An Ancestral Haplotype Defines Susceptibility to Doxorubicin Nephropathy in the Laboratory Mouse
Zongyu Zheng*,
Paul Pavlidis,
Streamson Chua,
Vivette D. DAgati and
Ali G. Gharavi*
Departments of * Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, and Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York, New York
Address correspondence to: Dr. Ali Gharavi, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 W. 168th Street, P&S 10-432, New York, NY 10032. Phone: 212-342-1277; Fax: 212-305-3475; E-mail: ag2239{at}columbia.edu
Haplotype analysis was used to refine of the DOXNPH locus, whichharbors the susceptibility gene for doxorubicin (DOX; Adriamycin)nephropathy, a Mendelian form of selective podocyte injury.Analysis of haplotype structure in three strains with contrastingsusceptibility (148 single-nucleotide polymorphisms at 101-kbspacing) was complementary to analysis of recombinants in 176F2 mice. For example, haplotype analysis but not meiotic mappingcould exclude the Abcc1 multidrug transporter, and this wasconfirmed further by phenotypic evaluation of Abcc1 null mice.Next, comparison of haplotype structure (55 single-nucleotidepolymorphisms at 44-kb spacing) with phenotype in 15 inbredstrains revealed a risk haplotype that was shared by susceptiblestrains (P = 0.00017), thereby reducing the DOXNPH region toa 1.3-Mb interval. These data demonstrate that susceptibilityto DOX nephropathy represents a founder mutation in the laboratorymouse. Haplotype analysis can be used for identification ofthe DOXNPH gene and prediction of strain susceptibility pattern.
Glomerular podocytes are highly specialized, terminally differentiatedepithelial cells that play a critical role in maintaining permselectivityand structural integrity of the glomerular filtration barrier(1). Because of their differentiated phenotype, podocytes havelimited regenerative capacity, making them vulnerable to geneticor environmental damage (1,2). For example, inherited defectsin proteins that are specific or highly expressed in podocytesresult in familial forms of glomerulosclerosis (37).Similarly, podocyte injury and depletion are key features ofnephropathies that are induced by systemic disorders (e.g.,diabetes, immune complex disease) or environmental agents (HIVinfection, pamidronate) (815). To demonstrate a causaleffect, Wharram et al. (16) recently engineered a rat modelof diphtheria toxinmediated podocyte injury and observeda direct relationship between the degree of podocyte depletionand the severity of glomerulosclerosis. Progressive podocyteloss therefore has been proposed as a final common mechanismfor the development of glomerulosclerosis (2,17). However, thebiologic pathways that mediate podocyte damage in most secondaryforms of glomerulopathy are not well understood.
To gain insight into pathways that mediate secondary forms ofglomerulosclerosis, we studied the determinants of nephropathythat is induced by the anthracycline antibiotic doxorubicin(DOX; Adriamycin). Administration of this agent to susceptiblerodent strains causes selective injury to glomerular podocytes,resulting in severe proteinuria and rapidly progressive renalfailure (18,19). This trait has been used extensively as anexperimental model of glomerulosclerosis and may have a humancounterpart in glomerulopathies that are associated with administrationof chemotherapy (2023). We recently demonstrated thatsusceptibility to DOX nephropathy in the laboratory mouse segregatesas single gene defect with recessive inheritance (18). Usingcrosses between the susceptible BALB/cJ and resistant C57BL/6Jstrains, we mapped the trait locus to chromosome 16 A1-B1 (18).In addition, complementation tests and mapping cohorts confirmedthat susceptibility/resistance in two other strains (129X1/SvJand FVB/NJ) is attributable to variation at the DOXNPH locus(18).
Mendelian inheritance indicates that elucidation of DOX nephropathyis tractable to forward genetic approaches, providing an excellentopportunity to gain insight into biologic mechanisms that protectglomerular podocytes against secondary injury. Because contrastingsusceptibility to DOX nephropathy among inbred strains is attributableto variation at the DOXNPH locus, it also strongly suggeststhat this trait represents a founder mutation in the laboratorymouse. This notion is supported by genealogic and sequencingdata showing that the genome of the laboratory mouse can bepartitioned into discrete haplotype segments, reflecting strainorigin from a limited set of founders (2426). This situationenables the utilization of haplotypes for fine mapping and evaluationof positional candidates. In this mapping strategy, haplotypeblocks are compared with the strain susceptibility pattern toidentify the ancestral chromosomal segment that contains thesusceptibility gene(s) (25,27). This approach was validatedrecently for fine mapping of quantitative trait loci, as wellas in silico localization of Mendelian and quantitative traits(25,27). Here, we investigated whether susceptibility to DOXnephropathy represents a founder mutation and whether haplotypeanalysis can help to refine the DOXNPH locus.
