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Lewis X structures in the O antigen side-chain promote adhesion of Helicobacter pylori to the gastric epithelium.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Mar 2000
Edwards N J, Monteiro M A, Faller G, Walsh E J, Moran A P, Roberts I S, High N J
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori NCTC11637 expresses a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that comprises an O antigen side-chain with structural homology to the human blood group antigen Lewis X (Le(x)). The role of this molecule in adhesion of H. pylori to gastric epithelial cells was investigated. Mutants expressing...
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