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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
The abundance of transposable elements and DNA repeat sequences in mammalian genomes raises the question of whether such insertions represent passive evolutionary baggage or may influence the expression of complex traits. We addressed this question in Drosophila melanogaster, in which the effects of single transposable elements on complex traits can be assessed in genetically identical individuals reared in controlled environments. Here we demonstrate that single P-element insertions in the intergenic region between the gustatory receptor 5a (Gr5a, also known as Tre) and trapped in endoderm 1 (Tre1), which encodes an orphan receptor, exert complex pleiotropic effects on fitness traits, including selective nutrient intake, life span, and resistance to starvation and heat stress. Mutations in this region interact epistatically with downstream components of the insulin signaling pathway. Transposon-induced sex-specific and sex-antagonistic effects further accentuate the complex influences that intergenic transposable elements can contribute to quantitative trait phenotypes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1061-4036
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
824-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-DNA, Intergenic, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-DNA Transposable Elements, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Epistasis, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Genes, Insect, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Longevity, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Quantitative Trait, Heritable, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Receptors, Cell Surface, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:16783380-Taste
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Pleiotropic fitness effects of the Tre1-Gr5a region in Drosophila melanogaster.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7617, USA. stephanie_rollmann@ncsu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural