Odorant Degrading Enzyme Candidates from the White-Spotted Flower Chafer Antennae

Protaetia brevitarsis, an agricultural pest, was studied to identify genes for odorant degrading enzymes (ODEs). The dataset lists 94 candidate genes from four enzyme families identified via antennal transcriptome sequencing, with 16 genes showing antennae-enriched expression. Author Yi Lu published the work on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license, with a last update in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing candidate genes for functional validation based on antennal expression profiles (FPKM >100).
• Phylogenetic analysis of insect odorant degrading enzyme families (carboxylesterases, cytochrome P450s, etc.).
• Designing targeted pest control strategies that disrupt olfactory signal inactivation mechanisms.

Strengths

• Lists 94 candidate genes from four specific enzyme families (23 carboxylesterases, 40 cytochrome P450s, 21 glutathione S-transferases, 10 UDP-glycosyltransferases).
• Includes tissue expression profiling for 17 highly expressed genes, with 16 showing antennae-enriched or specific expression.
• Dataset is openly available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 26.9 KB file size indicates a very small, likely summary-level dataset.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Yi Lu.

Collection Method

Antennal transcriptome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 06:04:54; freshness should be verified.