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Table 1 Twenty most characteristic proteins of heterophils (Het) compared to macrophages (Ma)

From: Differential protein expression in chicken macrophages and heterophils in vivo following infection with Salmonella Enteritidis

Acc. no.

Protein name

Gene ID

∆PSMa

Fold ratio Het:Ma

Response to the infection

Function

P28318

MRP126, calprotectin

MRP126

7170

9.07

No

Calcium and zinc binding

P08940

Myeloid protein 1

LECT2

5532

6.32

Decrease

Chemotactic factor for Het

P02789

Ovotransferrin

OTFB

2351

4.87

Decrease

Iron binding, immune response

O73790

Heterochromatin-associated protein MENT

SERPINB10

1760

6.00

No

DNA condensation, cysteine protease inhibitor

E1C0K1

Extracellular fatty acid-binding protein

ExFABP

1742

4.94

No

Fatty acid and bacterial siderophores binding

F1NG13

Transglutaminase 3

TGM3

1572

19.94

No

Transglutaminase

Q2IAL7

Cathelicidin 2

CATHL2

1402

7.49

Decrease

Antimicrobial peptide

P27042

Lysozyme G

LYG2

989

4.57

Decrease

Antimicrobial peptide

Q2IAL6

Cathelicidin 3

CATHL3

936

5.37

No

Antimicrobial peptide

P00698

Lysozyme C

LYZ

839

5.17

Decrease

Antimicrobial peptide

Q6QLQ5

Cathelicidin 1

CATHL1

833

4.62

Decrease

Antimicrobial peptide

E1BTH1

Leukocyte elastase inhibitor

SERPINB1

627

Only Het

Decrease

Protection against own proteases

F1P284

Leukotriene A(4) hydrolase

LTA4H

603

5.78

Decrease

Epoxide hydrolase and aminopeptidase

F1NGT3

Matrix metallopeptidase 9

MMP9

600

Only Het

Decrease

Degradation of the extracellular matrix

F2Z4L6

Serum albumin

ALB

557

4.79

Decrease

Plasma carrier

P30374

Ribonuclease homolog

RSFR

548

6.89

Decrease

Lysosomal cysteine protease

R9PXN7

Hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase

HPGDS

504

17.79

No

Cytosolic glutathione S-transferases

E1BTV1

Stomatin

STOM

502

23.82

No

Integral membrane protein

D2D3P4

Rab27a

Rab27a

435

88.08

No

Small GTPase, exocytosis

R4GI24

Integrin alpha-D

ITGAD

379

7.73

No

Adhesion of leukocytes

  1. aThe difference in PSM counts of particular protein in Het and Ma.