As shown in Fig. 2b, the results indicated that shHKDC1 decreased HKDC1 mRNA levels to 21%, while infection of HKDC1-ΔN15a, HKDC1-ΔC15a, and HKDC1-ΔC8a increased HKDC1 mRNA to 236%, 219%, and 251%, respectively, compared with the CTL group. This evidence concerns the gene HKDC1 and infection.