Targeted resequencing of a genomic region influencing tameness and aggression reveals multiple signals of positive selection

Albert, F. W., Hodges, E., Jensen, J. D., Besnier, F., Xuan, Z. Y., Rooks, M., Bhattacharjee, A., Brizuela, L., Good, J. M., Green, R. E., Burbano, H. A., Plyusnina, I. Z., Trut, L., Andersson, L., Schoneberg, T., Carlborg, O., Hannon, G. J., Paabo, S. (September 2011) Targeted resequencing of a genomic region influencing tameness and aggression reveals multiple signals of positive selection. Heredity, 107 (3). pp. 205-214. ISSN 0018-067X

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21304545
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2011.4

Abstract

The identification of the causative genetic variants in quantitative trait loci (QTL) influencing phenotypic traits is challenging, especially in crosses between outbred strains. We have previously identified several QTL influencing tameness and aggression in a cross between two lines of wild-derived, outbred rats (Rattus norvegicus) selected for their behavior towards humans. Here, we use targeted sequence capture and massively parallel sequencing of all genes in the strongest QTL in the founder animals of the cross. We identify many novel sequence variants, several of which are potentially functionally relevant. The QTL contains several regions where either the tame or the aggressive founders contain no sequence variation, and two regions where alternative haplotypes are fixed between the founders. A re-analysis of the QTL signal showed that the causative site is likely to be fixed among the tame founder animals, but that several causative alleles may segregate among the aggressive founder animals. Using a formal test for the detection of positive selection, we find 10 putative positively selected regions, some of which are close to genes known to influence behavior. Together, these results show that the QTL is probably not caused by a single selected site, but may instead represent the joint effects of several sites that were targets of polygenic selection. Heredity (2011) 107, 205-214; doi: 10.1038/hdy.2011.4;published online 9 February 2011

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: high-throughput sequencing sequence capture positive selection behavior QTL mapping molecular population-genetics reduced aggressiveness human exomes soft sweeps hitchhiking behavior genes adaptation humans loci
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > alignment > sequence alignment
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > annotation > sequence annotation
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > Mapping and Rendering > Sequence Rendering
organism description > animal behavior > aggression
organism description > animal behavior
organism description > animal > mammal > rodent > rat
organism description > animal > mammal > rodent > rat
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > Hannon lab
CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Bioinformatics Service
CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > DNA Sequencing Service
CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Microarray Service
Depositing User: CSHL Librarian
Date: September 2011
Date Deposited: 26 Oct 2011 19:37
Last Modified: 26 Dec 2014 20:40
PMCID: PMC3183948
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/15597

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