Journal: EMBO Molecular Medicine
Article Title: ENOblock synergizes with colistin to treat Acinetobacter baumannii infections
doi: 10.1038/s44321-025-00331-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) PCA plot of TMT data from Ab infected macrophages and epithelial cells of three biological replicates each group. ( B ) Venn diagrams showing the overlap of DEGs between the two comparisons: Ab infected macrophages vs Ab infected epithelial cells. The upper panel shows overlaps of overexpressed proteins, while the lower panel shows overlaps of downexpressed proteins. A total of six proteins were found to be commonly overexpressed in Ab upon exposure to both epithelial and macrophage cells: enolase, tyrosine–tRNA ligase, malonyl-CoA:acyl carrier protein transacylase, N-succinylarginine dihydrolase, carbonic anhydrase, and biotin carboxylase. Additionally, one protein, isocitrate dehydrogenase, was consistently downregulated in response to both cell types. ( C ) COG category distribution of DEPs. The overexpressed and downexpressed proteins in each comparison are categorized by their COG functional groups, with blue representing downexpressed proteins and orange representing overexpressed proteins. ( D ) Volcano plots depicting the DEPs for the two comparisons. Proteins significantly overexpressed are shown in red, while significantly downexpressed proteins are shown in blue. Enolase overexpression is shown in green. Non-significant proteins are indicated in black. Three biological replicates from each group were compared. ( E ) A. baumannii Ab ATCC 17978 and Δ eno strains, with or without supplementation of 4 mM phosphoenolpyruvate, adhesion to HeLa cells. The data are presented as means of three biological replicates ± SEM, and Student t test was used for statistical analysis. * P = 0.006: Ab ATCC 17978 vs Δ eno and * P < 0.001: Ab ATCC 17978 vs Δ eno + PEP (two-tailed Student’s t test). MΦ macrophage cells, Epit epithelial cells. .
Article Snippet: HeLa Cell Line , LGC Standards , Cat# ATCC-CCL-2.
Techniques: Infection, Comparison, Functional Assay, Over Expression, Two Tailed Test