Dual‐Trait Selection for Ethanol Consumption and Withdrawal: Genetic and Transcriptional Network Effects

Abstract

Data from C57BL/6J (B6) × DBA/2J (D2) F2 intercrosses (B6xD2 F2), standard and recombinant inbred strains, and heterogeneous stock mice indicate that a reciprocal (or inverse) genetic relationship exists between alcohol consumption and withdrawal severity. Furthermore, some genetic studies have detected reciprocal quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for these traits. We used a novel mouse model developed by simultaneous selection for both high alcohol consumption/low withdrawal and low alcohol consumption/high withdrawal and analyzed the gene expression and genome‐wide genotypic differences.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Source ID
10.1111/acer.12574

Entities

People

  • Alexandre Colville
  • Christina A. Harrington
  • Denesa Oberbeck
  • John C. Crabbe
  • John K. Belknap
  • Kari J. Buck
  • Nicole A. R. Walter
  • Ovidiu D. Iancu
  • Pamela Metten
  • Robert J. Hitzemann
  • Shannon Mcweeney
  • Stephanie E. Spence
  • Tamara J. Phillips

Organizations

  • National Center for Research Resources
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • United States Department of Defense
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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Readers

  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech