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Nature Cell Biology 7, 954–960 (1 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncb1308

ARHGAP10 is necessary for |[alpha]|-catenin recruitment at adherens junctions and for Listeria invasion

Sandra Sousa , Didier Cabanes , Cristel Archambaud , Fr|[eacute]|d|[eacute]|ric Colland , Emmanuel Lemichez , Michel Popoff , St|[eacute]|phanie Boisson-Dupuis , Edith Gouin , Marc Lecuit , Pierre Legrain & Pascale Cossart

E-cadherin mediates the formation of adherens junctions between epithelial cells. It serves as a receptor for Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterial pathogen that enters epithelial cells.