakabayashi Y. Independent genetic control of early and late stages of chemically induced skin tumors in a cross of a Japanese wild-derived inbred mouse strain, MSM/Ms. Carcinogenesis 2012; 33:2260-8. [PMID: 22843548 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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MSM/Ms is an inbred mouse strain derived from a Japanese wild mouse, Mus musculus molossinus. In this study, we showed that MSM/Ms mice exhibit dominant resistance when crossed with susceptible FVB/N mice and subjected to the two-stage skin carcinogenesis protocol using 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)/ 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). A series of F1 backcross mice were generated by crossing p53(+/+) or p53(+/-) F1 (FVB/N × MSM/Ms) males with FVB/N female mice. These generated 228 backcross animals, approximately half of which were p53(+/-), enabling us to search for p53-dependent skin tumor modifier genes. Highly significant linkage for papilloma multiplicity was found on chromosomes 6 and 7 and suggestive linkage was found on chromosomes 3, 5 and 12. Furthermore, in order to identify stage-dependent linkage loci we classified tumors into three categories (<2mm, 2-6mm and >6mm), and did linkage analysis. The same locus on chromosome 7 showed strong linkage in groups with <2mm or 2-6mm papillomas. No linkage was detected on chromosome 7 to papillomas >6mm, but a different locus on chromosome 4 showed strong linkage both to papillomas >6mm and to carcinomas. This locus, which maps near the Cdkn2a/p19(Arf) gene, was entirely p53-dependent, and was not seen in p53 (+/-) backcross animals. Suggestive linkage conferring susceptibility to carcinoma was also found on chromosome 5. These results clearly suggest distinct loci regulate each stage of tumorigenesis, some of which are p53-dependent.
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- Kazuhiro Okumura
- Department of Carcinogenesis Research, Division of Experimental Animal Research, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitonacho Chuouku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
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Mutations in UVSSA cause UV-sensitive syndrome and destabilize ERCC6 in transcription-coupled DNA repair. Nat Genet 2012; 44:593-7. [PMID: 22466612 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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UV-sensitive syndrome (UV(S)S) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by photosensitivity and deficiency in transcription-coupled repair (TCR), a subpathway of nucleotide-excision repair that rapidly removes transcription-blocking DNA damage. Cockayne syndrome is a related disorder with defective TCR and consists of two complementation groups, Cockayne syndrome (CS)-A and CS-B, which are caused by mutations in ERCC8 (CSA) and ERCC6 (CSB), respectively. UV(S)S comprises three groups, UV(S)S/CS-A, UV(S)S/CS-B and UV(S)S-A, caused by mutations in ERCC8, ERCC6 and an unidentified gene, respectively. Here, we report the cloning of the gene mutated in UV(S)S-A by microcell-mediated chromosome transfer. The predicted human gene UVSSA (formerly known as KIAA1530)(7) corrects defective TCR in UV(S)S-A cells. We identify three nonsense and frameshift UVSSA mutations in individuals with UV(S)S-A, indicating that UVSSA is the causative gene for this syndrome. The UVSSA protein forms a complex with USP7 (ref. 8), stabilizes ERCC6 and restores the hypophosphorylated form of RNA polymerase II after UV irradiation.
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Complete genome sequences of rat and mouse segmented filamentous bacteria, a potent inducer of th17 cell differentiation. Cell Host Microbe 2012; 10:273-84. [PMID: 21925114 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2011.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) are noncultivable commensals inhabiting the gut of various vertebrate species and have been shown to induce Th17 cells in mice. We present the complete genome sequences of both rat and mouse SFB isolated from SFB-monocolonized hosts. The rat and mouse SFB genomes each harbor a single circular chromosome of 1.52 and 1.59 Mb encoding 1346 and 1420 protein-coding genes, respectively. The overall nucleotide identity between the two genomes is 86%, and the substitution rate was estimated to be similar to that of the free-living E. coli. SFB genomes encode typical genes for anaerobic fermentation and spore and flagella formation, but lack most of the amino acid biosynthesis enzymes, reminiscent of pathogenic Clostridia, exhibiting large dependency on the host. However, SFB lack most of the clostridial virulence-related genes. Comparative analysis with clostridial genomes suggested possible mechanisms for host responses and specific adaptations in the intestine.
