Proteolytic N-terminal processing of Mfa proteins in the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis
These results suggest the existence of a compensatory proteolytic network in P. gingivalis and emphasize the biological importance of post-translational modifications in fimbrial assembly.
Authors
- Richard J. Lamont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3147-5039)
- Yoshikazu Naiki
- Akihiro Oishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-7899)
- Karina Persson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-0348)
- Kiyoshi Nishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-6444)
- Yoshiaki Hasegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8109-4904)
- Makoto Hirohata
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Aichi Gakuin University (JP)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Biosciences
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.job.2025.100678
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.40
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London
- Hokkaido University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science