Lilue, J;
Doran, AG;
Fiddes, IT;
Abrudan, M;
Armstrong, J;
Bennett, R;
Chow, W;
... Keane, TM; + view all
(2018)
Sixteen diverse laboratory mouse reference genomes define strain-specific haplotypes and novel functional loci.
Nature Genetics
, 50
(11)
pp. 1574-1583.
10.1038/s41588-018-0223-8.
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Abstract
We report full-length draft de novo genome assemblies for 16 widely used inbred mouse strains and find extensive strain-specific haplotype variation. We identify and characterize 2,567 regions on the current mouse reference genome exhibiting the greatest sequence diversity. These regions are enriched for genes involved in pathogen defence and immunity and exhibit enrichment of transposable elements and signatures of recent retrotransposition events. Combinations of alleles and genes unique to an individual strain are commonly observed at these loci, reflecting distinct strain phenotypes. We used these genomes to improve the mouse reference genome, resulting in the completion of 10 new gene structures. Also, 62 new coding loci were added to the reference genome annotation. These genomes identified a large, previously unannotated, gene (Efcab3-like) encoding 5,874 amino acids. Mutant Efcab3-like mice display anomalies in multiple brain regions, suggesting a possible role for this gene in the regulation of brain development.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sixteen diverse laboratory mouse reference genomes define strain-specific haplotypes and novel functional loci |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41588-018-0223-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0223-8 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | Functional genomics, Genetics, Genomics, Sequencing |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057961 |
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