O grande grupo heterogêneo de neuropatias periféricas hereditárias estão entre os casos mais comuns de perda sensitiva e fraqueza muscular em crianças e adolescentes. Pelo menos 84 genes estão envolvidos com neuropatias sensitivo-motoras hereditárias (NSMH), sendo suas formas de herança mais comuns as autossômico-dominantes desmielinizante e axonal e as neuropatias ligadas ao cromossomo X, e as mais raras as autossômicorecessivas desmielinizante e axonal e as formas ainda não classificadas. O gene HINT1, possuinte de 3 exons e localizado no cromossomo 5, codifica a proteína Histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1, uma variante transcricional (mRNA) regulatória que hidroliza substratos. Recentemente mutações em HINT1 foram também relacionadas à neuropatias axonais com neuromiotonia (ARCMT2-NM), e portanto à CMT. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar o screening mutacional do gene HINT1 em uma amostra da população brasileira com quadro clínico de CMT recessivo (CMT2-AR), e foram encontradas 1 mutação silenciosa já previamente descrita, 1 polimorfismo exônico e 1 polimorfismo intrônico, também já conhecidos. Concluiu-se que mutações no gene HINT1 não são portanto responsáveis pela CMT-AR nesta amostra da população brasileira. / The large heterogeneous group of inherited peripheral neuropathies are among the most common causes of sensory loss and muscle weakness in children and adolescents. At least 84 genes are involved in inherited sensorymotor neuropathies (NSMH), being the demyelinating and axonal autosomaldominant and the X-linked neuropathies their most common forms of inheritance, and the demyelinating and axonal autosomal-recessive and not yet classified forms the most rare ones. The HINT1 gene, with 3 exons and located on chromosome 5, encodes the protein Histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1, a regulatory transcriptional variant (mRNA) that hydrolyzes substrates. Recently, mutations in HINT1 were also related to axonal neuropathy with neuromyotonia (ARCMT2-NM), and therefore to CMT. The objective of this study was the mutational screening of the HINT1 gene in a sample of the Brazilian population with clinical recessive CMT (CMT2-AR), and 1 silent mutation previously described, 1 intronic polymorphism and 1 exonic polymorphism, both also known, were founded. It was then concluded that mutations in the HINT1 gene are not responsible for CMT2-AR in this particular sample of the Brazilian population.

A caracterização e o entendimento das variações genômicas e morfológicas, bem como a estrutura genética de variedades locais armazenadas em bancos de germoplasma é importante para sua efetiva utilização em programas de melhoramento visando tolerância a estresses. Neste trabalho um conjunto de 192 variedades oriundas de diferentes regiões geoclimáticas do Japão foram testadas quanto à suas características morfológicas e produtivas, utilizando ensaios de campo e metodogias de fenotipagem de alto desempenho. A fenotipagem por meio da metodologia de camadas de herbicida (Aminotriazol+Diuron+2,4D, 100mg/plant) alocado a 30 centímetros de profundidade foi possível detectar variação entre as variedades para comprimento de raiz e velocidade de emissão de raiz sendo possível a distinção de variedades com sistema radicular profundo e sistema radicular superficial baseando-se na sua pontuação no ensaio de herbicida, destacando-se 20 genótipos como possíveis doadores de genes para comprimento, densidade e velocidade de emissão de raízes. Ensaios a campo foram conduzidos em 4 localidades expondo as variedades as mais distintas condições climáticas, buscando analisar a diversidade fenotípica para caracteres agromorfológicos. Os dados fenotípicos obtidos pelos marcadores morfológicos geraram um total de 15 grupos de acessos quando utilizados os 13 caracteres avaliados. A média do índice de sensibilidade a seca foi de 0,99 havendo materiais tolerantes com índices próximos a 0,6 e materiais sensíveis com índice próximos a 1,12. Os 384 marcadores SNP detectaram um total de 73728 alelos indicando alta porcentagem de A (40,8%) e G (34,6%) comparado