Implications of Porphyromonas gingivalis peptidyl arginine deiminase and gingipain R in human health and diseases
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a major pathogenic bacterium involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. Citrullination has been reported as the underlying mechanism of the pathogenesis, which relies on the interplay between two virulence factors of the bacterium, namely gingipain R and the bacterial...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.987683/full |