Substitution of cysteine 192 in a highly conserved Streptococcus pyogenes extracellular cysteine protease (interleukin 1β convertase) alters proteolytic activity and ablates zymogen processing

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1913-1917

  Musser, James M ^a   Stockbauer, Kathryn ^a   Kapur, Vivek ^a,b   Rudgers, Gary W ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; COUMARIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FIBRONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0029889570     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.6.1913-1917.1996     Document Type: Article

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