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Kohn EM, Taira C, Dobson H, Dias LDS, Okaa U, Wiesner DL, Wüthrich M, Klein BS. Variation in Host Resistance to Blastomyces dermatitidis: Potential Use of Genetic Reference Panels and Advances in Immunophenotyping of Diverse Mouse Strains. mBio 2022; 13:e0340021. [PMID: 35089087 PMCID: PMC8725596 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03400-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Host genetic determinants that underpin variation in susceptibility to systemic fungal infection are poorly understood. Genes responsible for complex traits can be identified by correlating variation in phenotype with allele in founder strains of wild mice with known genetic variation, assembled in genetic reference panels. In this work, we describe wide natural variation in both primary and acquired resistance to experimental pulmonary blastomycosis in eight founder strains, including 129, A/J, BL/6, CAST, NOD, NZO, PWK, and WSB of the Collaborative Cross collection, and the inbred DBA strain. These differences in susceptibility across strains were accompanied by sharp differences in the accumulation and function of immune cells in the lungs. Immune perturbations were mapped by identifying reagents that phenotypically mark immune cell populations in the distinct strains of mice. In particular, we uncovered marked differences between BL/6 and DBA/2 mouse strains in the development of acquired resistance. Our findings highlight the potential value in using genetic reference panels of mice, and particularly the BXD (recombinant inbred strains of mice from a cross of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice) collection harboring a cross between resistant BL/6 and susceptible DBA/2 mice, for unveiling genes linked with host resistance to fungal infection. IMPORTANCE Host genetic variation significantly impacts vulnerability to infectious diseases. While host variation in susceptibility to fungal infection with dimorphic fungi has long been recognized, genes that underpin this variation are poorly understood. We used a collection of seven mouse strains that represent nearly 90% of the genetic variation in mice to identify genetic variability among the strains in resistance to pulmonary infection with the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. We analyzed differences between the strains in innate resistance by infecting naive mice and in acquired resistance by infecting vaccinated mice. We identified extreme variations in both innate and acquired resistance among the strains. In particular, we found sharp differences between C57BL/6 and DBA/2 strains in the ability to acquire vaccine-induced resistance. We also identified commercial reagents that allowed the phenotyping of immune cells from this strain collection of mice. Because there are additional mice harboring a genetic cross of the C57BL/6 and DBA/2 strains (BXD collection), such mice will permit future investigations to identify the genes that underlie differences in the ability to acquire resistance to infection.
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- Elaine M. Kohn
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Sex Differences in Correlation with Gene Expression Levels between Ifi200 Family Genes and Four Sets of Immune Disease-Relevant Genes. J Immunol Res 2018; 2018:1290814. [PMID: 30246031 PMCID: PMC6136564 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1290814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background The HIN-200 family genes in humans have been linked to several autoimmune diseases—particularly to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, its human counterpart gene cluster, the Ifi200 family in mice, has been linked to spontaneous arthritis disease (SAD). However, many immune-mediated diseases (including RA and SLE) show gender difference. Understanding whether or not and how these genes play a role in sex difference in immune-mediated diseases is essential for diagnosis/treatment. Methods This study takes advantage of the whole genome gene expression profiles of recombinant inbred (RI) strain populations from female and male mice to analyze potential sex differences in a variety of genes in disease pathways. Expression levels and regulatory QTL of Ifi200 family genes between female and male mice were first examined in a large mouse population, including RI strains derived from C57BL/6J, DBA/2J (BXD), and classic inbred strains. Sex similarities and differences were then analyzed for correlations with gene expression levels between genes in the Ifi200 family and four selected gene sets: known immune Ifi200 pathway-related genes, lupus-relevant genes, osteoarthritis- (OA-) and RA-relevant genes, and sex hormone-related genes. Results The expression level of Ifi202b showed the most sex difference in correlation with known immune-related genes (the P value for Ifi202b is 0.0004). Ifi202b also showed gender difference in correlation with selected sex hormone genes, with a P value of 0.0243. When comparing coexpression levels between Ifi200 genes and lupus-relevant genes, Ifi203 and Ifi205 showed significant sex difference (P values: 0.0303 and 0.002, resp.). Furthermore, several key genes (e.g., Csf1r, Ifnb1, IL-20, IL-22, IL-24, Jhdm1d, Csf1r, Ifnb1, IL-20, IL-22, IL-24, and Tgfb2 that regulate sex differences in immune diseases) were discovered. Conclusions Different genes in the Ifi200 family play different roles in sex difference among dissimilar pathways of these four gene groups.
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Lusis AJ, Seldin MM, Allayee H, Bennett BJ, Civelek M, Davis RC, Eskin E, Farber CR, Hui S, Mehrabian M, Norheim F, Pan C, Parks B, Rau CD, Smith DJ, Vallim T, Wang Y, Wang J. The Hybrid Mouse Diversity Panel: a resource for systems genetics analyses of metabolic and cardiovascular traits. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:925-42. [PMID: 27099397 PMCID: PMC4878195 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r066944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Hybrid Mouse Diversity Panel (HMDP) is a collection of approximately 100 well-characterized inbred strains of mice that can be used to analyze the genetic and environmental factors underlying complex traits. While not nearly as powerful for mapping genetic loci contributing to the traits as human genome-wide association studies, it has some important advantages. First, environmental factors can be controlled. Second, relevant tissues are accessible for global molecular phenotyping. Finally, because inbred strains are renewable, results from separate studies can be integrated. Thus far, the HMDP has been studied for traits relevant to obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, heart failure, immune regulation, fatty liver disease, and host-gut microbiota interactions. High-throughput technologies have been used to examine the genomes, epigenomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, metabolomes, and microbiomes of the mice under various environmental conditions. All of the published data are available and can be readily used to formulate hypotheses about genes, pathways and interactions.
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- Aldons J Lusis
- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Microbiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Departments of Computer Science, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Human Genetics, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Anesthesiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Anesthesiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Departments of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Mouse ENU Mutagenesis to Understand Immunity to Infection: Methods, Selected Examples, and Perspectives. Genes (Basel) 2014; 5:887-925. [PMID: 25268389 PMCID: PMC4276919 DOI: 10.3390/genes5040887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Revised: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Infectious diseases are responsible for over 25% of deaths globally, but many more individuals are exposed to deadly pathogens. The outcome of infection results from a set of diverse factors including pathogen virulence factors, the environment, and the genetic make-up of the host. The completion of the human reference genome sequence in 2004 along with technological advances have tremendously accelerated and renovated the tools to study the genetic etiology of infectious diseases in humans and its best characterized mammalian model, the mouse. Advancements in mouse genomic resources have accelerated genome-wide functional approaches, such as gene-driven and phenotype-driven mutagenesis, bringing to the fore the use of mouse models that reproduce accurately many aspects of the pathogenesis of human infectious diseases. Treatment with the mutagen N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) has become the most popular phenotype-driven approach. Our team and others have employed mouse ENU mutagenesis to identify host genes that directly impact susceptibility to pathogens of global significance. In this review, we first describe the strategies and tools used in mouse genetics to understand immunity to infection with special emphasis on chemical mutagenesis of the mouse germ-line together with current strategies to efficiently identify functional mutations using next generation sequencing. Then, we highlight illustrative examples of genes, proteins, and cellular signatures that have been revealed by ENU screens and have been shown to be involved in susceptibility or resistance to infectious diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, and viruses.
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