Chili Pepper Transcriptome Under Phytophthora Infection Across Tissues and Time

RNA sequencing data from leaf, stem, and root tissues of resistant and susceptible chili pepper varieties infected by Phytophthora capsici. The dataset contains 149,531 differentially expressed genes identified from 39 comparisons across different tissues and post-inoculation times. It was authored by Dennis Nicuh Lozada and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify candidate genes for disease resistance based on differential expression patterns across tissues.
• Analyze shared genetic defense mechanisms based on DEGs related to immune response and fungal infection.
• Compare temporal gene expression dynamics based on data from different post-inoculation time points.
• Investigate tissue-specific defense responses based on the higher number of DEGs observed in roots compared to stems and leaves.

Strengths

• Contains 149,531 differentially expressed genes from 39 distinct comparisons.
• Includes data from three tissue types (leaf, stem, root) and two pepper varieties (resistant and susceptible).
• Provides a breakdown of DEGs, with 75,520 showing higher expression and 74,011 showing lower expression.

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 (120.1 KB), indicating a summary or processed dataset rather than raw sequencing reads.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) performed on chili pepper tissues after pathogen inoculation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:42:38