Animal Breeding and Phenotyping
We tested eight to nine male and female mice (6 to 8 wk of age)from the various strains. The 129S1/SvImJ, AKR/J, BALB/cJ, BALB/cByJ,C57BL/6J, C57BL/10J, C3H/HeJ, CBA/J, LP/J, SJL/J, and SWR/Jwere obtained from Jackson Laboratories (Bar Harbor, ME). The129S6/SvEvTac mice and Abcc1 null mice on the FVB/N geneticbackground (FVB.129P2-Abcc1atm1Bor N12) were obtained from TaconicLabs (Hudson, NY). For meiotic mapping of the DOXNPH locus,we also produced an F2 intercross between BALB/cJ (BALB) andC57BL/6J (B6). DOX nephropathy was produced by injecting 10mg/kg DOX by tail vein at 8 wk of age (18). Fifteen days afterDOX injection, mice were killed for histologic analysis of kidneys;spontaneously voided urine was collected for urinalysis. Proteinuriawas measured by spot urine dipsticks (Roche, Indianapolis, IN).Periodic acid-Schiffstained kidneys sections were scoredindependently by two investigators (A.G.G. and V.D.D.), whowere blinded to genetic background and genotype using a validatedsemiquantitative scale (18). As before, we applied dichotomouscriteria to define affection status: Mice with at least 3+ proteinuriaand histologic evidence of 5% or greater glomerulosclerosisat the time of death were classified as affected (18). Micewith less than 3+ proteinuria and normal histology were classifiedas unaffected. The protocol was approved by the InstitutionalAnimal Care and Use Committee at Columbia University.
Genotyping, Haplotype Analysis, and In Silico Mapping
Genotyping was performed using informative microsatellite markersthat were distributed across the DOXNPH interval; fluorescenceprimers were used to direct PCR from genomic DNA, and productswere analyzed on a capillary sequencer (Spectrumedix, StateCollege, PA). For construction of our haplotype map at the DOXNPHlocus, we obtained marker positions and genotypes from the NationalCenter for Biotechnology Information web site and the MousePhenome database (http://aretha.jax.org/pub-cgi/phenome/mpdcgi?rtn=docs/home).When public data were not available for relevant strains, single-nucleotidepolymorphisms (SNP) were genotyped by direct sequencing.
For haplotype mapping, we used the three-SNP sliding windowalgorithm that was used by Pletcher et al. (27) (algorithm providedby Phillip McClurg and Tim Wiltshire). This algorithm appliesa binomial generalized linear model to calculate the significanceof association of SNP haplotypes with binary traits. In thisassociation analysis, we used 14 strains with known phenotypeand genotype data (Figure 1); BALB/cJ and BALB/cByJ were consideredas a single strain because they are nearly identical (27).
Figure 1. Map of the DOXNPH interval on chromosome 16 (National Center for Biotechnology Information build 35). (A) The DOXNPH meiotic interval as defined by our original study is indicated by the top line. The location of microsatellites is indicated by tick marks. The haplotype map of the initial DOXNPH interval across three strains that are susceptible (BALB/cJ and 129S1X/svJ) or resistant (C57BL/6J, B6) to doxorubicin (DOX) nephropathy. The B6 haplotype (blue) is used as reference. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) that differ from B6 are in white. The location of the three positional candidates (Abcc1, Abcc5, and Abcf3) relative to the initial meiotic intervals is shown by the arrows. (B) The thick black line represents the refined meiotic interval identified in this study based on 176 F2 mice. A high-resolution haplotype map of the new recombinant interval across 14 strains is shown. Susceptible strains (S) share a common haplotype (box), enabling further refinement of the DOXNPH gene.
