Sequencing and characterization of the FVB/NJ mouse genome.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-23-2012
JAX Source
Genome Biol 2012; 13(8):R72.
PMID
22916792
Volume
13
Issue
8
First Page
72
Last Page
72
ISSN
1465-6914
Abstract
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The FVB/NJ mouse strain has its origins in a colony of outbred Swiss mice established in 1935 at the National Institutes of Health. Mice derived from this source were selectively bred for sensitivity to histamine diphosphate and the B strain of Friend leukemia virus. This led to the establishment of the FVB/N inbred strain, which was subsequently imported to the Jackson Laboratory and designated FVB/NJ. The FVB/NJ mouse has several distinct characteristics, such as large pronuclear morphology, vigorous reproductive performance, and consistently large litters that make it highly desirable for transgenic strain production and general purpose use. RESULTS: Using next-generation sequencing technology, we have sequenced the genome of FVB/NJ to approximately 50-fold coverage, and have generated a comprehensive catalog of single nucleotide polymorphisms, small insertion/deletion polymorphisms, and structural variants, relative to the reference C57BL/6J genome. We have examined a previously identified quantitative trait locus for atherosclerosis susceptibility on chromosome 10 and identify several previously unknown candidate causal variants. CONCLUSION: The sequencing of the FVB/NJ genome and generation of this catalog has increased the number of known variant sites in FVB/NJ by a factor of four, and will help accelerate the identification of the precise molecular variants that are responsible for phenotypes observed in this widely used strain.
Recommended Citation
Wong K,
Bumpstead S,
Van Der Weyden L,
Reinholdt L,
Wilming L,
Adams D,
Keane T.
Sequencing and characterization of the FVB/NJ mouse genome. Genome Biol 2012; 13(8):R72.