Thiol protease. Acts synergistically with RgpB to catalyze the maturation of fimbrial subunits, such as FimA (By similarity). Its proteolytic activity is a major factor in both periodontal tissue destruction and in evasion of host defense mechanisms (Probable). Partial recombinant protein corresponding to aa228-720 from Porphyromonas gingivalis rgpA, fused to 6X His-B2M-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E. coli. Swiss/UniProt Accession: P28784. Molecular Weight: ~68kD Amino Acid Sequence: YTPVEEKQNGRMIVIVAKKYEGDIKDFVDWKNQRGLRTEVKVAEDIASPVTANAIQQFVKQEYEKEGNDLTYVLLVGDHKDIPAKITPGIKSDQVYGQIVGNDHYNEVFIGRFSCESKEDLKTQIDRTIHYERNITTEDKWLGQALCIASAEGGPSADNGESDIQHENVIANLLTQYGYTKIIKCYDPGVTPKNIIDAFNGGISLVNYTGHGSETAWGTSHFGTTHVKQLTNSNQLPFIFDVACVNGDFLFSMPCFAEALMRAQKDGKPTGTVAIIASTINQSWASPMRGQDEMNEILCEKHPNNIKRTFGGVTMNGMFAMVEKYKKDGEKMLDTWTVFGDPSLLVRTLVPTKMQVTAPAQINLTDASVNVSCDYNGAIATISANGKMFGSAVVENGTATINLTGLTNESTLTLTVVGYNKETVIKTINTNGEPNPYQPVSNLTATTQGQKVTLKWDAPSTKTNATTNTARSVDGIRELVLLSVSDAPELLRS Storage and Stability: May be stored at 4C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