com C (15,6%) e T (3,6%). Quanto aos heterozigotos, a maior porcentagem foi observada de A/G (0,54%) e a menor porcentagem de A/T (0,04%), sendo a maior parte dos heterozigotos observados nos cromossomos 3 e 8 comparado com outros cromossomos. As análises caracterizaram os acessos japoneses como 98,4% pertencentes à subespécie Japônica. Para associação entre marcadores e fenótipos, foi utilizada a abordagem de modelo linear misto (MLM), o qual incorpora informações de estrutura populacional e parentesco. Os resultados obtidos deverão ser investigados futuramente a fim de confirmar as associações em diferentes populações. O aumento do estresse hídrico teve efeito significativo no desempenho dos acessos, e a interação genótipo e estresse hídrico foi significativa para rendimento final e tamanho de panícula. Entre os acessos estudados foi observada variação genética para as características relacionadas com a tolerância a estresse hídrico e encontraram-se acessos com reduções no rendimento devido ao déficit hídrico comparáveis com o das testemunhas, embora com tamanho de panícula menor, inclusive em condições ótimas. Dos 384 marcadores utilizados, 10 foram responsáveis por associações significativas com o índice de sensibilidade a seca, com base nos diferentes métodos de correção para múltiplos testes. Estas associações foram selecionadas para verificar o efeito alélico sobre o genótipo observado, gerando informações preliminares para a aplicação futura de seleção assistida por marcadores (SAM). O tamanho dos blocos de ligação foram estimados em ~100 kb (r < 0,05) e ~75kb (r < 0,1). / Germplasm characterization and the knowledge of its diversity and population structure are important to effective utilization of genetic resources in breeding programs specially drought breeding program. In this work 192 landraces from all over Japan were evaluate for their morphological and productive characteristics, using field trials and high throughput screening methods. The screening using herbicide barrier approach at 30 cm depth was able to detect genetic diversity between the landraces for root length and clearly distinguish between deep root landraces and shallow root landraces. With this approach was possible to select 20 landraces with deep root system as possible donor of drought tolerance genes. Aiming characterize the landraces to agromorphological characteristics field trials were carried in 4 different locations exposing the landraces for a diversity environment effect. Using 13 traits phenotypically data generate a total of 15 groups during cluster analysis. The average result for drought sensitive index was 0.99, however this results presents a huge variability having landraces with scores about 0.6 to landraces with score up to 1.12. Drought effect was huge and statistically significant affecting directly yield and panicle size. The landraces presented genetic variability for drought tolerance and some landraces presenting yield and panicle size reductions due to drought comparable with drought-tolerant controls were detected. A total of 73728 alleles were detected by the SNP markers, indicated a high percentage of A (40,8%) and G (34,6%) alleles compared to C(15,6%) and T (3.6%). Heterozygocity of A/G was highest (0,54%) and lowest in A/T (0.04%). Of 3 chromosomes of rice, chromosome 8 produced highest percentage of heterozygocity compared to other chromosomes. Accessions were classified as 98.4% belonging to japônica subspecies. Association between markers and phenotypes was performed using a mixed linear approach (MLM), which incorporates information regarding population structure and kinship. Among the 384 markers used, 10 were responsible for significant associations with drought sensibility index, based on different criteria to correct for multiple tests.These associations were selected to determine the allelic effects over the traits, in order to generate preliminary data for marker assisted selections (MAS). Estimated size of haplotype blocks were ~100 kb (r <0.05) and ~75 kb (r <0.1). Future studies should confirm marker trait associations here found using different populations.

