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Hypothalamic transcriptomes of 99 mouse strains reveal trans eQTL hotspots, splicing QTLs and novel non-coding genes

  1. Yehudit Hasin-Brumshtein  Is a corresponding author
  2. Arshad H Khan
  3. Farhad Hormozdiari
  4. Calvin Pan
  5. Brian W Parks
  6. Vladislav A Petyuk
  7. Paul D Piehowski
  8. Anneke Bruemmer
  9. Matteo Pellegrini
  10. Xinshu Xiao
  11. Eleazar Eskin
  12. Richard D Smith
  13. Aldons J Lusis
  14. Desmond J Smith
  1. University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15614
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  1. Yehudit Hasin-Brumshtein
  2. Arshad H Khan
  3. Farhad Hormozdiari
  4. Calvin Pan
  5. Brian W Parks
  6. Vladislav A Petyuk
  7. Paul D Piehowski
  8. Anneke Bruemmer
  9. Matteo Pellegrini
  10. Xinshu Xiao
  11. Eleazar Eskin
  12. Richard D Smith
  13. Aldons J Lusis
  14. Desmond J Smith
(2016)
Hypothalamic transcriptomes of 99 mouse strains reveal trans eQTL hotspots, splicing QTLs and novel non-coding genes
eLife 5:e15614.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15614
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Abstract

Previous studies had shown that integration of genome wide expression profiles, in metabolic tissues, with genetic and phenotypic variance, provided valuable insight into the underlying molecular mechanisms. We used RNA-Seq to characterize hypothalamic transcriptome in 99 inbred strains of mice from the Hybrid Mouse Diversity Panel (HMDP), a reference resource population for cardiovascular and metabolic traits. We report numerous novel transcripts supported by proteomic analyses, as well as novel non coding RNAs. High resolution genetic mapping of transcript levels in HMDP, reveals both local and trans expression Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTLs) demonstrating 2 trans eQTL 'hotspots' associated with expression of hundreds of genes. We also report thousands of alternative splicing events regulated by genetic variants. Finally, comparison with about 150 metabolic and cardiovascular traits revealed many highly significant associations. Our data provides a rich resource for understanding the many physiologic functions mediated by the hypothalamus and their genetic regulation.

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  1. Yehudit Hasin-Brumshtein

    Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  2. Arshad H Khan

    Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  3. Farhad Hormozdiari

    Department of Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  4. Calvin Pan

    Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  5. Brian W Parks

    Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  6. Vladislav A Petyuk

    Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
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  7. Paul D Piehowski

    Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
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  8. Anneke Bruemmer

    Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  9. Matteo Pellegrini

    Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  10. Xinshu Xiao

    Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  11. Eleazar Eskin

    Department of Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  12. Richard D Smith

    Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
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  13. Aldons J Lusis

    Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  14. Desmond J Smith

    Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (R01HG006264)

  • Xinshu Xiao

National Institutes of Health (R01GM098273)

  • Yehudit Hasin-Brumshtein
  • Arshad H Khan
  • Calvin Pan
  • Vladislav A Petyuk
  • Paul D Piehowski
  • Richard D Smith
  • Aldons J Lusis
  • Desmond J Smith

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Joel K Elmquist, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States

Ethics

Animal experimentation: The animal protocol for the study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at University of California, Los Angeles.

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  1. Received: February 27, 2016
  2. Accepted: September 12, 2016
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: September 13, 2016 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: October 6, 2016 (version 2)

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© 2016, Hasin-Brumshtein et al.

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  1. Yehudit Hasin-Brumshtein
  2. Arshad H Khan
  3. Farhad Hormozdiari
  4. Calvin Pan
  5. Brian W Parks
  6. Vladislav A Petyuk
  7. Paul D Piehowski
  8. Anneke Bruemmer
  9. Matteo Pellegrini
  10. Xinshu Xiao
  11. Eleazar Eskin
  12. Richard D Smith
  13. Aldons J Lusis
  14. Desmond J Smith
(2016)
Hypothalamic transcriptomes of 99 mouse strains reveal trans eQTL hotspots, splicing QTLs and novel non-coding genes
eLife 5:e15614.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15614

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