Cabbage Bolting DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Data

10,159 differentially methylated regions were identified between vegetative and reproductive leaves of cabbage. Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing data from two cabbage accessions reveals methylation dynamics during bolting. The dataset, authored by Huiling Guo and last updated in 2026, links methylation changes to the expression of meristem-development genes STM and WUS.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between DNA methylation levels and gene density across chromosomes based on whole-genome bisulfite sequencing data.
• Identify differentially methylated genes enriched in reproductive and floral development pathways based on GO enrichment analysis.
• Investigate the correlation between DNA methylation modifications and gene expression levels by integrating transcriptomic data.
• Compare DNA methylation patterns at the subgenome level between vegetative and reproductive leaf tissues.

Strengths

• Identifies 10,159 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) between two tissue types.
• Integrates whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) data with transcriptomic data for two cabbage accessions.
• Provides specific findings on key genes (STM and WUS) with reduced methylation and elevated expression during bolting.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is contained in a 1.0 MB DOCX file, which may require extraction to access underlying data tables.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) performed on vegetative and reproductive leaves of two cabbage accessions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 05:38:47; freshness should be verified.