SabA is the H. pylori hemagglutinin and is polymorphic in binding to sialylated glycans.

SabA is the H. pylori hemagglutinin and is polymorphic in binding to sialylated glycans.

Adherence of Helicobacter pylori to inflamed gastric mucosa is dependent on the sialic acid-binding adhesin (SabA) and cognate sialylated/fucosylated glycans on the host cell surface. By in situ hybridization, H. pylori bacteria were observed in close association with erythrocytes in capillaries and...

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Main Authors: Marina Aspholm, Farzad O Olfat, Jenny Nordén, Berit Sondén, Carina Lundberg, Rolf Sjöström, Siiri Altraja, Stefan Odenbreit, Rainer Haas, Torkel Wadström, Lars Engstrand, Cristina Semino-Mora, Hui Liu, André Dubois, Susann Teneberg, Anna Arnqvist, Thomas Borén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1626103?pdf=render

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