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Review
. 2010 Oct;54(1):106-16.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2009.00332.x.

Virulence mechanisms of Tannerella forsythia

Ashu Sharma
Review

Virulence mechanisms of Tannerella forsythia

Ashu Sharma. Periodontol 2000. 2010 Oct.
No abstract available

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Schematic representation of the domain structure of BspA. Numbers in parenthesis indicate amino acid residues comprising each domain. Abbreviations: Big_2, bacterial Ig-like domains; CTD, C-terminal domain; LRR, leucine-rich repeats; N-sig; N-terminal secretion signal.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Three-dimensional computer model of the BspA protein showing horse-shoe shaped LRR domain in the N-terminal and four Ig-like domains in the C-terminal region. As mentioned in the text, at least one of the adjacent Ig-like domains is predicted to stabilize the LRR domain (courtesy of Dr. J. P. Malone, University at Buffalo).
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