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Thapa B, Kim YH, Kwon HJ, Kim DS. Novel regulatory mechanism and functional implication of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) expression in CpG-ODN-stimulated macrophages. Mol Immunol 2011; 49:572-81. [PMID: 22078208 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Macrophages are activated by recognizing bacterial DNA and CpG-oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODNs) through Toll-like receptor-9 (TLR-9). Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) has been shown to be an important factor in inflammation-induced macrophage migration which is essential for defense functions. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the molecular mechanism associated with the regulation of PAI-1 expression and its biological significance in CpG-ODN-stimulated mouse macrophages. Our results clearly show that PAI-1 expression in macrophages was highly up-regulated by CpG-ODN-stimulation in vitro and in vivo. The TLR-9-mediated stimulation of PAI-1 expression was independent of the NF-κB pathway and involved the synergistic activation of Sp1 and Elk-1 by the MEK1/2-ERK and JNK signaling pathways. The elevated PAI-1 expression resulted in significantly enhanced transmigration of RAW264.7 cells through vitronectin but not through fibronectin. We suggest that CpG-ODN plays a role in regulating macrophage migration by stimulating the expression of PAI-1, and the migration is modulated depending on the microenvironmental extracellular matrix components.
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- Bikash Thapa
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 134 Sinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Gu, 120-749 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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B6-MSM Consomic Mouse Strains Reveal Multiple Loci for Genetic Variation in Sucrose Octaacetate Aversion. Behav Genet 2011; 41:716-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s10519-011-9464-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Macholán M, Baird SJE, Dufková P, Munclinger P, Bímová BV, Piálek J. ASSESSING MULTILOCUS INTROGRESSION PATTERNS: A CASE STUDY ON THE MOUSE X CHROMOSOME IN CENTRAL EUROPE. Evolution 2011; 65:1428-46. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01228.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Miloš Macholán
- Laboratory of Mammalian Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Population Biology, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Mammalian Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Population Biology, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Population Biology, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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Numata K, Kohama C, Abe K, Kiyosawa H. Highly parallel SNP genotyping reveals high-resolution landscape of mono-allelic Ube3a expression associated with locus-wide antisense transcription. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 39:2649-57. [PMID: 21131283 PMCID: PMC3074135 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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We investigated the allele- and strand-specific transcriptional landscape of a megabase-wide genomic region of mouse Ube3a (ubiquitin protein ligase E3A) by means of a highly parallel SNP genotyping platform. We have successfully identified maternal-specific expression of Ube3a and its antisense counterpart (Ube3a-ATS) in brain, but not in liver. Because of the use of inter-subspecies hybrid mice, this megabase-wide analysis provided high-resolution picture of the transcriptional patterns of this region. First, we showed that brain-specific maternal expression of Ube3a is restricted to the second half part of the locus, but is absent from the first half part. Balance of allelic expression is altered in the middle of the locus. Second, we showed that expression of the brain-specific Ube3a-ATS appeared to be terminated in the region upstream to the Ube3a transcription start site. The present study highlights the importance of locus-wide competition between sense and antisense transcripts.
