Cryo-EM structure of the fd bacteriophage capsid major coat protein pVIIICryo-EM structure of the fd bacteriophage capsid major coat protein pVIII

Structural highlights

8ch5 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.2Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CAPSD_BPFD Self assembles to form a helical capsid wrapping up the viral genomic DNA. The capsid displays a filamentous structure with a length of 760-1950 nm and a width of 6-8 nm. The virion assembly and budding take place at the host inner membrane (By similarity).

8ch5, resolution 3.20Å

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