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Hypothesize that the increased levels of these actin-associated proteins suggest actin remodeling enhances recruitment of immune cells and invasion of epithelial cells. Concurrent with this hypothesis, we observed a significant decrease in the lysosomal enzyme hexosaminidase B that plays a role in degradation of internalized Staphylococcus (106). Taken together, the regulatory systems described ge