Type: | Domain | Name: | Gingipain, N-terminal |
Description: | This domain is found at the N terminus of cysteine peptidases belonging to MEROPS peptidase family C25 (gingipain). Gingipains are cysteine proteinases acting as key virulence factors of the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (Bacteroides gingivalis), a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterial species strongly associated with adult periodontitis []. | Short Name: | Gingipain_N |