Um dos desafios atuais da pesquisa em frutíferas tropicais é incorporar abordagens baseadas em marcadores moleculares nos programas convencionais de melhoramento. O maracujá-doce (Passiflora alata) é uma espécie diploide, de fecundação cruzada e pouco explorada. Recentemente, nosso grupo construiu um mapa de ligação de P. alata composto de diferentes tipos de marcadores moleculares. Além disso, dispõe-se de um conjunto de transcritos de Passiflora edulis, obtidos a partir de duas bibliotecas de expressão: forward e reverse onde foram isolados transcritos diferencialmente expressos na planta inoculada com Xanthomonas axonopodis (Xap) (672) e na planta controle, não inoculada (310), respectivamente. Assim, neste estudo, este conjunto de transcritos foi explorado visando ao desenvolvimento de marcadores SSR e SNP com o intuito de enriquecer, posteriormente, o mapa de ligação de P. alata com marcadores funcionais putativos. Para o desenvolvimento dos marcadores SSRs, as 672 sequências da biblioteca forward foram investigadas e em 91 delas foram encontrados 115 SSRs. Como esperado, a classe de repetições trinucleotídicas foi a mais abundante, sendo o motivo (AG)n o mais comum entre as repetições dinucleotídicas. Desenhou-se primers para amplificar 42 desses SSRs. Dois acessos de P. edulis e seis indivíduos da população de mapeamento de P. alata foram usados nos testes de transferibilidade e avaliação do polimorfismo. Trinta e quatro pares de primers apresentaram bom padrão de amplificação, porém apenas 10 deles revelaram polimorfismo em P. alata. Para o desenvolvimento dos marcadores SNPs, 118 sequências selecionadas das bibliotecas de expressão forward e reverse foram usadas para o desenho de primers; 37 delas foram usadas para avaliar o polimorfismo no mesmo set de indivíduos de P. alata. Foram encontrados 34 locos contendo SNPs bialélicos em 16 fragmentos gênicos, cujas sequencias variaram em tamanho de 332 a 872 pb. Considerando todos os fragmentos gênicos (16), foi analisado um total de 10.003 pb; a frequência de SNPs foi estimada como sendo 1 a cada 294 pb. Observou-se a mesma ocorrência de SNPs (50%, 17/34) em regiões codantes e não-codantes. Uma função putativa pôde ser atribuída a todos os fragmentos gênicos de P. alata, sendo que 82% mostraram homologia com as mesmas proteínas das sequências de origem, isoladas de P. edulis. No geral, os locos marcadores apresentaram baixo nível de polimorfismo molecular. Este é o primeiro trabalho sobre o desenvolvimento de locos marcadores funcionais putativos em Passiflora usando transcritos expressos em resposta à Xap. / One of the current challenges of tropical fruit research is to incorporate molecular marker-based approaches into conventional breeding programs. The sweet passion fruit (Passiflora alata) is a diploid, outcrossing and underexploited species. Recently, our group has constructed a P. alata linkage map consisted of different types of molecular markers. Moreover, we have a set of transcripts of Passiflora edulis obtained from two expression libraries: the forward and the reverse where differentially expressed transcripts were isolated from a plant inoculated with Xanthomonas axonopodis (Xap) (672), and from the control plant, uninoculated (310), respectively. Thus, in this study, this set of transcripts were exploited aiming at the development of SNP and SSR markers for future enrichment of the P. alata linkage map with putative functional markers. For the development of SSR markers, the 672 sequences from the forward library were investigated and 91 of them were found to have 115 SSRs. As expected, the trinucleotide class of repeats was the most abundant, and the (AG)n motif was the most common among the dinucleotide repeats. Primers were designed to amplify 42 of these SSRs. Transferability tests and polymorphism investigation were carried out using two accessions of P. edulis and six individuals of the mapping population of P. alata. Thirty-four primer pairs showed a good amplification pattern but only 10 loci revealed polymorphism in P. alata. For the development of SNP markers, 118 sequences selected from forward and reverse expression libraries were used for designing primers; 37 were used to assess the polymorphism in the same set of individuals of P. alata. Thirty-four biallelic SNPs were found in 16 gene fragment sequences that ranged in size from 332 to 872 bp. Considering all gene fragments, a total of 10,003 bp was obtained; the frequency of SNPs was estimated to be 1 every 294 bp. The same prevalence of SNPs (50%, 17/34) was observed within coding and non-coding regions. A putative function was assigned to all gene fragments of P. alata; 82% of them have shown homology to the original protein sequences isolated from P. edulis. Overall, the marker loci showed a low level of molecular polymorphism. This is the first report on the development of putative functional marker loci in Pasiflora using transcripts induced in response to Xap.