5yvq

Complex of Mu phage tail fiber and its chaperoneComplex of Mu phage tail fiber and its chaperone

Structural highlights

5yvq is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia virus Mu. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.103Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

S1_BPMU Component of the tail fiber that acts as receptor binding protein. Binds to the primary receptor, thereby determining the host range. Two alternate tail fiber S and S' proteins are encoded extending the host range of the virus.^[1]

References

↑ van de Putte P, Cramer S, Giphart-Gassler M. Invertible DNA determines host specificity of bacteriophage mu. Nature. 1980 Jul 17;286(5770):218-22. PMID:6250048

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OCA

[1] van de Putte P, Cramer S, Giphart-Gassler M. Invertible DNA determines host specificity of bacteriophage mu. Nature. 1980 Jul 17;286(5770):218-22. PMID:6250048

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