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Peptidyl arginine deiminase from Porphyromonas gingivalis abolishes anaphylatoxin C5a activity.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 21 Nov 2014
Bielecka Ewa, Scavenius Carsten, Kantyka Tomasz, Jusko Monika, Mizgalska Danuta, Szmigielski Borys, Potempa Barbara, Enghild Jan J, Prossnitz Eric R, Blom Anna M, Potempa Jan
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Evasion of killing by the complement system, a crucial part of innate immunity, is a key evolutionary strategy of many human pathogens. A major etiological agent of chronic periodontitis, the Gram-negative bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis, produces a vast arsenal of virulence factors that compr...
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