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Background: The development of peanut allergy is due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors, although specific genes have proven difficult to identify. Previously, we reported that peanut-sensitized Collaborative Cross strain CC027/GeniUnc (CC027) mice develop anaphylaxis upon oral challenge to peanut, in contrast to C3H/HeJ (C3H) mice.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the genetic basis of orally induced anaphylaxis to peanut in CC027 mice.
Methods: A genetic mapping population between CC027 and C3H mice was designed to identify the genetic factors that drive oral anaphylaxis. A total of 356 CC027xC3H backcrossed mice were generated, sensitized to peanut, then challenged to peanut by oral gavage. Anaphylaxis and peanut-specific IgE were quantified for all mice. T-cell phenotyping was conducted on CC027 mice and 5 additional Collaborative Cross strains.
Results: Anaphylaxis to peanut was absent in 77% of backcrossed mice, with 19% showing moderate anaphylaxis and 4% having severe anaphylaxis. There were 8 genetic loci associated with variation in response to peanut challenge-6 associated with anaphylaxis (temperature decrease) and 2 associated with peanut-specific IgE levels. There were 2 major loci that impacted multiple aspects of the severity of acute anaphylaxis, at which the CC027 allele was associated with worse outcome. At one of these loci, CC027 has a private genetic variant in the Themis gene. Consistent with described functions of Themis, we found that CC027 mice have more immature T cells with fewer CD8, CD4, and CD4CD25CD127 regulatory T cells.
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate a key role for Themis in the orally reactive CC027 mouse model of peanut allergy.
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