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- Koji Numata
- Technology and Development Team for Mammalian Cellular Dynamics, BioResource Center, RIKEN Tsukuba Institute, Ibaraki, 305-0074, Japan
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Nishi A, Ishii A, Takahashi A, Shiroishi T, Koide T. QTL analysis of measures of mouse home-cage activity using B6/MSM consomic strains. Mamm Genome 2010; 21:477-85. [PMID: 20886216 PMCID: PMC2974199 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-010-9289-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The activity of mice in their home cage is influenced greatly by the cycle of light and dark. In addition, home-cage activity shows remarkable time-dependent changes that result in a prominent temporal pattern. The wild-derived mouse strain MSM/Ms (MSM) exhibits higher total activity in the home cage than does C57BL/6 (B6), a commonly used laboratory strain. In addition, there is a clear strain difference in the temporal pattern of home-cage activity. This study aimed to clarify the genetic basis of strain differences in the temporal pattern of home-cage activity between MSM and B6. Through the comparison of temporal patterns of home-cage activity between B6 and MSM, the pattern can be classified into five temporal components: (1) resting phase, (2) anticipation phase, (3) 1st phase, (4) 2nd phase, and (5) 3rd phase. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) involved in these temporal components, we used consomic strains established from crosses between B6 and MSM. Five consomic strains, for Chrs 2T (telomere), 3, 4, 13, and 14, showed significantly higher total activity than B6. In contrast, the consomic strains of Chrs 6C (centromere), 7T, 9, 11, and 15 were less active than B6. This indicates that multigenic factors regulate the total activity. Further analysis showed an impact of QTLs on the temporal components of home-cage activity. The present data showed that each temporal component was regulated by different combinations of multigenic factors, with some overlap. These temporal component-related QTLs are important to understand fully the genetic mechanisms that underlie home-cage activity.
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- Akinori Nishi
- Mouse Genomics Resource Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, 1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka, 411-0801, Japan
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Hutchins LN, Ding Y, Szatkiewicz JP, Von Smith R, Yang H, de Villena FPM, Churchill GA, Graber JH. CGDSNPdb: a database resource for error-checked and imputed mouse SNPs. DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION 2010; 2010:baq008. [PMID: 20624716 PMCID: PMC2911843 DOI: 10.1093/database/baq008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The Center for Genome Dynamics Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database (CGDSNPdb) is an open-source value-added database with more than nine million mouse single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), drawn from multiple sources, with genotypes assigned to multiple inbred strains of laboratory mice. All SNPs are checked for accuracy and annotated for properties specific to the SNP as well as those implied by changes to overlapping protein-coding genes. CGDSNPdb serves as the primary interface to two unique data sets, the ‘imputed genotype resource’ in which a Hidden Markov Model was used to assess local haplotypes and the most probable base assignment at several million genomic loci in tens of strains of mice, and the Affymetrix Mouse Diversity Genotyping Array, a high density microarray with over 600 000 SNPs and over 900 000 invariant genomic probes. CGDSNPdb is accessible online through either a web-based query tool or a MySQL public login. Database URL:http://cgd.jax.org/cgdsnpdb/
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- Lucie N Hutchins
- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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Nunome M, Ishimori C, Aplin KP, Tsuchiya K, Yonekawa H, Moriwaki K, Suzuki H. Detection of recombinant haplotypes in wild mice (Mus musculus) provides new insights into the origin of Japanese mice. Mol Ecol 2010; 19:2474-89. [PMID: 20465587 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2010.04651.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Japanese house mice (Mus musculus molossinus) are thought to be a hybrid lineage derived from two prehistoric immigrants, the subspecies M. m. musculus of northern Eurasia and M. m. castaneus of South Asia. Mice of the western European subspecies M. m. domesticus have been detected in Japanese ports and airports only. We examined haplotype structuring of a 200 kb stretch on chromosome 8 for 59 mice from throughout Eurasia, determining short segments (approximately 370-600 bp) of eight nuclear genes (Fanca, Spire2, Tcf25, Mc1r, Tubb3, Def8, Afg3l1 and Dbndd1) which are intermittently arranged in this order. Where possible we identified the subspecies origin for individual gene alleles and then designated haplotypes for concatenated alleles. We recovered 11 haplotypes among 19 Japanese mice examined, identified either as 'intact' haplotypes derived from the subspecies musculus (57.9%), domesticus (7.9%), and castaneus (2.6%), or as 'recombinant' haplotypes (31.6%). We also detected recombinant haplotypes unique to Sakhalin. The complex nature of the recombinant haplotypes suggests ancient introduction of all three subspecies components into the peripheral part of Eurasia or complicated genomic admixture before the movement from source areas. 'Intact'domesticus and castaneus haplotypes in other Japanese wild mice imply ongoing stowaway introductions. The method has general utility for assessing the history of genetic admixture and for disclosing ongoing genetic contamination.
