The vimE gene downstream of vimA is independently expressed and is involved in modulating proteolytic activity in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 5555-5564

  Vanterpool, Elaine ^a   Roy, Francis ^a   Fletcher, Hansel M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DANSYLGLUTAMYLGLYCYLARGINYLCHLOROMETHYL KETONE; GINGIPAIN; GINGIPAIN R; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LYSINE; PROENZYME ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ALLELIC EXCHANGE; ALLELIC EXCHANGE MUTAGENESIS; ALLELIC EXCLUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE CASSETTE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BCP GENE; CELL FRACTIONATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA ISOLATION; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ERMAM GENE; ERMF GENE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GINGIPAIN CATALYTIC DOMAIN; GROWTH RATE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; KGP GINGIPAIN GENE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PG0792 GENE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS FLL92; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS W83; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RECA GENE; RENATURATION; RGPA GENE; RGPB GENE; VIMA GENE; VIME GENE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ALLELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMAGGLUTININS; HEMOLYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; UREA;

EID: 4644333001     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.10.5555-5564.2004     Document Type: Article

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