Summary of project PR000676
This data is available at the NIH Common Fund's National Metabolomics Data Repository (NMDR) website, the Metabolomics Workbench, https://www.metabolomicsworkbench.org, where it has been assigned Project ID PR000676. The data can be accessed directly via it's Project DOI: 10.21228/M8968S This work is supported by NIH grant, U2C- DK119886.
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| Project ID: | PR000676 |
| Project DOI: | doi: 10.21228/M8968S |
| Project Title: | Natural genetic variation in C. elegans identified genomic loci controlling metabolite levels |
| Project Type: | Targeted metabolomics analysis |
| Project Summary: | Metabolic homeostasis is sustained by complex biological networks that respond to nutrient availability. Genetic and environmental factors may disrupt this equilibrium leading to metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. To identify the genetic factors controlling metabolism, we performed quantitative genetic analysis using a population of 199 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. We focused on the genomic regions that control metabolite levels by measuring fatty acid (FA) and amino acid (AA) composition in the RILs using targeted metabolomics. The genetically diverse RILs showed a large variation in their FA and AA levels with a heritability ranging from 32-82%. We detected strongly co-correlated metabolite clusters and 36 significant metabolite QTL (mQTL). We focused on mQTL displaying highly significant linkage and heritability, including an mQTL for the FA C14:1 on Chromosome I, and another mQTL for the FA C18:2 on Chromosome IV. Using introgression lines (ILs) we were able to narrow down both mQTL to a 1.4 Mbp and a 3.6 Mbp region, respectively. RNAi-based screening focusing on the Chromosome I mQTL identified several candidate genes for the C14:1 mQTL, including lagr-1, Y87G2A.2, nhr-265, nhr-276, and nhr-81. Overall, this systems approach provides us with a powerful platform to study the genetic basis of C. elegans metabolism. Furthermore, it allows us to investigate interventions, such as nutrients and stresses that maintain or disturb the regulatory network controlling metabolic homeostasis, and identify gene-by-environment interactions. |
| Institute: | Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam |
| Last Name: | Gao |
| First Name: | Arwen |
| Address: | Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, North-Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands |
| Email: | w.gao@amc.nl |
| Phone: | 0031205663827 |
Summary of all studies in project PR000676
| Study ID | Study Title | Species | Institute | Analysis(* : Contains Untargted data) | Release Date | Version | Samples | Download(* : Contains raw data) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST000999 | Natural genetic variation in C. elegans identified genomic loci controlling metabolite levels | Caenorhabditis elegans | Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam | MS | 2018-07-13 | 1 | 467 | Uploaded data (10.6M) |
