Assignment of a gene that determines erythrocytic guanosine-5′-triphosphate concentration (Gtpc) to mouse chromosome 9

Abstract

Nine inbred mouse strains surveyed for erythrocytic guanosine-5′-triphosphate (GTP) concentration were found to segregate into two discrete groups. Strains having low GTP levels between 1.4 and 3.4 nmol/109 cells were C3H/HeJ, C3H/HeHa, A/J, and WB/ReJ. Strains having high GTP levels between 11.0 and 14.8 nmol/109 cells were AKR/J, DBA/2J, CBA/J, C57BL/6J, and C57L/J. Erythrocytic ATP levels did not vary significantly among these groups. Crosses between low and high GTP strains gave F1 progeny having intermediate levels of GTP, and the progeny of F1's backcrossed to parental strains segregated in a 1:1 ratio for GTP concentration. We designated the GTP concentration determining trait, Gtpc. Typing the C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ (B × H) recombinant inbred strains for GTP levels revealed 0/12 strain distribution pattern differences for loci on both chromosomes 5 and 9. Backcross analysis did not provide evidence for linkage of Gtpc to W (dominant white spotting) on chromosome 5 with 15/45 recombinants. A test for linkage of Gtpc to transferrin (Trf) on chromosome 9 gave evidence of linkage with an observed recombination frequency of 14.6 ± 5.5 and a 99% confidence interval of 3.9–33.9 cM.Key words: guanosine-5′-triphosphate, GTP, mouse, chromosome 9.