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- Mitsuo Nunome
- Laboratory of Ecology and Genetics, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Relationship of strain-dependent susceptibility to experimentally induced acute pancreatitis with regulation of Prss1 and Spink3 expression. J Transl Med 2010; 90:654-64. [PMID: 20157294 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2010.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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To analyze susceptibility to acute pancreatitis, five mouse strains including Japanese Fancy Mouse 1 (JF1), C57BL/6J, BALB/c, CBA/J, and C3H/HeJ were treated with either a cholecystokinin analog, cerulein, or a choline-deficient, ethionine-supplemented (CDE) diet. The severity of acute pancreatitis induced by cerulein was highest in C3H/HeJ and CBA/J, moderate in BALB/c, and mildest in C57BL/6J and JF1. Basal protein expression levels of the serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 3 (Spink3) were higher in JF1 and C57BL/6J mice than those of the other three strains under normal feeding conditions. After treatment with cerulein, expression level of Spink3 increased remarkably in JF1 and mildly in C57BL/6J, BALB/c, CBA/J, and C3H/HeJ strains. Increased proteinase, serine, 1 (Prss1) protein expression accompanied by increased trypsin activity with cerulein treatment was observed in susceptible strains such as CBA/J and C3H/HeJ. Similar results were obtained with a CDE diet. In the 3 kb Spink3 promoter region, 92 or 8 nucleotide changes were found in JF1 or C3H vs C57BL/6J, respectively, whereas in the Prss1 promoter region 39 or 46 nucleotide changes were found in JF1 or C3H vs C57BL/6J, respectively. These results suggest that regulation of Prss1 and Spink3 expression is involved in the susceptibility to experimentally induced pancreatitis. The JF1 strain, which is derived from the Japanese wild mouse, will be useful to examine new mechanisms that may not be found in other laboratory mouse strains.
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The consequence of natural selection on genetic variation in the mouse. Genomics 2010; 95:196-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Revised: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Genetic variation of melatonin productivity in laboratory mice under domestication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:6412-7. [PMID: 20308563 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914399107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Melatonin is a pineal hormone produced at night; however, many strains of laboratory mice are deficient in melatonin. Strangely enough, the gene encoding HIOMT enzyme (also known as ASMT) that catalyzes the last step of melatonin synthesis is still unidentified in the house mouse (Mus musculus) despite the completion of the genome sequence. Here we report the identification of the mouse Hiomt gene, which was mapped to the pseudoautosomal region (PAR) of sex chromosomes. The gene was highly polymorphic, and nonsynonymous SNPs were found in melatonin-deficient strains. In C57BL/6 strain, there are two mutations, both of which markedly reduce protein expression. Mutability of the Hiomt likely due to a high recombination rate in the PAR could be the genomic basis for the high prevalence of melatonin deficiency. To understand the physiologic basis, we examined a wild-derived strain, MSM/Ms, which produced melatonin more under a short-day condition than a long-day condition, accompanied by increased Hiomt expression. We generated F2 intercrosses between MSM/Ms and C57BL/6 strains and N2 backcrosses to investigate the role of melatonin productivity on the physiology of mice. Although there was no apparent effect of melatonin productivity on the circadian behaviors, testis development was significantly promoted in melatonin-deficient mice. Exogenous melatonin also had the antigonadal action in mice of a melatonin-deficient strain. These findings suggest a favorable impact of melatonin deficiency due to Hiomt mutations on domestic mice in breeding colonies.