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T14:37:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_carlos_ferreira.pdf: 649296 bytes, checksum: 99fb2b37d32c0a7abfe862b1269cfdbf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-26 / The common use of pooled sperm doses (composed of sperm of two or more boars) in artificial insemination (AI) in swine limits the precise evaluation of individual boar fertility. Thus, marginal differences in potential fertility among boars are clouded by the use of heterospermic AI. This study had the objective of identifying the contribution of individual boars for the paternity of progeny generated by heterospermic AI. Four boars were used as sperm donors (A, B, C and D). After collection, ejaculates from those boars were used to compose homospermic and heterospermic doses (AB, AC, AD, BC, BD and CD), all including 3.0 x 109 spermatozoa in 80 ml. A total of 511 females were inseminated. The paternity of 4.119 piglets was determined through the use of SNP (Single nucleotide polymorphism) markers : 3.558 from heterospermic AI; and 461 from homospermic AI. The comparison of paternity per pool showed that the pool AC was the only one in which each boar contributed similarly for paternity (P > 0.05), whereas differences between boars occurred in all other pools (P < 0.05). The greatest contribution for paternity of piglets occurred for boar D, which sired nearly 60% of all piglets boar in the pools in which that boar took part. These results indicate that in most of the heterospermic AI, individual boars contribute distinctly for the paternity of the piglets, even though each boar contributes with the same sperm concentration in the pooled sperm doses. Key / O uso generalizado de pool de sêmen (dois ou mais machos compondo a dose) em inseminações artificiais comerciais limita a análise dos dados de fertilidade dos reprodutores. Pequenas diferenças no potencial fecundante dos machos doadores são ocultadas pelo uso de doses heterospérmicas. Este trabalho teve por objetivo identificar a contribuição individual de reprodutores suínos para a composição da progênie gerada por inseminação artificial heterospérmica. Foram utilizados quatro reprodutores suínos. Após a coleta dos ejaculados foram elaboradas doses inseminantes (DI) homospérmicas (A, B, C e D) e DI heterospérmicas, formando os pools (AB, AC, AD, BC, BD e CD) contendo 3,0 x 109 espermatozoides em 80 ml. Foram inseminadas 511 fêmeas. A determinação da paternidade foi através de marcadores SNP (Single nucleotide polymorphism). Foram genotipadas amostras de um total de 4.019 leitões, 3.558 provenientes de IA heterospérmicas e 461 provenientes de IA homospérmicas. Durante a análise do percentual de paternidade por pool, constatou-se que AC foi o único grupo em cada macho contribuiu igualmente para o tamanho das leitegadas (P > 0,05), nos demais pools foi observada diferença estatística significativa (P<0,05). A avaliação das doses heterospérmicas revelou que as médias mais elevadas foram de pools formados pelo reprodutor D, que contribuiu com aproximadamente 60% do total de nascidos (TN) em seus pools. Conforme os resultados obtidos, na maioria dos casos estudados não há contribuição semelhante na quantidade de leitões nascidos, ainda que a concentração de células espermáticas de cada um dos machos seja idêntica na formação das DIs.

Les cellules Natural Killer (NK) sont non, seulement de précieux effecteurs cytotoxiques de la réponse immunitaire innée dirigée contre les tumeurs et les infections, mais aussi d’importants immunorégulateurs. Leur activation dépend d’une balance complexe entre des signaux émanant de multiples récepteurs, tantôt inhibiteurs, tantôt activateurs. Parmi les récepteurs activateurs, NCR3 représente un acteur important de la lyse tumorale et de l’interaction avec les cellules dendritiques. Dans le but de caractériser la variabilité interindividuelle de la réponse NK et d’établir une référence pour des études ultérieures dans un contexte pathologique, nous avons examiné, dans un échantillon de 43 donneurs sains, les corrélations entre la variabilité fonctionnelle des cellules NK en réponse à la stimulation de leur récepteur NKp30 et le niveau d’expression des transcrits de NCR3 ainsi que celui de la protéine correspondante, au regard du polymorphisme génomique. Nous avons mis en évidence une étroite corrélation entre l’expression membranaire de NKp30 et NKp46 et la fonction cytotoxique NK, mais pas avec la sécrétion de cytokines. Nous avons retrouvé l’effet déjà connu du variant rs986475 sur l’expression de l’un des transcrits alternatifs de NCR3, T3. Nous avons également identifié un autre variant, rs11575836, influençant le niveau de transcrits T1, en relation avec la cytotoxicité induite par la signalisation NKp30. Cette étude pointe le doigt sur la spécificité des voies de signalisation des fonctions NK et le réseau complexe de gènes impliqués dans leur régulation. Nous avons par ailleurs évalué la variabilité génétique de NCR3 dans la myasthénie auto-immune où les cellules NK pourraient jouer un rôle. Le re-séquençage du gène NCR3 n’a pas révélé d’association avec un polymorphisme commun mais a permis d’identifier deux mutations rares, « faux-sens », retrouvées uniquement chez des patients myasthéniques. L’une d’elle, L19R, est non-conservative et représente un candidat particulièrement intéressant à examiner en détail du fait de sa localisation dans une région très conservée dans la phylogénie. Même si de nombreux points restent à élucider, ces résultats indiquent qu’il devrait être possible de relier de façon globale et intégrative le polymorphisme de l’ADN, ainsi que l’expression