GPC3 and infection: Additionally, genes related to cell adhesion such as ADGRF5, CAVIN2, FAT3, FILIP1, GSN, and TSPAN11 were downregulated in both the variants at 24hpi whereas CAV1, CAVIN1, GPC3, POSTN, SUSD2, and TSPAN7 were downregulated only after Delta variant infection at 24 hpi.