In the absence of claudin-2, clearance of C. rodentium (red) is impaired and bacteria are able to invade the normally-protected colonic crypt lumen. F-actin (green) and DNA (blue). Disclaimer ...

Consider the repeating unit that forms the building block of the colon — the crypt 3. Within each crypt is a large population of differentiated cells with little or no proliferative capacity ...

This image shows luminal and crypt bacteria from co-colonized mouse proximal colon. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

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