Afw8^DU6
QTL Variant Detail

Summary

• QTL variant: Afw8^DU6
• Name: abdominal fat weight QTL 8; DU6
• MGI ID: MGI:2446792
• QTL: Afw8 Location: unknown Genetic Position: Chr19, Syntenic

Variant origin

• Strain of Specimen: DU6

Variant description

• Allele Type: QTL
• Inheritance: Not Specified

Notes

Trait Annotation
(using the Vertebrate Trait Ontology)

organism trait

body size trait

body fat mass VT:0010482

affect on abdominal fat weight - J:49578

Candidate Genes

J:99477

Authors used novel data mining tool ExQuest to identify novel candidate genes for existing diabesity QTLs. Next, candidate gene expression in the liver, adipose, and pancreas of diabesity-prone Tally Ho mice and diabesity-resistant C57BL/6J mice was assessed by quantitative PCR analysis. Several potential candidate genes, some with no previous association to diabesity QTLs, were identified. Since QTL intervals may be large and could contain hundreds or thousands of potential candidate genes, this method allows researchers to focus on those with strong potential as well as identify novel candidate genes.

Potential candidate genes for Iba4 (20 cM) on mouse Chromosome 19 as identified by ExQuest are Aldh1a1 (12 cM), Aldh1a7, Vldlr (20 cM), and Plce1. Vldlr exhibits 15.6-fold increased expression in the liver of Tally Ho compared to C57BL/6 animals. For QTL Afw8 (26 cM), potential candidate genes Pi4k2a, Cpn1, and Elovl3 (47 cM) were identified. For QTLs Nobq2 (47 cM) and Bglq13 (51 cM), potential candidate genes Ins1 (49 cM), Gpam (52 cM), and Acsl5 were identified. For QTLs Tanidd1 (50 cM) and T2dm2 (53 cM), potential candidate genes Gfra1, Pnlip (29 cM), Pnliprp1 (29 cM), and Pnliprp2 were identified. Pnliprp2 exhibits 21.8-fold decreased expression in the pancreas of Tally Ho animals in response to a 4% fat diet.

Mapping and Phenotype information for this QTL, its variants and associated markers

J:49578

F2-intercross pedigree analysis of progeny from crosses between a single male of the outbred mouse line DU6 (selected for high body weight) and a DUKs female (a randomly mated control line) was used to map quantitative trait loci (QTL). A QTL linked with abdominal fat weight, Afw8, was placed at 26 cM on mouse Chromosome 19.

References

• Original: J:49578 Brockmann GA, et al., Quantitative trait loci affecting body weight and fatness from a mouse line selected for extreme high growth. Genetics. 1998 Sep;150(1):369-81
• All: 1 reference(s)