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Germline Saturation Mutagenesis Induces Skeletal Phenotypes in Mice.

ABSTRACT: Proper embryonic and postnatal skeletal development require coordination of myriad complex molecular mechanisms. Disruption of these processes, through genetic mutation, contributes to variation in skeletal development. We developed a high-throughput N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-induced saturation mutagenesis skeletal screening approach in mice to identify genes required for proper skeletal development. Here, we report initial results from live-animal X-ray and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) imaging of 27,607 G3 mice from 806 pedigrees, testing the effects of 32,198 coding/splicing mutations in 13,020 genes. A total of 39.7% of all autosomal genes were severely damaged or destroyed by mutations tested twice or more in the homozygous state. Results from our study demonstrate the feasibility of in vivo mutagenesis to identify mouse models of skeletal disease. Furthermore, our study demonstrates how ENU mutagenesis provides opportunities to create and characterize putative hypomorphic mutations in developmentally essential genes. Finally, we present a viable mouse model and case report of recessive skeletal disease caused by mutations in FAM20B. Results from this study, including engineered mouse models, are made publicly available via the online Mutagenetix database. © 2021 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).

SUBMITTER: Rios JJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Germline Saturation Mutagenesis Induces Skeletal Phenotypes in Mice.

Rios Jonathan J JJ Denton Kristin K Russell Jamie J Kozlitina Julia J Ferreira Carlos R CR Lewanda Amy F AF Mayfield Joshua E JE Moresco Eva E Ludwig Sara S Tang Miao M Li Xiaohong X Lyon Stephen S Khanshour Anas A Paria Nandina N Khalid Aysha A Li Yang Y Xie Xudong X Feng Jian Q JQ Xu Qian Q Lu Yongbo Y Hammer Robert E RE Wise Carol A CA Beutler Bruce B

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20210510 8

Proper embryonic and postnatal skeletal development require coordination of myriad complex molecular mechanisms. Disruption of these processes, through genetic mutation, contributes to variation in skeletal development. We developed a high-throughput N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-induced saturation mutagenesis skeletal screening approach in mice to identify genes required for proper skeletal development. Here, we report initial results from live-animal X-ray and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (D ...[more]

PMID: 33905568

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