Acropora cervicornis Gene Expression After Transplantation to a Nearshore Environment

Allyson DeMerlis published transcriptomic data on the critically endangered coral Acropora cervicornis. The dataset contains gene expression profiles from 12 samples, comparing corals transplanted from an offshore nursery to a nearshore urbanized site over four months. It includes results for 961 upregulated and 165 downregulated host and symbiont genes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing stress-response gene activation based on upregulated heat shock proteins and immune signaling pathways.
• Comparing acclimatization potential among coral genotypes based on gene co-expression network modules.
• Evaluating the molecular impact of transplantation to urbanized environments based on shifts in host and symbiont gene expression.

Strengths

• Contains results for 1,126 significantly differentially expressed genes.
• Includes data from 12 quality-filtered samples across three genotypes.
• Focuses on a critically endangered species relevant to active restoration efforts.

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 small at 51.4 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Allyson DeMerlis via figshare

Collection Method

Transcriptomic analysis of nursery-propagated corals transplanted between sites in Florida.

Time Range

Samples collected four months after transplantation in June 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 04:34:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Key Biscayne and Port of Miami, Florida, USA.