Table 1 Some of the attractive protein hits identified with downregulated and upregulated pathways upon Eh interaction with macrophages and their involvement in different biological processes.

From: Entamoeba histolytica exploits the autophagy pathway in macrophages to trigger inflammation in disease pathogenesis

Pathway

Proteins name

Gene name

Log2 (Mϕ + Eh:Mϕ)

Autophagy

Ras-related protein Rab-8A

Rab8a

−2.487297773

 

Vesicle transport through interaction with t-SNAREs homolog 1B

Vti1b

−2.276415228

 

Leucine-rich PPR motif-containing protein, mitochondrial

Lrpprc

−1.920352236

 

Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme ATG7

Atg7

−1.879435719

 

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 2

Eif4g2

−1.869596238

 

Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate 4-kinase type-2 alpha

Pip4k2a

−1.696330289

 

DDRGK domain-containing protein 1

Ddrgk1

−1.375571523

 

Casein kinase II subunit alpha

Csnk2a1

−1.357825241

 

Vacuolar protein-sorting-associated protein 13C

Vps13c

−1.329413427

 

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase

Nampt

−1.264269882

 

Nuclease-sensitive element-binding protein 1

Ybx1

−1.250989274

 

Protein LYRIC

Mtdh

−1.240315772

 

Vacuolar protein-sorting-associated protein 25

Vps25

−1.215713799

 

Toll-interacting protein

Tollip

−1.134730445

 

Mitochondrial import receptor subunit TOM40 homolog

Tomm40

−1.121109901

Vesicle-mediated transport

Apolipoprotein E

Apoe

−3.51414455

 

COP9 signalosome complex subunit 5

Cops5

−3.304576253

 

Guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rab-3A

Rab3il1

−2.78061151

 

Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 6 regulatory subunit 1

Ppp6r1

−2.364162044

 

Arf-GAP domain and FG repeat-containing protein 1

Agfg1

−1.862706338

 

Sorting nexin-9

Snx9

−1.746180117

 

Vesicle-fusing ATPase

Nsf

−1.562175701

 

N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase

Gns

−1.489078578

 

Ras-related protein Rab-5B

Rab5b

−1.44575498

 

ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase-activating protein 2

Arfgap2

−1.392212831

 

Spectrin beta chain, non-erythrocytic 1

Sptbn1

−1.382889625

 

Synaptosomal-associated protein;Synaptosomal-associated protein 23

Snap23

−1.316635909

 

Endophilin-A2

Sh3gl1

−1.303009113

 

AP-3 complex subunit sigma-1

Ap3s1

−1.267496341

 

Ras-related protein Rab-14

Rab14

−1.212935361

 

Tubulin alpha-1B chain

Tuba1b

−1.203070057

 

Actin, cytoplasmic 1;Actin, cytoplasmic 1, N-terminally processed

Actb

−1.18590081

 

Protein ERGIC-53

Lman1

−1.066276302

Regulation of endopeptidase activity

Biquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase;Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 14

Usp14

0.977023422

 

Cathepsin D

Ctsd

0.98112199

 

Importin-5

Ipo5

1.03083043

 

Mitochondrial fission 1 protein

Fis1

1.089226942

 

Proteasome activator complex subunit 2

Psme2

1.132905812

 

Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 1

Ptpn1

1.157819839

 

40S ribosomal protein S6

Rps6

1.172423508

 

Superoxide dismutase [Cu-Zn]

Sod1

1.173319354

 

Peroxiredoxin-6

Prdx6

1.219586745

 

Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD

Pycard

1.291603558

 

Trifunctional purine biosynthetic protein adenosine-3;Phosphoribosylamine--glycine ligase;Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine cyclo-ligase;Phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase

Gart

1.325271271

 

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 K

Ube2k

1.380064459

 

Lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein 1

Lamp1

1.403758537

 

Cystatin-B

Cstb

1.624709202

 

Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1;Hippocampal cholinergic neurostimulating peptide

Pebp1

1.633663697

 

E3 SUMO-protein ligase RanBP2

Ranbp2

1.757492686

 

GTP-binding protein SAR1b

Sar1b

1.887954116

 

Glutathione peroxidase 1;Glutathione peroxidase

Gpx1

2.001946325

 

Legumain

Lgmn

2.113433803

 

Protein S100-A9

S100a9

2.188211001

 

Allograft inflammatory factor 1

Aif1

2.227956663

 

GTPase-activating protein and VPS9 domain-containing protein 1

Gapvd1

2.287058517

 

AP-2 complex subunit mu

Ap2m1

2.339736008

 

Acidic leucine-rich nuclear phosphoprotein 32 family member B

Anp32b

3.002324472

Antigen processing and presentation of peptide antigen

26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 13

Psmd13

0.96842258

 

Ras-related protein Rab-7a

Rab7a

1.039419183

 

Cytoplasmic dynein 1 light intermediate chain 1

Dync1li1

1.117828004

 

Proteasome subunit beta type-7

Psmb7

1.243730004

 

Macrophage mannose receptor 1

Mrc1

2.327256216