Differentially expressed genes in adipose tissues of high body weight-selected [obese] and unselected [lean] mouse lines

• Autorzy: Aksu S , Koczan D , Renne U , Thiesen H -J , Brockmann G A
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Recently, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for body weight and obesity have been mapped in an intercross population between the high body weight-selected mouse line DU6i and the inbred line DBA/2. Most QTLs were highly significant, but had small effects only. Under the hypothesis that small-effect QTLs might result from changes in gene activity, our strategy to identify candidate genes for the observed effects was directed towards the identification of differentially expressed genes. Therefore, here we compare the transcription profile of about 11 000 genes in epididymal fat tissues of males of two high body weight-selected (DU6 and DU6i) and two unselected mouse lines (DUKs and DBA/2). For the hybridisation of GeneChips, we used pooled samples of 20 individual mice. By pair-wise comparisons between selected and unselected mouse lines, a set of 77 genes was identified representing genes whose level of expression differed between obese and lean mouse strains. According to the functional classification of genes, 69 differentially expressed genes were involved in regulatory and metabolic pathways, cell division, cell stability, or immune response, and thus might have an effect on body weight and fat accumulation. 14 out of these genes, occur in QTL regions for body weight or abdominal fat weight. Further analyses are necessary to discriminate between genes directly causing QTL effects and indirectly regulated differentially expressed genes.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Journal of Applied Genetics
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 48
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.133-143,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Aksu S

• Institute for Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Invalidenstrase 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
• Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee, Dummerstorf, Germany

autor

Koczan D

• Institute for Immunology, University of Rostock, Schillingallee, Rostock, Germany

autor

Renne U

• Institute for Immunology, University of Rostock, Schillingallee, Rostock, Germany

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Thiesen H -J

• Institute for Immunology, University of Rostock, Schillingallee, Rostock, Germany

autor

Brockmann G A

• Institute for Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Invalidenstrase 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
• Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee, Dummerstorf, Germany

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