Streptococcus pyogenes SpyCEP: A chemokine-inactivating protease with unique structural and biochemical features

FASEB Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2839-2848

  Zingaretti, Chiara ^a,b   Falugi, Fabiana ^a   Nardi Dei, Vincenzo ^a   Pietrocola, Giampiero ^c   Mariani, Massimo ^a   Liberatori, Sabrina ^a   Gallotta, Marilena ^a   Tontini, Marta ^a   Tani, Chiara ^a   Speziale, Pietro ^c   Grandi, Guido ^a   Margarit, Immaculada ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; IL 8 cleavage; ScpC; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; POLYPEPTIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES SPYCEP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 77955816649     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-145631     Document Type: Article

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