Porphyromonas gingivalis surface components bind and degrade connective tissue proteins.
Lantz
M S
MS
Department of Periodontics, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Allen
R D
RD
Duck
L W
LW
Switalski
L M
LM
Hook
M
M
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
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; D014107:Tosyllysine Chloromethyl Ketone; D005340:Fibrinogen; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases