Arg-gingipain acts as a major processing enzyme for various cell surface proteins in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Kadowaki T, Nakayama K, Yoshimura F, Okamoto K, Abe N, Yamamoto K.
Kadowaki T, et al.
J Biol Chem. 1998 Oct 30;273(44):29072-6. doi: 10.1074/jbc.273.44.29072.
J Biol Chem. 1998.
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Arg-gingipain (RGP) is an Arg-X-specific cysteine proteinase produced by the Gram-negative anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis and has been shown to be a potent virulence factor in progressive periodontal disease (Nakayama, K., Kadowaki, T., Okamoto, K., and Yamamoto, …
Arg-gingipain (RGP) is an Arg-X-specific cysteine proteinase produced by the Gram-negative anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis and has been sh …