des transcrits et des protéines, à la réponse fonctionnelle des cellules NK / Natural Killer (NK) cells are not just invaluable cytotoxic effectors of innate immune response against tumors and infections but also important immunoregulators. They are activated by an intricate balance between signals provided by their inhibitory and activating receptors. Among activating receptors, NCR3 can mediate tumor lysis and dendritic cell maturation making it a crucial receptor in NK cell function. Furthermore, a recent study showed that alternative splicing of NCR3 can affect NK cell function and patient responses to treatment. In order to characterize interindividual variability of NK cell response and to set up a reference for future investigations in pathologies, we investigated 43 healthy donors and studied correlations between NK cell functional variability in response to NKp30 triggering with NKp30 transcript and membrane expression in light of genomic polymorphism. We showed a tight correlation between membrane expression of NKp30 and NKp46 with the cytotoxic NK cell response but not with cytokine secretion. In addtion, we identified a new variant influencing T1 NCR3 transcripts, rs11575836, which is associated with NKp30-induced cytotoxicity. This study pointed out the specifity of pathways underlying NK cell function and the complexity of gene networks involved in their regulation. NCR3 genetic variability was also assessed in myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease where NK cells seem to be implicated. NCR3 re-sequencing did not shown any association with common polymorphisms but disclosed two rare nonsense mutations that were found only in patients. One of them, L19R, a non-conservative amino acid change, is of particular interest because it is located in a highly-conserved region across phylogeny. Although numerous issues remain to be clarified, our results indicate that it should be possible to integrate information of DNA polymorphism, with that of transcript and membrane protein expression to identify functional patterns in NK cell response

Le pin maritime (Pinus pinaster Ait.) est l’une des principales espèces forestières en France, fournissant près d’un quart de la production nationale de bois. Un programme d’amélioration, mis en place dans les années 1960, propose des variétés génétiquement améliorées pour la croissance et la rectitude du tronc.Cette thèse explore la possibilité d’introduire les marqueurs moléculaires dans les stratégies d’amélioration génétique du pin maritime en Aquitaine. Les marqueurs sont utilisés afin de reconstituer a posteriori les pedigrees au sein d’un test de descendance « polycross », pour d’une part vérifier les hypothèses sur lesquelles repose la sélection backward, et d’autre part, pour proposer une stratégie de sélection innovante. Tout d’abord, la reconstitution du pedigree de 984 individus à l’aide de 63 marqueurs SNPs permet de valider les hypothèses de la sélection backward, et montre que les estimations des paramètres génétiques et des valeurs génétiques maternelles, basées sur l’information d’un pedigree partiel ou complet, diffèrent peu. Puis, les meilleurs descendants du test polycross sont présélectionnés et génotypés pour évaluer la faisabilité d’une stratégie de sélection forward. Enfin, des vergers à graines sont simulés selon différentes stratégies de sélection (backward, forward, mixte) afin de comparer les gains génétiques des variétés améliorées ainsi obtenues.Une stratégie de sélection forward chez le pin maritime permettrait d’accélérer les cycles de sélection et d’augmenter la fréquence des sorties variétales. De plus, le jeu de marqueurs SNPs développé dans cette étude est en cours de valorisation dans différentes étapes du programme d’amélioration. / Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is one of the main economical forest species in France, providing about twenty five percent of the national round wood production. A breeding program, implemented since the 60’s, offers genetically improved varieties for growth and stem straightness.This PhD explores the use of molecular markers in breeding strategies for maritime pine in Aquitaine. Molecular markers were used for pedigree recovery in a polycross progeny trial to test assumptions of backward selection on one hand, and to evaluate the feasibility of a new breeding strategy on the other hand. First, the pedigree of 984 progeny was recovered with 63 SNPs allowing to verify the assumptions of backward selection. We also showed that genetic parameters and maternal breeding value estimates were not much modified by inclusion of full pedigree information. Then, the best progenies in the polycross trial were preselected and genotyped to investigate the possibility of carrying out a forward selection strategy. Finally, establishment of clonal seed orchards were simulated from various breeding strategies (backward, forward, mixed) in order to compare genetic gains from the improved varieties obtained thereby.This study opens new perspectives towards an implementation of forward selection in the French maritime pine breeding program, to speed the selection cycles up and to increase the frequency of variety renewal. Moreover, the set of SNP markers developed is now used in different steps of the breeding program.

