Molecular genetics and nomenclature of proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 464-472

  Curtis, M A ^g   Kuramitsu, H K ^a   Lantz, M ^b   Macrina, F L ^c   Nakayama, K ^d   Potempa, J ^e,f   Reynolds, E C ^h   Aduse Opoku, J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Gingipains; Nomenclature; P. gingivalis; Proteases

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOGENICITY; PORPHYROMONAS; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PORPHYROMONAS; TERMINOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033218046     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1999.tb02282.x     Document Type: Article

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