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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 293: R116-R124, 2007. First published May 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00608.2006
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMALS AND MODEL ORGANISMS

Systems genetic analysis of peripheral iron parameters in the mouse

Byron C. Jones,1 John L. Beard,2 Jennifer N. Gibson,1 Erica L. Unger,2 Richard P. Allen,3 Kristin A. McCarthy,4 and Christopher J. Earley3

1Department of Biobehavioral Health and 2Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; 3The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland; and 4Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

Submitted 8 August 2006 ; accepted in final form 25 April 2007

Iron homeostasis is one of the most critical functions in living systems. Too little iron can lead to anemia and tissue-specific disorders, such as splenomegaly. Excessive systemic iron is characteristic of hemochromatosis and is implicated in the brain in Parkinson's disease. With the exception of some single gene diseases like hemochromatosis, we know little about genetic-based, individual differences in iron-related parameters and their impact on biology. To model genetic control of iron homeostasis, we measured liver, spleen, and plasma iron concentrations, hematocrit and hemoglobin, transferrin saturation, and total iron-binding capacity in several BXD/Ty recombinant inbred mouse strains derived from C57BL/6 and DBA/2 progenitors. At 120 days of age, the animals were killed for iron analysis. All measures showed genetic-based variability consistent with polygenic influence. Analysis of principal components of the seven measures revealed three factors that we named availability, transport, and storage. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis revealed one suggestive QTL on chromosome 5 for availability, two suggestive QTL (one on chromosome 1 and the other on chromosome 7) for transport, and one weak QTL on chromosome 2 for storage. The results show that iron homeostasis is a complex trait and is influenced by multiple genes.

quantitative trait loci; plasma; hematocrit; hemoglobin; transferrin; iron binding capacity; liver; spleen


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: B. C. Jones, Dept. of Biobehavioral Health, 315E HHD Bldg., The Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA 16827 (e-mail: bcj1{at}psu.edu)






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