Investigating the responses of human epithelial cells to predatory bacteria. (sciencenews.org)
About 10 years ago, Cossart's group discovered a protein on the surface of Listeria that can attach itself to E-cadherin, allowing the bacterium to invade human epithelial cells. (hhmi.org)
Bottom: Human epithelial cells from breast tissue showing the effects of endoplasmic reticulum stress (blue) which fills the entire cell structure. (sciencedaily.com)