Sequence analysis and characterization of the Porphyromonas gingivalis prtC gene, which expresses a novel collagenase activity.
Kato T, Takahashi N, Kuramitsu HK.
Kato T, et al. Among authors: takahashi n.
J Bacteriol. 1992 Jun;174(12):3889-95. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.12.3889-3895.1992.
J Bacteriol. 1992.
PMID: 1317840
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In order to examine the potential role of bacterial collagenases in periodontal tissue destruction, we recently isolated a gene, prtC, from Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 53977, which expressed collagenase activity (N. Takahashi, T. Kato, and H. K. Kuramitsu, FEMS Mi …
In order to examine the potential role of bacterial collagenases in periodontal tissue destruction, we recently isolated a gene, prtC, from …