Dataset for a Dugesia japonica de novo transcriptome assembly, utilized for defining the voltage-gated like ion channel superfamily

John D Chan; Dan Zhang; Xiaolong Liu; Magdalena Z Zarowiecki; Matthew Berriman; Jonathan S Marchant

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.11.022

Dataset for a Dugesia japonica de novo transcriptome assembly, utilized for defining the voltage-gated like ion channel superfamily

Data Brief. 2016 Nov 16:9:1044-1047. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.11.022. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Authors

John D Chan¹, Dan Zhang¹, Xiaolong Liu¹, Magdalena Z Zarowiecki², Matthew Berriman², Jonathan S Marchant³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, MN 55455, USA.
² Parasite Genomics Group, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, MN 55455, USA; The Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, MN 55455, USA.

Abstract

This data article provides a transcriptomic resource for the free living planarian flatworm Dugesia japonica related to the research article entitled 'Utilizing the planarian voltage-gated ion channel transcriptome to resolve a role for a Ca²⁺ channel in neuromuscular function and regeneration (J.D. Chan, D. Zhang, X. Liu, M. Zarowiecki, M. Berriman, J.S. Marchant, 2016) [1]. Data provided in this submission comprise sequence information for the unfiltered de novo assembly, the filtered assembly and a curated analysis of voltage-gated like (VGL) ion channel sequences mined from this resource. Availability of this data should facilitate further adoption of this model by laboratories interested in studying the role of individual genes of interest in planarian physiology and regenerative biology.

Grants and funding

T32 GM113846/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States