Summary: adhesion of microcolonies induces plaque formation in epithelial cells in which transmembrane receptors ezrin actin and other proteins accumulate locally at the site of bacterial adhesion Model for uptake of Neisseriae by epithelial cell Various mammalian cell types can sense and generate mechanical forces on the order of 10pN to 10nN We have shown recently with isolated
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