Stickleback Transcriptomic Responses to Parasite Exposure Across Populations

Lab-reared threespine sticklebacks from three populations with varying parasite susceptibilities were exposed to immune stimuli, revealing changes in gene expression. The 672.4 KB Excel file contains transcriptomic data associated with the evolution of resistance to the cestode Schistocephalus solidus. Lauren E. Fuess authored this dataset, which was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify shared and population-specific gene expression patterns based on exposure to cestode protein or alum.
• Analyze the role of fibrosis-associated gene regulation in parasite defense mechanisms.
• Compare constitutive expression levels of immune-related genes across stickleback populations with different susceptibility.
• Investigate evolutionary co-option of tissue damage response pathways for novel parasite resistance.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Specific focus on three distinct stickleback populations with documented susceptibility differences.
• Experimental design includes multiple immune stimuli (alum, cestode protein, control).

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 672.4 KB file size suggests a relatively small-scale dataset.

Provenance

Source

Lauren E. Fuess via figshare.

Collection Method

Transcriptomic analysis of lab-reared sticklebacks exposed to immune stimuli.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:36:46.