Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Regionalization of gene expression and cell types in the silk gland of the pantry moth Plodia interpunctella
doi: 10.1101/2025.07.11.664249
Figure Lengend Snippet: A. Heatmap of the top 229 DEGs between MSG and PSG (adjusted p < 0.01, |log 2 FoldChange| > 3, DESeq2 normalized counts > 300). Gene expression profiles across tissues are shown with a Z-score transformation and sorted by hierarchical clustering (SalG: salivary glands ; Heads: larval heads). B. Scatter plot highlighting expression level difference of individual genes between the PSG and MSG (x-axis, log2FC), and their relative transcript abundance within their tissue of enrichment (y-axis, log 2 TPM). Coloring highlights genes with DESeq2 adjusted p < 0.05 and log 2 TPM > 0.01. Non-significant, lowly-expressed genes (log 2 TPM < -2) are not shown. Asterisks: the genes prospero ( pros ), rtoA , and DNAH2 are respectively adjacent to DEGs FibH, MG4 , and SerP150 , which may drive their enrichment in the corresponding tissues. C. Transcript representation within the PSG and MSG tissues (TPM as %). Ribosomal protein genes were pooled. D. Amino-acid composition of three major secreted proteins detected in the MSG, each showing extensive serine-rich stretches and repeats characteristic of sericin proteins. Accession numbers: XP_053622673 (Pi_Ser3b), XP_053622719 (Pi_MG4), XP_053613126 (Pi_SerP150).
Article Snippet: The count data generated by FeatureCounts was used to perform differential expression analysis using DESeq2 in RStudio .
Techniques: Gene Expression, Transformation Assay, Expressing