La sélection génomique substitue à la connaissance de la généalogie celle des séquences d’ADN et connait un succès spectaculaire dans la sélection des bovins laitiers. En équin, le gain de précision pour les valeurs génétiques en CSO a été estimé faible entre la généalogie et la génomique, éventuellement à cause des particularités des populations d’apprentissage et de validation. L’objectif est de définir pour les races équines les conditions d’efficacité et de fonctionnement de la sélection génomique. La partie théorique de la thèse a consisté en une méta-analyse afin de comprendre le lien entre précision théorique et observée en fonction des paramètres des populations. L’étude a montré l’importance du nombre efficace de marqueurs Me. Ce paramètre spécifique de la population, de la structure génomique et de la parenté doit être évalué, au même titre que l’héritabilité en génétique classique. D’un point de vue pratique, la 1ère voie d’amélioration était de rechercher des gènes à effet majeur sur l’aptitude au concours de saut d’obstacles (CSO) ou au concours complet. Aucun gène majeur n’a été localisé malgré des détections significatives. Le 2nd levier pour améliorer l’estimation des valeurs génétiques en CSO était d’utiliser le Single-Step, méthode qui combine l’information génomique des étalons génotypés et la généalogie de l’ensemble des chevaux non génotypés utilisés pour l’indexation. L’évaluation pour le CSO a donc été revisitée. Malgré le re-calcul de l’héritabilité et l’application des points sur toute la période, le gain en précision reste faible. La sélection génomique a également été testée sur des chevaux d’endurance, mais comme pour le CSO les précisions obtenues pour le moment ne sont pas assez élevées pour justifier une utilisation de la sélection génomique. Récemment, un gène majeur agissant sur l’aptitude à trotter (DMRT3) a été identifié. Malgré l’effet très négatif d’un allèle sur la qualification et les performances précoces, le Trotteur français (TF) est polymorphe pour le gène à cause d’un effet positif de ce même allèle sur les performances tardives. La sélection classique et la sélection génomique ont été comparées en incluant ou non dans le modèle un marqueur lié à DMRT3, nous permettant d’identifier la meilleure combinaison de modèle et de méthode à utiliser pour estimer les valeurs génétiques du TF. Enfin, le paramètre Me a été estimé dans les populations de chevaux utilisées au cours de la thèse, et les résultats des évaluations génomiques ont été comparés en fonction de Me et des autres paramètres influant sur la précision de la sélection génomique. Deux nouveaux projets prévoyant de génotyper des chevaux de CSO d’une part et des TF d’autre part devraient permettre respectivement d’améliorer la précision de l’évaluation génomique en CSO et de confirmer l’intérêt de la prise en compte de DMRT3 dans l’évaluation génomique des TF. / Genomic selection uses genotypes information instead of pedigree information for the estimation of breeding values. In dairy cattle, the selection schemes were greatly improved with this method. In horses, a first attempt of genomic selection showed that the evaluation accuracy was not much improved when using genotypes information compared to classic evaluation, possibly because of the structure of the reference and validation populations. The objective of the thesis was to define the theoretical and practical conditions for the use of genomic selection in horses. The theoretical work of the thesis consisted in a meta-analysis to understand the relation between observed and theoretical accuracy depending on the parameters of the population. We proved the importance of the effective number of independent segments in the genome Me. This parameter is specific of the population and of the genomic structure and relationship structure. We recommend to estimate this parameter before genomic evaluation, just like heritability that is estimated before genetic evaluation. Regarding practical tasks of the thesis, the first solution to improve the breeding values estimation for jumping performances was to look for genes having a major effect on performances in jumping competitions and three-day’s events, but no major gene was evidence in spite of significant detections. The 2nd solution was to perform a single-step evaluation. This method combines information from genotyped stallions and from the pedigree of the whole population. Even if the heritability was re-estimated and points distributed to all horses to have a homogeneous criteria, the accuracy of genomic evaluation was not much improved. Genomic selection was also tested on horses running endurance races, but as for jumping the accuracy was not high enough. Recently, a major gene having a huge effect on the ability of horses to trot was evidenced (DMRT3). Even if one allele has a negative effect on qualification and early earnings, French Trotter (FT) is still heterozygote because of a positive effect of this allele on late performances. Genetic and genomic evaluations were compared with or without using in the model a SNP linked to DMRT3 as a fixed effect. This study allowed identifying the best combination of model and method to use for estimation of FT breeding values. Finally, the parameter Me was estimated in the populations of horses used in the thesis. The results of genomic evaluations were compared according to Me and the other parameters having an influence on the accuracy of genomic evaluations. Two new projects will genotype more jumping horses and FT, they should allow to improve the accuracy of genomic evaluation for jumping horses and to acknowledge the interest of using DMRT3 in the genomic evaluation of FT.

