期刊
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
卷 23, 期 6, 页码 887-895出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1359/JBMR.080210
关键词
quantitative genetics; long bone development; genetic architecture
资金
- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01 AR053224-03, AR053224, R01 AR053224] Funding Source: Medline
Introduction: Study of mutations with large phenotypic effects has allowed the identification of key players in skeletal development. However, the molecular nature of variation in large, phenotypically normal populations tends to be characterized by smaller phenotypic effects that remain undefined. Materials and Methods: We use interval mapping and quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping techniques in the combined F-2-F-3 populations (n = 2111) of an LG/J x SM/J mouse intercross to detect QTLs associated with the lengths of the humerus, ulna, femur, and tibia. Results: Seventy individual trait QTLs affecting long bone lengths were detected, with several chromosomes harboring multiple QTLs. The genetic architecture suggests mainly small, additive effects on long bone length, with roughly one third of the QTLs displaying dominance. Sex interactions were common, and four sex-specific QTLs were observed. Pleiotropy could not be rejected for most of the QTLs identified. Thirty-one epistatic interactions were detected, almost all affecting regions including or immediately adjacent to QTLs. Conclusions: A complex regulatory network with many gene interactions modulates bone growth, possibly with integrated skeletal modules that allow fine-tuning of developmental processes present. Candidate genes in the QTL CIs include many genes known to affect endochondral bone growth and genes that have not yet been associated with bone growth or body size but have a strong potential to influence these traits.
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