Staphylocoagulase is a prototype for the mechanism of cofactor-induced zymogen activation
Friedrich, R., Panizzi, P., Fuentes-Prior, P., Richter, K., Verhamme, I., Anderson, P.J., Kawabata, S., Huber, R., Bode, W., Bock, P.E.(2003) Nature 425: 535-539
- PubMed: 14523451 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature01962
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1NU7, 1NU9 - PubMed Abstract: 
Many bacterial pathogens secrete proteins that activate host trypsinogen-like enzyme precursors, most notably the proenzymes of the blood coagulation and fibrinolysis systems. Staphylococcus aureus, an important human pathogen implicated in sepsis and en ...