Crystal Structure of the Bacteriophage phi29 gene product 12 C-terminal fragmentCrystal Structure of the Bacteriophage phi29 gene product 12 C-terminal fragment

Structural highlights

3gqh is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Bacillus virus phi29. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.8Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

FIB12_BPPH2 Structural component of the 12 appendages that hang from the lower collar. Adhesion protein that binds to the host cell surface during virus attachment and mediates teichoic acids degradation.[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

  1. Villanueva N, Salas M. Adsorption of bacteriophage phi 29 to Bacillus subtilis through the neck appendages of the viral particle. J Virol. 1981 Apr;38(1):15-9. PMID:7241648

3gqh, resolution 1.80Å

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