Winter Tick Acetylcholine Receptor and ChAT Gene Annotations

Supplementary data from 2026 annotates putative choline acyltransferase (ChAT) and acetylcholine receptor (AChR) transcripts from the genome of the winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus. The dataset, created by Pia U. Olafson, is a 25.1 KB XLSX file containing gene annotations.

Use Cases

• Identify and classify putative acetylcholine receptor (AChR) gene sequences from the winter tick genome.
• Analyze choline acyltransferase (ChAT) gene annotations for comparative genomics studies.
• Use transcript identifiers and annotations to design primers for gene expression validation.
• Cross-reference putative gene features with other tick genomic datasets for functional analysis.

Strengths

• Dataset is recent, last updated in April 2026.
• Provides specific annotations for two key gene families (ChAT and AChR) in a defined species.

Limitations

• Very small dataset at only 25.1 KB, indicating limited scope and likely low row count.
• Lacks explicit column descriptions, sample data, and row count information.
• Focus is restricted to a single tick species (Dermacentor albipictus), limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Pia U. Olafson via figshare.

Collection Method

Genomic annotation derived from the winter tick genome.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03.