A high-resolution map in the chromosomal region surrounding the Lps locus
- Montreal General Hospital (Canada); and others
The Lps locus on mouse chromosome 4 controls host responsiveness to lipopolysaccharide, a major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. The C3H/HeJ inbred mouse strain is characterized by a mutant Lps allele (Lps{sup d}) that renders it hyporesponsive to LPS and naturally tolerant of its lethal effects. To identify the Lps gene by a positional cloning strategy, we have analyzed a total of 1604 backcross mice from a preexisting interspecific backcross panel of 259 (Mus spretus x C57BL/6J)F1 x C57BL/6J and two novel panels of 597 (DBA/2J x C3H/HeJ)F1 x C3H/HeJ and 748 (C57BL/6J x C3H/HeJ)F1 x C3H/HeJ segregating at Lps. A total of 50 DNA markers have been mapped in a 11.8-cM span overlapping the Lps locus. This positions the Lps locus within a 1.1-cM interval, flanked proximally by a large cluster of markers, including three known genes (Cd30l, Hxb, and Ambp), and distally by two microsatellite markers (D4Mit7/D4Mit178). The localization of the Lps locus is several centimorgans proximal to that previously assigned. 52 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 508327
- Journal Information:
- Genomics, Journal Name: Genomics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 31; ISSN 0888-7543; ISSN GNMCEP
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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