Une absence ou une réduction de l’expression des gènes de prédisposition au cancer du sein BRCA1 et BRCA2 est retrouvée dans un tiers des cancers du sein sporadiques. Cependant, les mécanismes entraînant une inactivation de leur expression déjà identifiés comme la présence de mutations somatiques, l’hyperméthylation de leur promoteur ou encore la perte d’hétérozygotie (LOH) ne suffisent pas, à eux-seuls, à expliquer cette forte diminution. Nous avons donc émis l’hypothèse d’une régulation de l’expression des gènes BRCA par les microARNs (miR). Suite à une analyse bioinformatique, validée par des tests luciférase, nous avons montré l’interaction directe de miR-146a et miR-146b-5p avec la 3’UTR de BRCA1. Ces miRs diminuent le taux de protéine BRCA1 lors de leur surexpression et l’augmentent lors de leur inhibition. Nous avons montré également le rôle joué par ces miRs dans la prolifération cellulaire et dans la réparation par recombinaison homologue, fonctions pour lesquelles BRCA1 est requise. Nous avons retrouvé ces 2 miRs surexprimés dans les lignées mammaires et les tumeurs triple-négatives qui ont un profil semblable aux tumeurs développées chez les porteuses de mutations BRCA1. Dans une deuxième partie nous avons analysé si ces deux microARNs jouaient aussi un rôle dans les cancers du sein familiaux. Notre étude du SNP rs2910164 : G>C situé dans le gène de miR-146a, nous a permis de montrer que sa présence ne modifie pas le risque de développer un cancer du sein chez les porteuses de mutation BRCA1 et BRCA2. Nous avons également entrepris de rechercher si certains gènes codant pour des miRs pouvaient être de nouveaux gènes modificateurs du risque tumoral chez les porteuses BRCA, et/ou de nouveaux allèles de prédisposition au cancer du sein / An absence or a reduction of the expression of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer predisposition genes is found in one third of sporadic breast cancers. However, the mechanisms leading to the inactivation of their expression that have been already identified like the presence of somatic mutations, hypermethylation of the promoter or loss of heterozygosity at the BRCA loci are not sufficient to explain this large diminution. We therefore hypothesised that the expression of the BRCA genes could be regulated by microRNAs (miR). Following a bioinformatics analysis, validated by luciferase tests, we have shown a direct interaction of miR-146a and miR-146-b-5p with the 3’UTR of BRCA1. These miRs decrease the BRCA1 protein rate when they are overexpressed and increase it when they are inhibited. Furthermore we have demonstrated the role played by these miRs in cell proliferation and DNA repair by homologous recombination, two mechanisms for which BRCA1 is required. We have found these two miRs overexpressed in mammary cell lines and in triple-negative breast tumors that have a profile similar to that of the tumors developed by BRCA1 mutation carriers. In a second part, we analysed if these two microRNAs also play a role in familial breast cancers. An association study of the rs2910164 : G>C SNP located in the gene for miR-146a, has permitted us to show that its presence does not seem to modify the risk to develop breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. We have also undertaken to determine if some miR genes could modify tumor risk in BRCA mutation carriers, and/or could represent new breast cancer predisposing alleles

Common bean is a major dietary component in several countries, but its productivity is negatively affected by abiotic stresses. Dissecting candidate genes involved in abiotic stress tolerance is a paramount step toward the improvement of common bean performance under such constraints. Thereby, this thesis presents a systematic analysis of the DEHYDRATION RESPONSIVE ELEMENT-BINDING (DREB) gene subfamily, which encompasses genes that regulate several processes during stress responses, but with limited information for common bean. First, a series of in silico analyses with sequences retrieved from the P. vulgaris genome on Phytozome supported the categorization of 54 putative PvDREB genes distributed within six phylogenetic subgroups (A-1 to A-6), along the 11 chromosomes. Second, we cloned four novel PvDREB genes and determined their inducibility-factors, including the dehydration-, salinity- and cold-inducible genes PvDREB1F and PvDREB5A, and the dehydration- and cold-inducible