title: Porphyromonas gingivalis surface components bind and degrade connective tissue proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lantz
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Duck
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Switalski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hook
mesh_terms: D001345:Autoradiography; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000032:analysis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D014107:Tosyllysine Chloromethyl Ketone; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; D014107:Tosyllysine Chloromethyl Ketone; D005340:Fibrinogen; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases