The heatmap features a grid layout with rows labeled A k 1 through A k 9 and columns labeled Uninfection and Infection. The color scale ranges from green to red (0 to 80), indicating lower to higher expression levels, respectively. Notably, A k 2, 3, and 6 show a significant increase in expression after infection, highlighted in red, while other genes like A k 1, A k 4, A k 5, A k 7, A k 8, and A k 9 remain predominantly green, indicating lower expression levels.
Ak4 is significantly increased after Salmonella infection. Heatmap illustrates differential expression of the Ak gene family in mouse splenic macrophages 24 h after Salmonella infection (GSE183728), Statistical significance was determined by an unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test. **P < 0.01.