The carcinogen and peptic ulcer pathogen Helicobacter pylori binds the secretor status ABO blood group antigens. Antigen A is on the left, antigen B is at the bottom right, and antigen Leb (blood group O) is at the top right. Fucose residues are shown in green, GalNAcα1.3 (in Aleb) and Galα1.3 (in BLeb) in purple, and carbon/hydrogen in gray (see Lindén et al, e2).
Image Credit: We thank P.-G. Nyholm for structural predictions of blood group antigens.
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Role of ABO Secretor Status in Mucosal Innate Immunity and H. pylori Infection
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Yersinia Controls Type III Effector Delivery into Host Cells by Modulating Rho Activity
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Cytosolic Extract Induces Tir Translocation and Pedestals in EPEC-Infected Red Blood Cells
PLOS Pathogens: published January 18, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040004
Structure and Function of A41, a Vaccinia Virus Chemokine Binding Protein
PLOS Pathogens: published January 18, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040005
Distinct TLR- and NLR-Mediated Transcriptional Responses to an Intracellular Pathogen
PLOS Pathogens: published January 11, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040006
Entamoeba histolytica Phagocytosis of Human Erythrocytes Involves PATMK, a Member of the Transmembrane Kinase Family
PLOS Pathogens: published January 18, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040008
A Functional Genomic Yeast Screen to Identify Pathogenic Bacterial Proteins
PLOS Pathogens: published January 18, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040009
Organizational Changes of the Daughter Basal Complex during the Parasite Replication of Toxoplasma gondii
PLOS Pathogens: published January 18, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040010
Vaccination and Timing Influence SIV Immune Escape Viral Dynamics In Vivo
PLOS Pathogens: published January 25, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040012
A SAP30 Complex Inhibits IFN-β Expression in Rift Valley Fever Virus Infected Cells
PLOS Pathogens: published January 25, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040013
Campylobacter jejuni Survives within Epithelial Cells by Avoiding Delivery to Lysosomes
PLOS Pathogens: published January 25, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0040014