Helicobacter pylori BabA in adaptation for gastric colonization

Table 3 BabA receptors found on oral cavity and in stomach

Receptors identified	Localization	Ref.
Mucin MUC5B	Saliva	Walz et al[59] and Prakobphol et al[60]
Agglutinin glycoprotein-340 (gp-340)	Saliva	Prakobphol et al[61]
Prolin rich glycoprotein containing Fucα1-2Galβ motif	Saliva	Walz et al[59]
Secretory immunoglobulin A containing fucose-oligosaccharide motifs	Saliva	Borén et al[17] and Royle et al[62]
Salivary agglutinin DMBT1	Saliva	Issa et al[63]
Lewis b blood group antigen (Leb) and terminal fucose, H1-antigen, A-antigen and B-antigen	Gastric epithelia	Borén et al[17] and McGuckin et al[64]
Mucin MUC5AC with N-acetylgalactosamine-β-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine	Gastric mucus	Lindén et al[68] and Kenny et al[69]
Mucin MUC1	Gastric mucus	Lindén et al[71]
Mucin MUC2	Gastric mucus	Cohen et al[72]