Expression of immune genes RIG-I and Mx in mallard ducks infected with low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI): A dataset
Anu S. Helin,
Michelle Wille,
Clara Atterby,
Josef Järhult,
Jonas Waldenström,
Joanne R. Chapman
Affiliations
Anu S. Helin
Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
Michelle Wille
Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
Clara Atterby
Zoonosis Science Centre, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Josef Järhult
Section for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Jonas Waldenström
Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
Joanne R. Chapman
Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden; Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA; Corresponding author.
This article provides data on primer sequences used to amplify the innate immune genes RIG-I and Mx and a set of normalizing reference genes in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), and shows which reference genes are stable, per tissue, for our experimental settings. Data on the expressional changes of these two genes over a time-course of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAI) are provided. Individual-level data are also presented, including LPAI infection load, and per tissue gene expression of RIG-I and Mx. Gene expression in two outlier individuals is explored in more depth.
