High resolution structure of a C-terminal fragment of the T4 phage gp5 beta-helixHigh resolution structure of a C-terminal fragment of the T4 phage gp5 beta-helix

Structural highlights

4jj2 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia virus T4. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Function

NEEDL_BPT4 Tail-associated lysozyme of the baseplate hub that is essential for localized hydrolysis of bacterial cell wall necessary for viral DNA injection. The needle-like gp5 protein punctures the outer cell membrane and then digests the peptidoglycan cell wall in the periplasmic space. Involved in the tail assembly.[1] [2]

See Also

References

  1. Weigele PR, Scanlon E, King J. Homotrimeric, beta-stranded viral adhesins and tail proteins. J Bacteriol. 2003 Jul;185(14):4022-30. PMID:12837775
  2. Leiman PG, Arisaka F, van Raaij MJ, Kostyuchenko VA, Aksyuk AA, Kanamaru S, Rossmann MG. Morphogenesis of the T4 tail and tail fibers. Virol J. 2010 Dec 3;7:355. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-355. PMID:21129200 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-355

4jj2, resolution 1.28Å

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