Kentucky Bluegrass Transcriptomics Data for Wax-Related Traits and Osmotic Stress

A 2026 study by Xue You provides transcriptomic data from three Kentucky bluegrass cultivars with contrasting wax-associated epidermal structures. The dataset includes a de novo transcriptome assembly of 228,310 unigenes and differential expression analysis identifying 7,257 to 29,713 DEGs. It was published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identifying candidate regulatory genes like 1R-MYBs based on expression concordance with phenotypic gradients.
• Analyzing enrichment of hormone signal transduction pathways from differential expression data.
• Correlating transcriptomic changes with phenotypic traits like wax crystal density and ROS accumulation.
• Validating gene function through comparisons with qRT-PCR and transgenic overexpression results mentioned in the study.

Strengths

• Transcriptome assembly reports a BUSCO completeness score of 76.8%.
• Differential expression analysis covers a wide range, from 7,257 to 29,713 genes.
• Data is linked to concrete phenotypic measurements: wax crystal density, ROS staining, and enzyme activities.

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 758.4 KB DOCX document; the underlying structured data (e.g., expression matrices) may require extraction.
• Row and column counts for any underlying tables are unknown, limiting pre-download assessment of scale and structure.
• The description notes that direct wax composition quantification and cuticular water-loss assays are absent from this dataset.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Xue You.

Collection Method

Comparative phenotyping and de novo transcriptomics from three Kentucky bluegrass cultivars.

Time Range

Study published in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 04:34:29.

Geography

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