Data Sheet 1_Transcriptional profiling of glutathione metabolism and the glutathione redox

Transcriptional profiling data from a pot trial investigating the glutathione metabolism response of Festuca sinensis grass, with and without Epichloë sinensis endophyte infection, to sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) stress. The dataset was generated by Lianyu Zhou using high-throughput RNA sequencing and was last updated in March 2026. It captures gene expression in plant shoots and roots over a 3-day period following treatment with 0, 20, and 50 mg/L Na2SeO3.

Use Cases

• Identify differentially expressed genes related to glutathione metabolism based on selenium treatment levels mentioned in the description.
• Compare transcriptional responses between endophyte-infected (EI) and endophyte-free (EF) plant tissues as described.
• Analyze time-series expression patterns of genes like GCLC, GR, APX, and GST over the 3-day experimental period.
• Investigate the role of the Epichloë endophyte in modulating plant tolerance to selenium stress as suggested by the findings.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a controlled pot trial with defined treatment concentrations (0, 20, 50 mg/L Na2SeO3).
• Profiling was performed on both shoots and roots over a 3-day time course, allowing for temporal analysis.
• The dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (210.9 KB), indicating limited scope, likely summary results rather than raw sequencing reads.

Provenance

Source

Lianyu Zhou via figshare.

Collection Method

High-throughput RNA sequencing of plant tissues from controlled pot trials.

Time Range

Experimental observations over a 3-day period after a 90-day growth period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 06:48:59; freshness should be verified.