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An investigation of Porphyromonas gingivalis peptidylarginine deiminase: a putative virulence factor in an animal model of inflammation.
Porphyromonas gingivalis, an oral periodontopathogen linked to chronic periodontitis expresses peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD), an enzyme that converts peptide-bound arginine to citrulline. A relationship between human PADs and chronic inflammatory diseases has been proposed. Citrullinated …