TABLE 2.
Differentially expressed immune response genesa
| Gene | 4496ΔPPI1 mutant vs strain 4496 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fold change | Significance | |
| Il10 | 3.5 | *** |
| Itgam | 3.4 | * |
| Ly96 | 2.5 | * |
| Lyz2 | −2.45 | * |
| RorC | −2.08 | ** |
| Tlr4 | 2.33 | * |
Expression levels of innate and adaptive immune response genes in the lungs of mice at 6 h postchallenge with the 4496ΔPPI1 or 4496 strain were assayed by PCR array as described in Materials and Methods. Data represent fold change in expression between 4496ΔPPI1 mutant-infected and strain 4496-infected mice. A positive value indicates higher expression in the mutant than in the wild type; a negative value indicates higher expression in the wild type than in the mutant. Only genes with statistically significant differences in expression are shown. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001 (as determined by software provided by Qiagen).