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YOKOYAMA KK, MURATA T, PAN J, NAKADE K, KISHIKAWA S, UGAI H, KIMURA M, KUJIME Y, HIROSE M, MASUZAKI S, YAMASAKI T, KURIHARA C, OKUBO M, NAKANO Y, KUSA Y, YOSHIKAWA A, INABE K, UENO K, OBATA Y. Genetic Materials at the Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center. Exp Anim 2010; 59:115-24. [DOI: 10.1538/expanim.59.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- Kazunari K. YOKOYAMA
- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
- Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
- Department of Molecular Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
- Institute of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
- Division of Human Gene Therapy, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
- Imamoto Cellular Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
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- Gene Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
- RIKEN BioResource Center
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Steward CA, Humphray S, Plumb B, Jones MC, Quail MA, Rice S, Cox T, Davies R, Bonfield J, Keane TM, Nefedov M, de Jong PJ, Lyons P, Wicker L, Todd J, Hayashizaki Y, Gulban O, Danska J, Harrow J, Hubbard T, Rogers J, Adams DJ. Genome-wide end-sequenced BAC resources for the NOD/MrkTac() and NOD/ShiLtJ() mouse genomes. Genomics 2009; 95:105-10. [PMID: 19909804 PMCID: PMC2824108 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2009.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2009] [Revised: 10/23/2009] [Accepted: 10/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice spontaneously develop type 1 diabetes (T1D) due to the progressive loss of insulin-secreting β-cells by an autoimmune driven process. NOD mice represent a valuable tool for studying the genetics of T1D and for evaluating therapeutic interventions. Here we describe the development and characterization by end-sequencing of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries derived from NOD/MrkTac (DIL NOD) and NOD/ShiLtJ (CHORI-29), two commonly used NOD substrains. The DIL NOD library is composed of 196,032 BACs and the CHORI-29 library is composed of 110,976 BACs. The average depth of genome coverage of the DIL NOD library, estimated from mapping the BAC end-sequences to the reference mouse genome sequence, was 7.1-fold across the autosomes and 6.6-fold across the X chromosome. Clones from this library have an average insert size of 150 kb and map to over 95.6% of the reference mouse genome assembly (NCBIm37), covering 98.8% of Ensembl mouse genes. By the same metric, the CHORI-29 library has an average depth over the autosomes of 5.0-fold and 2.8-fold coverage of the X chromosome, the reduced X chromosome coverage being due to the use of a male donor for this library. Clones from this library have an average insert size of 205 kb and map to 93.9% of the reference mouse genome assembly, covering 95.7% of Ensembl genes. We have identified and validated 191,841 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for DIL NOD and 114,380 SNPs for CHORI-29. In total we generated 229,736,133 bp of sequence for the DIL NOD and 121,963,211 bp for the CHORI-29. These BAC libraries represent a powerful resource for functional studies, such as gene targeting in NOD embryonic stem (ES) cell lines, and for sequencing and mapping experiments.
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Pertile MD, Graham AN, Choo KHA, Kalitsis P. Rapid evolution of mouse Y centromere repeat DNA belies recent sequence stability. Genome Res 2009; 19:2202-13. [PMID: 19737860 DOI: 10.1101/gr.092080.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The Y centromere sequence of house mouse, Mus musculus, remains unknown despite our otherwise significant knowledge of the genome sequence of this important mammalian model organism. Here, we report the complete molecular characterization of the C57BL/6J chromosome Y centromere, which comprises a highly diverged minor satellite-like sequence (designated Ymin) with higher-order repeat (HOR) sequence organization previously undescribed at mouse centromeres. The Ymin array is approximately 90 kb in length and resides within a single BAC clone that provides sequence information spanning an endogenous animal centromere for the first time. By exploiting direct patrilineal inheritance of the Y chromosome, we demonstrate stability of the Y centromere DNA structure spanning at least 175 inbred generations to beyond the time of domestication of the East Asian M.m. molossinus "fancy" mouse through which the Y chromosome was first introduced into the classical inbred laboratory mouse strains. Despite this stability, at least three unequal genetic exchange events have altered Ymin HOR unit length and sequence structure since divergence of the ancestral Mus musculus subspecies around 900,000 yr ago, with major turnover of the HOR arrays driving rapid divergence of sequence and higher-order structure at the mouse Y centromere. A comparative sequence analysis between the human and chimpanzee centromeres indicates a similar rapid divergence of the primate Y centromere. Our data point to a unique DNA sequence and organizational architecture for the mouse Y centromere that has evolved independently of all other mouse centromeres.
