Whole exome sequencing of ENU-induced thrombosis modifier mutations in the mouse

PLoS Genet. 2018 Sep 6;14(9):e1007658. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007658. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Although the Factor V Leiden (FVL) gene variant is the most prevalent genetic risk factor for venous thrombosis, only 10% of FVL carriers will experience such an event in their lifetime. To identify potential FVL modifier genes contributing to this incomplete penetrance, we took advantage of a perinatal synthetic lethal thrombosis phenotype in mice homozygous for FVL (F5L/L) and haploinsufficient for tissue factor pathway inhibitor (Tfpi+/-) to perform a sensitized dominant ENU mutagenesis screen. Linkage analysis conducted in the 3 largest pedigrees generated from the surviving F5L/L Tfpi+/- mice ('rescues') using ENU-induced coding variants as genetic markers was unsuccessful in identifying major suppressor loci. Whole exome sequencing was applied to DNA from 107 rescue mice to identify candidate genes enriched for ENU mutations. A total of 3,481 potentially deleterious candidate ENU variants were identified in 2,984 genes. After correcting for gene size and multiple testing, Arl6ip5 was identified as the most enriched gene, though not reaching genome-wide significance. Evaluation of CRISPR/Cas9 induced loss of function in the top 6 genes failed to demonstrate a clear rescue phenotype. However, a maternally inherited (not ENU-induced) de novo mutation (Plcb4R335Q) exhibited significant co-segregation with the rescue phenotype (p = 0.003) in the corresponding pedigree. Thrombosis suppression by heterozygous Plcb4 loss of function was confirmed through analysis of an independent, CRISPR/Cas9-induced Plcb4 mutation (p = 0.01).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Ethylnitrosourea / toxicity
  • Exome Sequencing
  • Factor V / genetics*
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Lipoproteins / genetics
  • Male
  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Mutagenesis / drug effects
  • Mutagenesis / genetics*
  • Pedigree
  • Penetrance
  • Phospholipase C beta / genetics*
  • Venous Thromboembolism / genetics*
  • Venous Thromboembolism / mortality

Substances

  • Arl6ip5 protein, mouse
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Lipoproteins
  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • factor V Leiden
  • lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor
  • Factor V
  • Phospholipase C beta
  • Plcb4 protein, mouse
  • Ethylnitrosourea