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Apical adhesion of meningococci controls host cell basal traction force through Ancreopodia formation
Gautham Hari Narayana Sankara Narayana, Sylvie Goussard, Jean-Yves Tinévez…·Daria Bonazzi
This study shows that Neisseria meningitidis uses ancreopodia to transmit mechanical forces from the apical surface to the basal extracellular matrix, altering host-cell mechanics.