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. 2010 Jul 20;5(7):e11665. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011665

Figure 7. A working model of the mechanism of B. anthracis spore internalization by epithelial cells.

Figure 7

B. anthracis spores interact with an unknown cell surface receptor. The signal is transduced via a pathway including c-Src, class IA PI3K, and the Rho-family GTPase Cdc42. Eventually F-actin polymerization is activated locally around spore attachment sites, leading to spore internalization.