The genes highly correlated with the expression of CXCL10 protein (10 DEGs with coefficient > 0.8) in the host response to infections (CCRL2, IFI6, IRF7, LY6E) were genes involved in ubiquitination processes (FBXO6), and genes involved in various cellular processes not yet linked to the host response or anti-viral activities, like insertase activity (TIMM10), potassium:chloride symporter activity (SLC12A8), acetyl-CoA hydrolase activity (ACOT9). This evidence concerns the gene IRF7 and infection.