Secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein proline-g [SCPPPQ1] {90000271} Record Keys Parent:[ ] Definition:Secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein proline-g Queue:SCPPPQ1 Details Initialisation date:[ ] Specification: [ ]Source: [ ] Meta Information Structural Type:[ ] Functional Type:[ ] Function:Anti-bacterial Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] [#Periodontal disease] - Secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein proline-glutamine rich 1 (SCPPPQ1), a protein normally produced by the gingival epithelium to mediate its attachment to teeth, was suggested to be bactericidal. - Incubation of #Porphyromonas gingivalis, a major periodontopathogen, with the full-length protein resulted in decrease in bacterial number, formation of aggregates and membrane disruptions.References Notes[ ]
