Phosphorylation of serine, threonine and tyrosine is a central mechanism for regulating the structure and function of proteins in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. However, the action of phosphorylated proteins present in Porphyromonas gingivalis, a major periodontopathogen, is not fully understood. Here, six novel phosphoproteins that possess metabolic activities were identified, namely PGN_0004, PGN_0375, PGN_0500, PGN_0724, PGN_0733 and PGN_0880, having been separated by phosphate-affinity chromatography. The identified proteins were detectable by immunoblotting specific to phosphorylated Ser (P-Ser), P-Thr, and/or P-Tyr. These results imply that novel phosphorylated proteins might play an important role for regulation of metabolism in P. gingivalis.
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