The intrinsic immunoglobulin G endopeptidase activity of streptococcal Mac-2 proteins implies a unique role for the enzymatically impaired Mac-2 protein of M28 serotype strains

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2183-2188

  Söderberg, Jenny Johansson ^a   Engström, Patrik ^a   Von Pawel Rammingen, Ulrich ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ENDOPEPTIDASE; PROTEIN MAC 1; PROTEIN MAC 2; PROTEINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAC 1 LIKE PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS; MAC-1-LIKE PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN VARIANT; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 42949106144     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01422-07     Document Type: Article

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