Diwg1^C57BL/6
QTL Variant Detail

Summary

• QTL variant: Diwg1^C57BL/6
• Name: diet-induced weight gain 1; C57BL/6
• MGI ID: MGI:3843377
• QTL: Diwg1 Location: unknown Genetic Position: Chr14, Syntenic

Variant origin

• Strain of Specimen: C57BL/6

Variant description

• Allele Type: QTL
• Mutation: Undefined
• Mutation details: This allele confers increased weight gain after 18 weeks of low fat diet and increased plasma glucose concentration after 12 weeks of high fat diet compared to 129S6/SvEvTac. (J:142949)

Expression

In Structures Affected by this Mutation:

1 anatomical structure(s)

Notes

Diwg1 was identified in male F2 animals.

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

J:142949

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with diet-induced energy expenditure and insulin resistance were mapped using 50 animals from a (C57BL/6J x 129S6/SvEvTac)F2 intercross. Parental strain C57BL/6J displays increased obesity (despite lower food intake), increased insulin resistance and decreased energy expenditure on low- and high-fat diets compared to parental strain 129S6/SvEvTac. Male F2 animals aged 6 weeks were placed on a low-fat or high-fat diet for a period of 18 weeks. A panel of 114 polymorphic markers spaced approximately 20 cM apart was used for linkage analysis.

Significant linkage to plasma insulin levels mapped to 33.7 cM on mouse Chromosome 3 near D3Mit278 (LOD=3.2). This locus explains 29% of the phenotypic variance and is named Hypn2 (hyperinsulinemia 2). Homozygosity for C57BL/6J-derived alleles at Hypn2 confer increased plasma insulin concentration after 12 weeks on a low-fat diet. Significant linkage to plasma leptin concentration mapped to 70.3 cM near D3Mit127 (LOD=2.7). Thislocus explains 78% of the plasma leptin variance and is named Elpt2 (elevated leptin 2). Homozygosity for C57BL/6J-derived alleles at Elpt2 confers increased plasma leptin concentration after 12 weeks on a low-fat diet.

Significant linkage to plasma leptin concentration after 2 weeks on a high fat diet mapped to 59 cM on mouse Chromosome 10 near D10Mit162 (LOD=2.9). This locus is named Elpt3 (elevated leptin 3). Homozygosity for 129S6/SvEvTac-derived alleles at Elpt3 confer increased plasma leptin concentration after a 2 week high fat diet. Elpt3 explains 28% of the phenotypic variance.

A locus at 62 cM on mouse Chromosome 11 displayed significant linkage to plasma insulin concentration near D11Mit199 (LOD=3.0) after 6 weeks on high fat diet. This QTL is named Hypn3 (hyperinsulinemia 3). Homozygosity for C57BL/6J-derived alleles at Hypn3 increases plasma insulin levels after 6 weeks of high fat diet. Hypn3 explains 30% of the plasma insulin variance.

Significant linkage to hyperglycemia after 2weeks on a high-fatdiet mapped to 48 cM on mouse Chromosome 12 near D12Mit231 (LOD=3.2). This locus was detected in a previous study in suggestive linkage to blood glucose concentration at age 6 months and is named Dibg1 (diet-induced blood glucose concentration1). Dibg1 explains 25% of the phenotypic variance with homozygosity for 129S6/SvEvTac-derived alleles conferring 1.9-fold increased blood glucose concentration compared to homozygosity for C57BL/6J-derived alleles. Dbsty3 (48 cM) is a previously identified obesity QTL overlapping with Dibg1.

A locus on mouse Chromosome 14 colocalizing with Hypn (hyperinsulinemia) displayed significantly linkage to insulin level on a low-fat diet at 11.5 cM at D14Mit52 (LOD=3.0). This locus explains 25% of the variance for plasma insulinlevels. F2 animals homozygous for C57BL/6J-derived alleles displayed 8.9-fold higher plasma insulin after 18 weeks on a low-fat diet compared to F2 animals homozygous for 129S6/SvEvTac-derived alleles. Potential candidate genes for Hypn include Prkcd (11cM), Wnt5a (7.8 cM), Ncoa4, Cacna2d3 and Tkt. A distal locus at 40 cM near D14Mit192 displayed significant linkage to weight gain on a low-fat diet (LOD=3) and hyperglycemia (LOD=3.3) on a high-fat diet. This locus is named Diwg1 (diet-induced weight gain 1) and explains 52% of the weight gain variance and 33% of the blood glucose concentration variance. Homozygosity for C57BL/6J alleles at Diwg1 confers a 22.5% increase in body weight after 18 weeks on a low fat diet compared to homozygosity for 129S6/SvEvTac alleles. Homozygosity for C57BL/6J alleles at Diwg1 also confers increased blood glucose concentration after 12 weeks on a high fat diet. Potential candidate genes for Diwg1 based on mRNA expression differences between parental strains B6 and 129 include Esd (41.5 cM), Bmp1 (32.5 cM), Epb4.9 (38 cM), and Ppp3cc.

Suggestive linkage to fasting plasma glucose concentration after 19 weeks on low-fat diet mapped to 6.7 cM on mouse Chromosome 15 near D15Mit13 (LOD=3.3).

References

• Original: J:142949 Almind K, et al., Genetic determinants of energy expenditure and insulin resistance in diet-induced obesity in mice. Diabetes. 2004 Dec;53(12):3274-85
• All: 1 reference(s)