Activation and proteolytic activity of the treponema pallidum metalloprotease, pallilysin

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 17-

  Houston, Simon ^a   Hof, Rebecca ^a   Honeyman, Lisa ^a   Hassler, Julia ^a   Cameron, Caroline E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; METALLOPROTEINASE; PALLILYSIN; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADHESIN; ADHESIN, TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; LAMININ; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBRIN CLOT; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN MOTIF; RABBIT;

SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PHAGEDENIS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; LAMININ; METALLOPROTEASES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RABBITS; THROMBIN; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; ZINC;

EID: 84864626180     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002822     Document Type: Article

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