... FEBS Invasion of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli into host cells through epithelial tight junctions Qiurong Li1,2, Qiang Zhang1,2, Chenyang Wang1, Ning Li1and Jieshou Li11 Institute of ... role of lipid rafts in EPEC invasion of epithelial cells, we used confocal fluores-cence microscopy to observe the entry of the bacteria into epithelial cells, and confirmed that penetration of EPEC ... October2008)doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06731.x Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) has been shown to disrupt thebarrier function of host intestinal epithelial tissues through entering tight junctions. However, the...