通过针对与年龄相关疾病模型的小鼠诱变筛选揭示新的基因功能。

Novel gene function revealed by mouse mutagenesis screens for models of age-related disease.

机构信息

MRC Harwell Institute, Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK.

Génétique et Physiologie de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, INSERM UMR-S 1120, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Collège de France, 25 rue Dr Roux, Paris 75015, France.

出版信息

Nat Commun. 2016 Aug 18;7:12444. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12444.

Abstract

Determining the genetic bases of age-related disease remains a major challenge requiring a spectrum of approaches from human and clinical genetics to the utilization of model organism studies. Here we report a large-scale genetic screen in mice employing a phenotype-driven discovery platform to identify mutations resulting in age-related disease, both late-onset and progressive. We have utilized N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea mutagenesis to generate pedigrees of mutagenized mice that were subject to recurrent screens for mutant phenotypes as the mice aged. In total, we identify 105 distinct mutant lines from 157 pedigrees analysed, out of which 27 are late-onset phenotypes across a range of physiological systems. Using whole-genome sequencing we uncover the underlying genes for 44 of these mutant phenotypes, including 12 late-onset phenotypes. These genes reveal a number of novel pathways involved with age-related disease. We illustrate our findings by the recovery and characterization of a novel mouse model of age-related hearing loss.

摘要

确定与年龄相关的疾病的遗传基础仍然是一个重大挑战,需要从人类和临床遗传学到利用模式生物研究等一系列方法。在这里,我们报告了一项大规模的遗传筛选实验,该实验使用表型驱动的发现平台来鉴定导致与年龄相关的疾病的突变,包括迟发性和进行性疾病。我们利用 N-乙基-N-亚硝脲诱变剂生成诱变小鼠的系谱,随着小鼠年龄的增长,这些系谱会反复进行突变表型筛选。在总共分析的 157 个系谱中,我们从 105 个不同的突变系中鉴定出 27 种迟发性表型,这些表型涉及多种生理系统。使用全基因组测序,我们揭示了其中 44 种突变表型的潜在基因,包括 12 种迟发性表型。这些基因揭示了一些与年龄相关的疾病有关的新途径。我们通过恢复和表征一种新的与年龄相关的听力损失的小鼠模型来说明我们的发现。

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