The percentage of Galectin-3-positive GAS in Bcl-xL KO cells was about 2.32-fold higher than that in wild-type cells at 1 h post-infection, while there was no difference between wild-type and Bcl-xL KO cells at 2 and 4 h post-infection (Fig 2F and 2G). This evidence concerns the gene LGALS3 and infection.