A New Autocatalytic Activation Mechanism for Cysteine Proteases Revealed by Prevotella intermedia Interpain A
Mallorqui-Fernandez, N., Manandhar, S.P., Mallorqui-Fernandez, G., Uson, I., Wawrzonek, K., Kantyka, T., Sola, M., Thogersen, I.B., Enghild, J.J., Potempa, J., Gomis-Ruth, F.X.(2008) J Biol Chem 283: 2871-2882
- PubMed: 17993455 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M708481200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3BB7, 3BBA - PubMed Abstract: 
Prevotella intermedia is a major periodontopathogen contributing to human gingivitis and periodontitis. Such pathogens release proteases as virulence factors that cause deterrence of host defenses and tissue destruction. A new cysteine protease from the cysteine-histidine-dyad class, interpain A, was studied in its zymogenic and self-processed mature forms ...