title: Two loci controlling susceptibility to radiation-induced lymphomagenesis on mouse chromosome 4: cdkn2a, a candidate for one locus, and a novel locus distinct from cdkn2a.
abstract: BALB/c mice are sensitive to radiation-induced lymphomagenesis, while STS mice are resistant. Using 219 [(BALB/c x STS)F(1) x BALB/c] (N2C) and 197 [(BALB/c x STS)F(1) x STS] (N2S) animals, we performed a genome-wide search for loci controlling susceptibility to lymphomagenesis induced by radiation. Association of markers with the survival of animals was analyzed by the log rank test. For N2C mice, a significant correlation was detected, with four markers on the proximal to mid portion of chromosome 4: D4Mit302 and D4Mit255, P = 0.0075; D4Mit17, P = 0.034; and D4Mit86, P = 0.048. On the other hand, no significant linkage was detected in N2S mice. We analyzed BALB/c mice congenic for the STS allele in different regions of chromosome 4 and identified a locus with a conspicuous effect on survival located within a 7-Mb region between D4Mit302 and D4Mit144, where BALB/c mice harbor hypomorphic variant alleles of the tumor suppressor gene Cdkn2a, which encodes the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor protein p16INK4a. Using pooled F(2) intercrosses between the BALB/c and congenic lines carrying the STS allele near D4Mit17, but not in the range from D4Mit302 to D4Mit144, we assigned the second locus to an 11.4-Mb region in the vicinity of D4Mit17. Although Cdkn2a is a likely candidate for the locus controlling susceptibility to lymphomagenesis on chromosome 4, a novel tumor susceptibility gene different from Cdkn2a exists near the primary locus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-2 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8570, Japan. morin@b.s.osakafu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D019942:Genes, p16; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000235:genetics*