Increased physical activity cosegregates with higher intake of carbohydrate and total calories in a subcongenic mouse strain.
C57BL/6 J (B6) and CAST/EiJ (CAST), the inbred strain derived from M. musculus castaneus, differ in nutrient intake behaviors, including dietary fat and carbohydrate consumption in a two-diet-choice paradigm. Significant quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for carbohydrate (Mnic1) and total energy intake (Kcal2) are present between these strains on chromosome (Chr) 17. Here we report the refinement of the Chr 17 QTL in a subcongenic strain of the B6.CAST-( D17Mit19-D17Mit91 ) congenic mice described previously. This new subcongenic strain possesses CAST Chr 17 donor alleles from 4.8 to 45.4 Mb on a B6 background. Similar to CAST, the subcongenic mice exhibit increased carbohydrate and total calorie intake per body weight, while fat intake remains equivalent. Unexpectedly, this CAST genomic segment also confers two new physical activity phenotypes: 22% higher spontaneous physical activity levels and significantly increased voluntary wheel-running activity compared with the parental B6 strain. Overall, these data suggest that gene(s) involved in carbohydrate preference and increased physical activity are contained within the proximal region of Chr 17. Interval-specific microarray analysis in hypothalamus and skeletal muscle revealed differentially expressed genes within the subcongenic region, including neuropeptide W (Npw); glyoxalase I (Glo1); cytochrome P450, family 4, subfamily f, polypeptide 1 (Cyp4f15); phospholipase A2, group VII (Pla2g7); and phosphodiesterase 9a (Pde9a). This subcongenic strain offers a unique model for dissecting the contributions and possible interactions among genes controlling food intake and physical activity, key components of energy balance.
Kumar
K Ganesh
KG
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808-4124, USA.
DiCarlo
Lisa M
LM
Volaufova
Julia
J
Zuberi
Aamir R
AR
Richards
Brenda K Smith
BK
D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition; D002153:Calorimetry, Indirect; D033481:Chromosomes, Mammalian; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004435:Eating / Q000235:genetics; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000235:genetics*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D051379:Mice; D020297:Mice, Congenic; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D015854:Up-Regulation
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates