Organism
Porphyromonas gingivalis (strain ATCC 33277 / DSM 20709 / CIP 103683 / JCM 12257 / NCTC 11834 / 2561)
Function
Thiol protease. Acts synergistically with RgpA to catalyze the maturation of fimbrial subunits, such as FimA (PubMed:9786913). Its proteolytic activity is a major factor in both periodontal tissue destruction and in evasion of host defense mechanisms (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase C25 family.
Sequence
MKKNFSRIVSIVAFSSLLGGMAFAQPAERGRNPQVRLLSAEQSMSKVQFRMDNLQFTDVQTSKGVAQVPTFTEGVNISEKGTPILPILSRSLAVSETRAMKVEVVSSKFIEKKDVLIAPSKGVISRAENPDQIPYVYGQSYNEDKFFPGEIATLSDPFILRDVRGQVVNFAPLQYNPVTKTLRIYTEIVVAVSETAEAGQNTISLVKNSTFTGFEDIYKSVFMNYEATRYTPVEEKENGRMIVIVAKKYEGDIKDFVDWKNQRGLRTEVKVAEDIASPVTANAIQQFVKQEYEKEGNDLTYVLLVGDHKDIPAKITPGIKSDQVYGQIVGNDHYNEVFIGRFSCESKEDLKTQIDRTIHYERNITTEDKWLGQALCIASAEGGPSADNGESDIQHENVIANLLTQYGYTKIIKCYDPGVTPKNIIDAFNGGISLVNYTGHGSETAWGTSHFGTTHVKQLTNSNQLPFIFDVACVNGDFLFSMPCFAEALMRAQKDGKPTGTVAIIASTINQSWASPMRGQDEMNEILCEKHPNNIKRTFGGVTMNGMFAMVEKYKKDGEKMLDTWTVFGDPSLLVRTLVPTEMQVTAPANISASAQTFEVACDYNGAIATLSDDGDMVGTAIVKDGKAIIKLNESIADETNLTLTVVGYNKVTVIKDVKVEGTSIADVANDKPYTVAVSGKTITVESPAAGLTIFDMNGRRVATAKNRMVFEAQNGVYAVRIATEGKTYTEKVIVK