| Literature DB >> 25327141 |
Michael A Gorman1, Christine A Seers, Belinda J Michell, Susanne C Feil, N Laila Huq, Keith J Cross, Eric C Reynolds, Michael W Parker.
Abstract
The oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is a keystone pathogen in the development of chronic periodontitis. Gingipains, the principle virulence factors of P. gingivalis are multidomain, cell-surface proteins containing a cysteine protease domain. The lysine specific gingipain, Kgp, is a critical virulence factor of P. gingivalis. We have determined the X-ray crystal structure of the lysine-specific protease domain of Kgp to 1.6 Å resolution. The structure provides insights into the mechanism of substrate specificity and catalysis.Entities:
Keywords: Kgp; Porphyromonas gingivalis; gingipains; keystone pathogen; lysine specific protease; periodontitis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25327141 PMCID: PMC4282422 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2589
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Protein Sci ISSN: 0961-8368 Impact factor: 6.725