Coix Transcriptome Data for Cadmium Stress Response Analysis

Transcriptome sequencing data from the medicinal plant Coix lacryma-jobi (germplasm YY03-03) under cadmium stress. The dataset includes 6.28 to 9.79 billion base pairs of sequencing data across control and treated root, stem, leaf, and grain tissues, identifying thousands of differentially expressed genes. It was authored by Pengliang He and published on figshare in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify candidate genes for low-cadmium accumulation based on differential expression patterns.
• Analyze biological pathways altered by cadmium stress using GO and KEGG enrichment results.
• Validate transcriptomic findings with the 12 stress-responsive DEGs assessed by qRT-PCR.
• Study tissue-specific molecular responses to cadmium in roots, stems, leaves, and grains.

Strengths

• Sequencing depth is quantified, with billions of base pairs reported for each tissue type (e.g., 6.28–8.79 billion bp for control roots).
• Differentially expressed genes are enumerated by tissue and regulation direction (e.g., 1144 DEGs in Cd-treated root).
• Experimental conditions are precisely defined, including cadmium concentrations of 0, 15, and 30 mg kg⁻¹.
• Physiological measurements (e.g., transpiration rate decreased by 54.0% at 15 mg kg⁻¹ Cd) provide phenotypic context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset focuses on a single coix germplasm (YY03-03), which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Pengliang He via figshare.

Collection Method

Transcriptome sequencing of Coix plants grown under controlled cadmium stress conditions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:36:14; freshness should be verified.