A Splice Site Variant in the Bovine Gene Compromises Growth and Regulation of the Inflammatory Response

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We report association mapping of a locus on bovine chromosome 3 that underlies a Mendelian form of stunted growth in Belgian Blue Cattle (BBC). By resequencing positional candidates, we identify the causative c124-2A>G splice variant in intron 1 of the RNF11 gene, for which all affected animals are homozygous. We make the remarkable observation that 26% of healthy Belgian Blue animals carry the corresponding variant. We demonstrate in a prospective study design that approximately one third of homozygous mutants die prematurely with major inflammatory lesions, hence explaining the rarity of growth-stunted animals despite the high frequency of carriers. We provide preliminary evidence that heterozygous advantage for an as of yet unidentified phenotype may have caused a selective sweep accounting for the high frequency of the RNF11 c124-2A>G mutation in Belgian Blue Cattle.

Vyšlo v časopise: A Splice Site Variant in the Bovine Gene Compromises Growth and Regulation of the Inflammatory Response. PLoS Genet 8(3): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002581
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