We initially constructed a haplotype map of the DOXNPH regionfor the three laboratory strains with the most public data available(C57BL/6J versus BALB/cJ and 129X1/svJ). Using public data (96SNP) and additional resequencing (52 SNP), we generated a haplotypemap with an average spacing of 101 kb (Figure 1A). Consistentwith the mosaic structure that was described previously in thelaboratory mouse (25), the distribution of SNP among these threestrains was nonrandom, falling into blocks that range from 0.3to 4.2 Mb in size. Several blocks are monomorphic (i.e., sequencedid not vary) between the BALB/cJ and C57BL/6J strains (e.g.,the interval between rs4165284 and rs4165296). Such regionsof identity between strains with contrasting susceptibilitysuggest inheritance by descent and therefore are unlikely toharbor the DOXNPH gene. In contrast, the centromeric portionof the interval contains a large (approximately 3.4 Mb) blockthat is polymorphic between the resistant C57BL/6J and the susceptibleBALB/cJ and 129X1/svJ strains (Figure 1A) and therefore is predictedto contain the DOXNPH gene.
To validate the use of haplotype analysis as a tool for finemapping and evaluation of positional candidates, we generated176 (BALB/cJ x C57BL/6J) F2 mice (352 recombination events)to fine-map the DOXNPH linkage interval. These mice were genotypedfor markers at the DOXNPH locus, revealing six informative recombinantprogenies, which subsequently were tested for susceptibilityto DOX nephropathy. With additional genotyping to define therecombinant site in the informative F2 progeny, the DOXNPH locuswas reduced to a 2.3-Mb interval between rs8260258 and rs4165049(Figure 1B). This meiotic interval was in excellent agreementwith our haplotype map (Figure 1).
The validity of haplotype mapping for gene localization wassupported further by analysis of specific positional candidates.Three positional candidates in the initial 14-Mb linkage interval(Abcc1, Abcc5, and Abcf3) were attractive because they belongto the ATP-cassette gene family. This gene family encodes effluxpumps that mediate drug transport and are implicated in xenobioticmetabolism and multidrug resistance to chemotherapeutics (28).Haplotypes in Abcc1, Abcc5, and Abcf3 clearly did not correlatewith susceptibility to the three strains tested (Figure 1A),suggesting that mutations in these genes are not responsiblefor the DOX nephropathy phenotype. Consistent with these data,Abcc5 and Abcf3 were outside our new meiotic interval. BecauseAbcc1 still remained within the meiotic interval, we studiedAbcc1 null mice on the resistant FVB/N genetic background. Abcc1null mice have increased susceptibility to etoposide toxicity(29), but to our knowledge, phenotypic response to anthracyclineshas not been reported. If DOX nephropathy is due to a loss-of-functionmutation in Abcc1, then we would expect that Abcc1 knockoutmice on the resistant FVB/N background would manifest the phenotype.However, these Abcc1 null mice were completely resistant toDOX nephropathy (no proteinuria, normal histology), therebyexcluding this gene (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Renal pathology in mice with DOX nephropathy. Periodic acid-Schiffstained kidney sections of BALB/cByJ and Abcc1 null mice. (Left) Low-power views. (Right) Higher power magnification of glomeruli from the same mouse. (A and B) From a BALB/cByJ mouse with typical DOX nephropathy. (C and D) From an Abcc1 null mouse. The normal histology demonstrated that Abcc1 is not the DOXNPH gene.
We next tested 10 additional strains for susceptibility to DOXnephropathy using the same protocol used in our original mappingstudy. We found that AKR/J, C3H/HeJ, CBA/J, C57BL/10J, LP/J,SWR/J, SJL/J, and 129S6/SvEvTac mice are resistant to DOX nephropathy,whereas 129S1/SvImJ and BALB/cByJ mice are susceptible (Figure 1B).With the addition of strains that were characterized previously(18), this provided phenotype data for 15 strains.
We then defined the SNP haplotypes for these additional strainsand generated a haplotype map of the refined meiotic intervalat the DOXNPH locus (Figure 1B). Partitioning of strains onthe basis of phenotype confirmed a risk haplotype that was commonto BALB/cJ, 129S1/SvImJ, and 129X1/SvJ (Figure 1B). To detectpreviously unrecognized SNP blocks, we also resequenced 30 additionalSNP within the new meiotic interval (44 kb average spacing betweenrs4164241 and rs4165049). Consistent with published reports,increased map density uncovered some additional complexity inthe haplotype structure of the region (30,31), identifying someSNP that are private to the C57BL clade (e.g., rs4164875, rs4164885).However, these additional SNP did not partition the large polymorphicblock further, suggesting that there are no other ancestralrecombinations in the strains tested. To test the significanceof the association between haplotype and strain susceptibility,we also computed an F statistic using a three-SNP haplotypewindow (27); this mapping statistic was highly significant acrossthe region between rs4164770 and rs4164851 (lowest P = 0.00017;Figure 3). Combining the results of meiotic and haplotype mappingenabled refinement of the trait locus to a 1.3-Mb region betweenrs4164770 and rs4165049 (Figures 1B and 3).
