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Altered growth characteristics of skin fibroblasts from wild-derived mice, and genetic loci regulating fibroblast clone size

Altered growth characteristics of skin fibroblasts from wild-derived mice, and genetic loci... Summary Mouse fibroblast senescence in vitro is an important model for the study of aging at cellular level. However, common laboratory mouse strains may have lost some important allele variations related to aging processes. In this study, growth in vitro of tail skin fibroblasts (TSFs) derived from a wild-derived stock, Pohnpei (Pohn) mice, differed from growth of control C57BL/6 J (B6) TSFs. Pohn TSFs exhibited higher proliferative ability, fewer apoptotic cells, decreased expression of Cip1, smaller surface areas, fewer cells positive for senescence associated-ॆ-galactosidase (SA-ॆ-gal) and greater resistance to H2O2-induced SA-ॆ-gal staining and Cip1 expression. These data suggest that TSFs from Pohn mice resist cellular senescence-like changes. Using large clone ratio (LCR) as the phenotype, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis in a Pohn/B6 backcross population found four QTLs for LCR: Fcs1 on Chr 3 at 55 cm; Fcs2 on Chr X at 50 cm; Fcs3 on Chr 4 at 51 cm and Fcs4 on Chr 10 at 25 cm. Together, these four QTLs explain 26.1% of the variations in LCRs in the N2 population. These are the first QTLs reported that regulate fibroblast growth. Glutathione S transferase mu (GST-mu) genes are overrepresented in the 95% confidence interval of Fcs1, and Pohn TSFs have higher H2O2-induced GST-mu 4, 5 and 7 mRNA levels than B6 TSFs. These enzymes may protect Pohn TSFs from oxidation. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aging Cell Wiley

Altered growth characteristics of skin fibroblasts from wild-derived mice, and genetic loci regulating fibroblast clone size

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2006 The Authors Journal compilation © Blackwell Publishing Ltd/Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2006
ISSN
1474-9718
DOI
10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00208.x
pmid
16842493
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Abstract

Summary Mouse fibroblast senescence in vitro is an important model for the study of aging at cellular level. However, common laboratory mouse strains may have lost some important allele variations related to aging processes. In this study, growth in vitro of tail skin fibroblasts (TSFs) derived from a wild-derived stock, Pohnpei (Pohn) mice, differed from growth of control C57BL/6 J (B6) TSFs. Pohn TSFs exhibited higher proliferative ability, fewer apoptotic cells, decreased expression of Cip1, smaller surface areas, fewer cells positive for senescence associated-ॆ-galactosidase (SA-ॆ-gal) and greater resistance to H2O2-induced SA-ॆ-gal staining and Cip1 expression. These data suggest that TSFs from Pohn mice resist cellular senescence-like changes. Using large clone ratio (LCR) as the phenotype, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis in a Pohn/B6 backcross population found four QTLs for LCR: Fcs1 on Chr 3 at 55 cm; Fcs2 on Chr X at 50 cm; Fcs3 on Chr 4 at 51 cm and Fcs4 on Chr 10 at 25 cm. Together, these four QTLs explain 26.1% of the variations in LCRs in the N2 population. These are the first QTLs reported that regulate fibroblast growth. Glutathione S transferase mu (GST-mu) genes are overrepresented in the 95% confidence interval of Fcs1, and Pohn TSFs have higher H2O2-induced GST-mu 4, 5 and 7 mRNA levels than B6 TSFs. These enzymes may protect Pohn TSFs from oxidation.

Journal

Aging CellWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2006

Keywords: fibroblast; oxidative stress (OS); quantitative trait locus (QTL)

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