Time-Resolved Haemocyte Transcriptomics in Mythimna separata Challenged by Nematodes

Time-course RNA sequencing data compares haemocyte responses to inert beads versus living nematodes in the lepidopteran insect Mythimna separata. The dataset, shared by Masaya Ono on figshare under CC-BY-4.0, was last updated in May 2026. It provides a temporal framework for understanding insect immune recognition of large metazoan parasites.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal gene expression patterns based on time-resolved RNA sequencing mentioned in the description
• Compare immune pathway activation, such as the Toll signalling pathway, between living and inert challenges
• Identify genes enriched for regulatory, immune, and membrane-related processes during nematode exposure

Strengths

• Data is time-resolved, enabling analysis of dynamic transcriptional responses.
• Focuses on a specific biological comparison between living nematodes and inert material.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 14.4 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Haemocytes were collected following injection treatments, and RNA sequencing was used.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 16:40:13