title: Structure and function of a novel arginine-specific cysteine proteinase (argingipain) as a major periodontal pathogenic factor from porphyromonas gingivalis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kyushu University, Faculty of Dentistry, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikehara
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D000080867:Gingipain Cysteine Endopeptidases; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000080867:Gingipain Cysteine Endopeptidases; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases