Table 2_Transcriptional regulation of root development in cacao: a genome-wide comparative

A 2026 study by Rolande Eugenie Ango Makondy provides genome-wide RNA-seq transcriptomic profiles from cacao seedling roots. The data includes 12,979 differentially expressed genes from four seedling types, focusing on lateral root emergence. The dataset is a 2.4 MB document shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Identify differentially expressed transcription factors based on the reported AP2/ERF, MYB, NAC, LOB, GNAT, SET, and WRKY families.
• Analyze pathways related to root patterning based on described modules for amino acid/carbohydrate metabolism, phytohormone signaling, and MAPK cascades.
• Compare transcriptional patterns between zygotic and somatic embryo-derived seedlings based on the described four seedling types.
• Investigate molecular disorders associated with root defects based on the described mispatterning of pericycle and vascular tissues.

Strengths

• Identifies 12,979 differentially expressed genes, providing a broad transcriptional overview.
• Profiles more than 900 differentially regulated transcription factors across several key families.
• Compares four distinct biological conditions: two zygotic seedling ages and two somatic embryo-derived seedling variants.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary data file is a DOCX document (2.4 MB), which may require extraction of underlying data tables.

Provenance

Source

Rolande Eugenie Ango Makondy via figshare.

Collection Method

Whole-root transcriptomes profiled using genome-wide RNA sequencing (RNA-seq).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 06:11:54; freshness should be verified.