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Substrate specificity of the streptococcal cysteine protease.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Nov 2001
Nomizu M, Pietrzynski G, Kato T, Lachance P, Menard R, Ziomek E
Abstract excerpt
The streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SpeB) is an important factor in mediating Streptococcus pyogenes infections. SpeB is the zymogen of the streptococcal cysteine protease (SCP), of which relatively little is known regarding substrate specificity. To investigate this aspect of SCP function, a series of internally quenched fluorescent substrates was designed based on the cleavage sites identified in the...
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