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- Mark D Pertile
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
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Usp46 is a quantitative trait gene regulating mouse immobile behavior in the tail suspension and forced swimming tests. Nat Genet 2009; 41:688-95. [PMID: 19465912 DOI: 10.1038/ng.344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 02/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fujisawa H, Horiuchi Y, Harushima Y, Takada T, Eguchi S, Mochizuki T, Sakaguchi T, Shiroishi T, Kurata N. SNEP: Simultaneous detection of nucleotide and expression polymorphisms using Affymetrix GeneChip. BMC Bioinformatics 2009; 10:131. [PMID: 19419536 PMCID: PMC2706822 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-10-131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High-density short oligonucleotide microarrays are useful tools for studying biodiversity, because they can be used to investigate both nucleotide and expression polymorphisms. However, when different strains (or species) produce different signal intensities after mRNA hybridization, it is not easy to determine whether the signal intensities were affected by nucleotide or expression polymorphisms. To overcome this difficulty, nucleotide and expression polymorphisms are currently examined separately. RESULTS We have developed SNEP, a new method that allows simultaneous detection of both nucleotide and expression polymorphisms. SNEP involves a robust statistical procedure based on the idea that a nucleotide polymorphism observed at the probe level can be regarded as an outlier, because the nucleotide polymorphism can reduce the hybridization signal intensity. To investigate the performance of SNEP, we used three species: barley, rice and mice. In addition to the publicly available barley data, we obtained new rice and mouse data from the strains with available genome sequences. The sensitivity and false positive rate of nucleotide polymorphism detection were estimated based on the sequence information. The robustness of expression polymorphism detection against nucleotide polymorphisms was also investigated. CONCLUSION SNEP performed well regardless of the genome size and showed a better performance for nucleotide polymorphism detection, when compared with other previously proposed methods. The R-software 'SNEP' is available at http://www.ism.ac.jp/~fujisawa/SNEP/.
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Araki K, Takeda N, Yoshiki A, Obata Y, Nakagata N, Shiroishi T, Moriwaki K, Yamamura KI. Establishment of germline-competent embryonic stem cell lines from the MSM/Ms strain. Mamm Genome 2008; 20:14-20. [PMID: 19082856 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-008-9160-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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MSM/Ms is an inbred mouse strain established from the Japanese wild mouse, Mus musculus molossinus, which has been phylogenetically distinct from common laboratory mouse strains for about 1 million years. The nucleotide substitution rate between MSM/Ms and C57BL/6 is estimated to be 0.96%. MSM/Ms mice display unique characteristics not observed in the commonly used laboratory strains, including an extremely low incidence of tumor development, high locomotor activity, and resistance to high-fat-diet-induced diabetes. Thus, functional genomic analyses using MSM/Ms should provide a powerful tool for the identification of novel phenotypes and gene functions. We report here the derivation of germline-competent embryonic stem (ES) cell lines from MSM/Ms blastocysts, allowing genetic manipulation of the M. m. molossinus genome. Fifteen blastocysts were cultured in ES cell medium and three ES lines, Mol/MSM-1, -2, and -3, were established. They were tested for germline competency by aggregation with ICR morulae and germline chimeras were obtained from all three lines. We also injected Mol/MSM-1 ES cells into blastocysts of ICR or C57BL/6 x BDF1 mice and found that blastocyst injection resulted in a higher production rate of chimeric mice than did aggregation. Furthermore, Mol/MSM-1 subclones electroporated with a gene trap vector were also highly efficient at producing germline chimeras using C57BL/6 x BDF1 blastocyst injection. This Mol/MSM-1 ES line should provide an excellent new tool allowing the genetic manipulation of the MSM/Ms genome.
