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Purification, gene cloning, gene expression, and mutants of Dps from the obligate anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Infection and immunity - 1 Mar 2003
Ueshima Junichi, Shoji Mikio, Ratnayake Dinath B, Abe Kihachiro, Yoshida Shinichi, Yamamoto Kenji, Nakayama Koji
Abstract excerpt
The periodontopathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is an obligate anaerobe that is devoid of catalase but exhibits a relatively high degree of resistance to peroxide stress. In the present study, we demonstrate that P. gingivalis contains a Dps homologue that plays an important role in the protection of cells from peroxide stress. The Dps protein isolated from P. gingivalis displayed a ferritin-like spherical...
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