Article
Dynamic oligopeptide acquisition by the RagAB transporter from <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>
2019-09-04
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis , an asaccharolytic Bacteroidetes , is a keystone pathogen in human periodontitis that may also contribute to the development of other chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease. P. gingivalis utilizes protease-generated peptides derived from extracellular proteins for growth, but how those peptides enter the cell is not cl...
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- 10.1101/755678
