Odorant Degrading Enzyme Candidates Enriched in the Antennae of Protaetia Brevitarsis

94 candidate genes for odorant degrading enzymes (ODEs) identified from antennal transcriptome sequencing of the white-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis. The dataset includes 23 carboxylesterases, 40 cytochrome P450s, 21 glutathione S-transferases, and 10 UDP-glycosyltransferases, with 16 genes showing enriched antennal expression. Author Yi Lu published the dataset on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license, last updated on 2026-06-03.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing genes for functional validation of odorant degrading enzymes based on antennal expression profiles.
• Phylogenetic analysis of insect detoxification enzyme families (carboxylesterases, cytochrome P450s, etc.) to infer functional diversity.
• Identifying potential molecular targets for disrupting olfactory-driven behavior in the white-spotted flower chafer pest.

Strengths

• Dataset is focused on a specific biological question, identifying 94 candidate genes across four enzyme families.
• Includes tissue expression profiling for 17 highly expressed genes (FPKM >100), with 16 showing antennal enrichment.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and redistribution.

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 very small at 10.1 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Antennal transcriptome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 06:04:55; freshness should be verified.