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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Gingipain maturation"”.
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Role of VimF in Gingipain Maturation in Porphyromonas gingivalis
Gingipain activity in Porphyromonas gingivalis, the major etiological agent in adult periodontitis, is post-translationally regulated by unique Vim proteins including VimF, a putative glycosyltransferase. To ascertain the VimF mediated phenotype we first inactivated the vimF gene in P. gingivalis …
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Mechanisms of Virulence Regulation in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83
… virulence factors of <em>P. gingivalis</em>, the gingipains, are responsible for pathogenesis including degradation of complement and immunoglobulin, inactivation of cytokines and their receptors, aggregation of platelets, attenuation of neutrophil antibacterial activities, and increase in …