46 Kda Protein From Treponema Denticola

Chu, Lianrui

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Type: Small Research Grants (R03)
• Project #: 1R03DE011771-01
• Application #: 2133159
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (ZDE1-WG (05))
• Project Start: 1996-07-01
• Project End: 1998-05-31
• Budget Start: 1996-07-01
• Budget End: 1997-05-31
• Support Year: 1
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
• Department: Dentistry
• Type: Schools of Dentistry
• DUNS #: 800772162
• City: San Antonio
• State: TX
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 78229

Publications

Xu, Xiaoping; Kolodrubetz, David (2002) Construction and analysis of hemin binding protein mutants in the oral pathogen Treponema denticola. Res Microbiol 153:569-77

Xu, X; Holt, S C; Kolodrubetz, D (2001) Cloning and expression of two novel hemin binding protein genes from Treponema denticola. Infect Immun 69:4465-72

Chu, L; Ebersole, J L; Kurzban, G P et al. (1999) Cystalysin, a 46-kDa L-cysteine desulfhydrase from Treponema denticola: biochemical and biophysical characterization. Clin Infect Dis 28:442-50

Kurzban, G P; Chu, L; Ebersole, J L et al. (1999) Sulfhemoglobin formation in human erythrocytes by cystalysin, an L-cysteine desulfhydrase from Treponema denticola. Oral Microbiol Immunol 14:153-64

Chu, L; Ebersole, J L; Holt, S C (1999) Hemoxidation and binding of the 46-kDa cystalysin of Treponema denticola leads to a cysteine-dependent hemolysis of human erythrocytes. Oral Microbiol Immunol 14:293-303