Tanja Arndt1, Dirk Wedekind2, Anne Jörns1, Georgios Tsiavaliaris3, Edwin Cuppen4, Hans-Jürgen Hedrich5, Sigurd Lenzen6. 1. Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany. 2. Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany. wedekind.dirk@mh-hannover.de. 3. Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. 4. Centre for Biomedical Genetics, Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 5. Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany. 6. Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany. lenzen.sigurd@mh-hannover.de.
Abstract
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The LEW.1AR1-iddm rat, an animal model of human type 1 diabetes, arose through a spontaneous mutation within the inbred strain LEW.1AR1. A susceptibility locus (Iddm8) on rat chromosome 1 (RNO1) has been identified previously, which is accompanied by autoimmune diabetes and the additional phenotype of a variable CD3(+) T cell frequency. METHODS: In the present study we characterised the Iddm8 region on RNO1 in backcross strains using the genetically divergent Brown Norway (BN) and Paris (PAR) rats. Candidate genes of the Iddm8 region were sequenced for mutation analysis. RESULTS: The Iddm8 region could be subdivided by single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses. In the first region, a mutation in exon 44 of the Dock8 gene was identified resulting in an amino acid exchange in the protein from glutamine to glutamate. This exchange is unique for the LEW.1AR1-iddm rat. In the second region, a SNP was detected in exon 11 of the Vwa2 gene with an exchange from arginine to tryptophan. This SNP is also present in other rat strains. CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: The Dock8 mutation gave rise to a new type 1 diabetes rat model with very close similarity to type 1 diabetes in humans, providing a deepened insight into the impact of genes involved in diabetes development.
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The LEW.1AR1-iddm rat, an animal model of human type 1 diabetes, arose through a spontaneous mutation within the inbred strain LEW.1AR1. A susceptibility locus (Iddm8) on rat chromosome 1 (RNO1) has been identified previously, which is accompanied by autoimmune diabetes and the additional phenotype of a variable CD3(+) T cell frequency. METHODS: In the present study we characterised the Iddm8 region on RNO1 in backcross strains using the genetically divergent Brown Norway (BN) and Paris (PAR) rats. Candidate genes of the Iddm8 region were sequenced for mutation analysis. RESULTS: The Iddm8 region could be subdivided by single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses. In the first region, a mutation in exon 44 of the Dock8 gene was identified resulting in an amino acid exchange in the protein from glutamine to glutamate. This exchange is unique for the LEW.1AR1-iddm rat. In the second region, a SNP was detected in exon 11 of the Vwa2 gene with an exchange from arginine to tryptophan. This SNP is also present in other rat strains. CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: The Dock8 mutation gave rise to a new type 1 diabetesrat model with very close similarity to type 1 diabetes in humans, providing a deepened insight into the impact of genes involved in diabetes development.
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Animal model; Mutation; T cells; Type 1 diabetes
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