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- Kimi Araki
- Department of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Honjo 2-2-1, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan.
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Terol J, Naranjo MA, Ollitrault P, Talon M. Development of genomic resources for Citrus clementina: characterization of three deep-coverage BAC libraries and analysis of 46,000 BAC end sequences. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:423. [PMID: 18801166 PMCID: PMC2561056 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Citrus species constitute one of the major tree fruit crops of the subtropical regions with great economic importance. However, their peculiar reproductive characteristics, low genetic diversity and the long-term nature of tree breeding mostly impair citrus variety improvement. In woody plants, genomic science holds promise of improvements and in the Citrus genera the development of genomic tools may be crucial for further crop improvements. In this work we report the characterization of three BAC libraries from Clementine (Citrus clementina), one of the most relevant citrus fresh fruit market cultivars, and the analyses of 46.000 BAC end sequences. Clementine is a diploid plant with an estimated haploid genome size of 367 Mb and 2n = 18 chromosomes, which makes feasible the use of genomics tools to boost genetic improvement. Results Three genomic BAC libraries of Citrus clementina were constructed through EcoRI, MboI and HindIII digestions and 56,000 clones, representing an estimated genomic coverage of 19.5 haploid genome-equivalents, were picked. BAC end sequencing (BES) of 28,000 clones produced 28.1 Mb of genomic sequence that allowed the identification of the repetitive fraction (12.5% of the genome) and estimation of gene content (31,000 genes) of this species. BES analyses identified 3,800 SSRs and 6,617 putative SNPs. Comparative genomic studies showed that citrus gene homology and microsyntheny with Populus trichocarpa was rather higher than with Arabidopsis thaliana, a species phylogenetically closer to citrus. Conclusion In this work, we report the characterization of three BAC libraries from C. clementina, and a new set of genomic resources that may be useful for isolation of genes underlying economically important traits, physical mapping and eventually crop improvement in Citrus species. In addition, BAC end sequencing has provided a first insight on the basic structure and organization of the citrus genome and has yielded valuable molecular markers for genetic mapping and cloning of genes of agricultural interest. Paired end sequences also may be very helpful for whole-genome sequencing programs.
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- Javier Terol
- Centro de Genómica, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Carretera Moncada, Náquera, Km. 4,5 Moncada, Valencia, E46113, Spain.
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Takahashi A, Nishi A, Ishii A, Shiroishi T, Koide T. Systematic analysis of emotionality in consomic mouse strains established from C57BL/6J and wild-derived MSM/Ms. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2008; 7:849-58. [PMID: 18616609 PMCID: PMC2667313 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2008.00419.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Consomic strains have recently attracted attention as an advantageous method to screen for genes related to developmental, physiological, and behavioral phenotypes. Recently, a new set of consomic strains was established from the Japanese wild-derived mouse strain MSM/Ms and C57BL/6JJcl. By analyzing the entire consomic panel, we were able to identify a number of chromosomes associated with anxiety-like behaviors in the open-field (OF) test, a light-dark box and an elevated plus maze. Detailed observation of the OF behavior allowed us to identify chromosomes associated with those ethological traits, such as stretch attend, rearing, and jumping. Repeated OF test trials have different meanings for animals, and we found that some chromosomes responded to only the first or second trial, while others were consistent across both trials. By examining both male and female mice, sex-dependent effects were found in several measurements. Principal component analysis of anxiety-like behaviors extracted five factors: 'general locomotor activity', 'thigmotaxis', 'risk assessment', 'open-arm exploration' and 'autonomic emotionality'. We mapped chromosomes associated with these five factors of emotionality.
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- Mouse Genomics Resource Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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