Figure 3. Results of in silico association study (a case-control study), using the three-SNP haplotype mapping statistic from reference (27) (62 SNP across 14 strains). The x axis shows the physical distance (Mb) on chromosome 16 across the minimal recombinant interval. The y axis is the log10 (P value) for the test statistic. The bar shows location of the DOXNPH locus based on haplotype and meiotic mapping.
The positional candidates that remained in our refined intervalcomprise 20 genes. Of these, 13 are presently unknown/predictedand therefore will require functional annotation. The otherpositional candidates encode structural proteins (Pkb2 and Fgd4)or proteins that are involved in mitochondrial homeostasis (Dnm1l),cellular stress signaling, and DNA repair (Ube2v2, Prkdc, Mcm4,and Cebpd). Defects in these pathways have been implicated eitherin the development of chemotherapeutic cytotoxicity or in thepathogenesis of glomerulosclerosis (315,3234),making these genes plausible candidates as DOXNPH. We now canproceed with systematic sequence and functional analysis ofthese remaining positional candidates to identify the susceptibilityvariant. However, the common ancestral origin of laboratorymice, which facilitates fine mapping by haplotype analysis,also signifies that this population is unlikely to harbor independentsusceptibility alleles for this trait. Hence, identificationof the DOXNPH gene may require further fine mapping to achievean interval that is sufficiently small to permit differentiationof the functional variant(s) from linked polymorphisms and executionof bacterial artificial chromosome transgenic rescue experiments.
Identification of new meiotic recombinants offers a fail-safebut laborious route to achieve further reduction of the DOXNPHinterval. However, our data suggest that analysis of additionallaboratory strains also may identify recombinants within theancestral haplotype. In particular, examination of wild derivedstrains may be very powerful for this purpose. For example,the wild derived CAST/EiJ strain shows additional recombinationswithin the DOXNPH risk haplotype (Figure 1B), but interpretationof these data is difficult because we do not know yet whetherthe DOXNPH susceptibility allele was introduced before the separationof the lineage that led to laboratory strains. Confirmationthat the susceptibility allele also segregates among wild-derivedstrains would enable proper interpretation of the CAST/EiJ haplotypedata and increase the opportunities for finding ancestral recombinantsthat can reduce the interval.
In rats, clipping of the renal artery during DOX infusion preventsthe development of nephropathy, suggesting that this trait isindependent of extrarenal drug metabolism and that direct exposureof the kidneys to anthracyclines is a requirement for the developmentof podocyte injury (35,36). These data predict that the DOXNPHgene should be expressed in the kidney and that an additionalmethod for prioritizing positional candidates would be to determinewhether they are expressed in renal tissue, particularly inglomerular podocytes.
In the meantime, our findings have practical implications forexecution and interpretation of studies that involve DOX nephropathy.Our data define the susceptibility pattern for 15 strains, enablinginvestigators to select the correct strain for application ofthis model. Moreover, we prospectively tested the predictivevalue of haplotypes by typing six informative loci in two additionalstrains (CFW and 129P2/OlaHsd); these strains have the B6 haplotypeat the DOXNPH locus, and, as predicted by their genotype data,they were resistant to DOX nephropathy. Therefore, for strainsnot studied here, investigators now can determine haplotypestatus at the DOXNPH locus to predict susceptibility or resistanceto DOX nephropathy.
Acknowledgments
A.G.G. was supported by a young investigator award from theEmerald Foundation and the Irving Clinical Scholar Program.This study also was supported by the histology core of the ColumbiaDiabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (National Institutesof Health grant P30-DK63608).
This work was presented in part at the American Society of NephrologyRenal Week; November 8 to 13, 2005; Philadelphia, PA.
We thank Rudy Leibel for critical reading of this manuscript.
Footnotes
Published online ahead of print. Publication date availableat www.jasn.org.
P.P is currently affiliated with the University of British ColumbiaBioinformatics Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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