CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 2.60.120.200
Functional Family Lys-gingipain W83

Enzyme Information

3.4.22.47
Gingipain K.
based on mapping to UniProt Q51817
Endopeptidase with strict specificity for lysyl bonds.
-!- Activity is stimulated by glycine. -!- Known from the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis and contributes to the pathogenicity of the organism. -!- Belongs to peptidase family C25.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q51817
KGP83_PORGN
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Lys-gingipain W83

PDB Structure

PDB 3M1H
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The modular structure of haemagglutinin/adhesin regions in gingipains of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Li, N., Yun, P., Jeffries, C.M., Langley, D., Gamsjaeger, R., Church, W.B., Hunter, N., Collyer, C.A.
Mol.Microbiol.