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A molecular model for the genetic and phenotypic characteristics of the mouse lethal yellow (Ay) mutation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8146154     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Lethal yellow (Ay) is a mutation at the mouse agouti locus in chromosome 2 that causes a number of dominant pleiotropic effects, including a completely yellow coat color, obesity, an insulin-resistant type II diabetic condition, and an increased propensity to develop a variety of spontaneous and induced tumors. Additionally, homozygosity for Ay results in preimplantation lethality, which terminates development by the blastocyst stage. The Ay mutation is the result of a 170-kb deletion that removes all but the promoter and noncoding first exon of another gene called Raly, which lies in the same transcriptional orientation as agouti and maps 280 kb proximal to the 3' end of the agouti gene. We present a model for the structure of the Ay allele that can explain the dominant pleiotropic effects associated with this mutation, as well as the recessive lethality, which is unrelated to the agouti gene.
Authors:
E J Michaud; S J Bultman; M L Klebig; M J van Vugt; L J Stubbs; L B Russell; R P Woychik
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  91     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1994 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-05-05     Completed Date:  1994-05-05     Revised Date:  2010-09-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2562-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Biology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN 37831-8077.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agouti Signaling Protein
Alleles
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics
Genes, Dominant / genetics
Genes, Lethal / genetics
Genes, Recessive / genetics
Hair Color / genetics
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins*
Mice
Mice, Mutant Strains / genetics*
Muridae / genetics*
Mutation / genetics*
Neoplasms, Experimental / genetics
Obesity / genetics
Proteins / genetics*
Recombination, Genetic / genetics
Sequence Deletion
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
IAG 222Y01-ES-10067/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Agouti Signaling Protein; 0/Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; 0/Proteins
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