Ethanol-responsive genes (Crtam, Zbtb16, and Mobp) located in the alcohol-QTL region of chromosome 9 are associated with alcohol preference in mice.
- Authors
- Weng, Julia; Symons, Melissa N; Singh, Shiva M
- Year
- 2009
- Journal
- Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
- PMID
- 19413645
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00971.x
BACKGROUND: Previously, our group identified cytotoxic and regulatory T-cell molecule (Crtam), zinc finger and BTB domain containing 16 (Zbtb16), and myelin-associated oligodendrocytic basic protein (Mobp) as ethanol-responsive genes in the mouse brain by gene expression profiling. In this study, we used a genetic co-segregation analysis to assess the association of Crtam, Zbtb16, and Mobp with the alcohol preference (AP) phenotype in the alcohol-preferring C57BL/6J (B6) and alcohol avoiding DBA/2J (D2) strains of mice. METHODS: Semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to confirm previous microarray analysis results that Crtam, Zbtb16, and Mobp brain mRNA levels in the B6 and D2 strains are altered by ethanol treatment. The association of the 3 genes with AP was assessed in a F(2) population (n = 427) derived from the reciprocal crosses involving the B6 and D2 strains. Each F(2) individual was assessed for their AP using the 2 bottle choice test and genotyped for Crtam, Zbtb16, and Mobp single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that differ between B6 and D2 mice. RESULTS: Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis confirmed that Crtam, Zbtb16, and Mobp are ethanol-responsive genes. The SNP analyses show that alleles of the 3 genes co-segregate with the AP phenotype in F(2) mice, where individuals homozygous for the B6 allele have higher AP than those homozygous for the D2 allele. Also, the Crtam-Zbtb16 loci that are tightly linked and the Mobp locus act in an additive fashion in determining the relative AP phenotype. CONCLUSION: Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that Crtam, Zbtb16, and Mobp may be involved in AP in mice. The nature of this association remains to be established and may reflect a direct effect of these genes or an indirect effect caused by linked genes on mouse chromosome 9.
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