Abstract | BACKGROUND: MATERIAL AND METHODS: MCR 4 and 5 (MC4R, MC5R) genes were studied in the Québec Family Study. Sequence variations were detected by Southern blot probing of restricted genomic DNA, and mRNA tissue expression was detected by RT-PCR. Subjects with a wide range of weight were used for single-point sib-pair linkage studies (maximum of 289 sibships from 124 nuclear families). Analysis of variance across genotypes in unrelated males (n = 143) and females (n = 156) was also undertaken. Body mass index (BMI), sum of six skin-folds (SF6), fat mass (FM), percent body fat (%FAT), respiratory quotient (RQ), resting metabolic rate (RMR), fasting glucose and insulin, and glucose and insulin area during an oral glucose tolerance test were analyzed. RESULTS: MC4R showed polymorphism with NcoI, and MC5R, with PstI and PvuII, with a heterozygosity of 0.38, 0.10, and 0.20, respectively. Linkages were observed between MC5R and BMI (p = 0.001), SF6 (p = 0.005), FM (p = 0.001), and RMR (p = 0.002), whereas associations were observed in females between MC5R and BMI (p = 0.003), and between MC4R and FM (p = 0.002) and %FAT (p = 0.004). After correction for multiple tests, these p values are lowered by one tenth. MC4R and MC5R mRNAs have been detected in brain, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle. CONCLUSIONS: MC4R and MC5R exhibit evidence of linkage or association with obesity phenotypes, but this evidence is strongest for MC5R.
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Authors | Y C Chagnon, W J Chen, L Pérusse, M Chagnon, A Nadeau, W O Wilkison, C Bouchard |
Journal | Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)
(Mol Med)
Vol. 3
Issue 10
Pg. 663-73
(Oct 1997)
ISSN: 1076-1551 [Print] England |
PMID | 9392003
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Insulin
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
- Receptors, Corticotropin
- Receptors, Melanocortin
- Receptors, Peptide
- melanocortin 5 receptor
- Glucose
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Analysis of Variance
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Glucose
(metabolism)
- Homeostasis
- Humans
- Insulin
(metabolism)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
(genetics)
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Quebec
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
- Receptors, Corticotropin
(genetics)
- Receptors, Melanocortin
- Receptors, Peptide
(genetics)
- Tissue Distribution
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