genes PvDREB2A and PvDREB6B. Afterwards, nucleotide polymorphisms were searched through Sanger sequencing along those genes, revealing a high number of single nucleotide polymorphisms within PvDREB6B by the comparison of Mesoamerican and Andean genotypes. The nomenclature of PvDREB6B is discussed in details. Furthermore, we used the BARCBean6K_3 SNP platform to identify and genotype the closest SNP to each one of the 54 PvDREB genes. We selected PvDREB6B for a broader study encompassing a collection of wild common bean accessions of Mesoamerican origin. The population structure of the wild beans was accessed using sequence polymorphisms of PvDREB6B. The genetic clusters were partially associated with variation in latitude, altitude, precipitation and temperature throughout the areas such beans are distributed. With an emphasis on drought stress, an adapted tube-screening method in greenhouse conditions enabled the phenotyping of several drought-related traits in the wild collection. Interestingly, our data revealed a correlation between root depth, plant height and biomass and the environmental data of the location of the accessions. Correlation was also observed between the population structure determined through PvDREB6B and the environmental data. An association study combining data from the SNP array and DREB polymorphisms enabled the detection of SNP associated with drought-related traits through a compressed mixed linear model (CMLM) analysis. This thesis highlighted important features of DREB genes in common bean, revealing candidates for further strategies aimed at improvement of abiotic stress tolerance, with emphasis on drought tolerance / O feijoeiro é um componente essencial na dieta em diversos países, no entanto, sua produção é afetada negativamente por estresses abióticos. O estudo de genes candidatos envolvidos na adaptação aos estresses é uma etapa fundamental para o melhoramento da performance do feijoeiro sob tais estresses. Desse modo, esta tese apresenta uma análise sistemática da subfamília de genes DEHYDRATION RESPONSIVE ELEMENT-BINDING (DREB), que reúne genes envolvidos em diversos processos em resposta a estresses, mas pouco estudados no feijoeiro. Primeiramente, uma série de análises in silico com sequências de feijoeiro obtidas da plataforma Phytozome possibilitaram a categorização de 54 genes PvDREB putativos, distribuídos em seis subgrupos (A-1 até A-6) nos 11 cromossomos da espécie. Posteriormente, quatro novos genes PvDREB foram clonados e seus padrões de inducibilidade foram determinados. PvDREB1F e PvDREB5A foram induzidos por desidratação, baixa temperatura e salinidade, enquanto PvDREB2A e PvDREB6B foram predominantemente induzidos por desidratação e baixa temperatura. Polimorfismos de nucleotídeos foram buscados através de sequenciamento por método derivado de Sanger, revelando elevado número de SNP no gene PvDREB6B. A nomenclatura desse gene foi discutida detalhadamente ao longo da tese. A plataforma de marcadores SNP BARCBean6K_3 foi acessada para identificar o SNP mais próximo de cada um dos 54 PvDREB. O gene PvDREB6B foi selecionado para um estudo mais amplo, envolvendo uma coleção de acessos selvagens de origem Mesoamericana. A estrutura populacional destes genótipos foi analisada a partir de polimorfismos na sequência de PvDREB6B. Os grupos genéticos apresentaram associação parcial com variação da latitude, altitude, precipitação e temperatura das áreas em que os acessos naturalmente ocorrem. Com ênfase no estudo do déficit hídrico, uma plataforma de fenotipagem destes acessos em casa de vegetação, utilizando um sistema de tubos plásticos, foi elaborada para a análise de diversos parâmetros relacionados ao estresse por déficit hídrico. Os dados revelaram correlação entre profundidade de raízes, altura das plantas e a biomassa e as variáveis ambientais de cada local. A correlação também foi detectada entre a estrutura populacional estudada por PvDREB6B e os dados ambientais. Finalmente, um estudo de associação genética foi realizado entre os SNP da plataforma e ligados a DREB e os parâmetros fenotípicos, permitindo a identificação de marcadores SNP associados a caracteres específicos, usando um modelo linear misto (CMLM). Esta tese apresentou importantes aspectos sobre os genes DREB em feijoeiro, revelando candidatos para seu uso em estratégias de melhoramento para tolerância a estresses abióticos, com ênfase em déficit hídrico