3qc7

The structure of bacteriophage phi29 head fibers has a supercoiled triple repeating helix-turn-helix motifThe structure of bacteriophage phi29 head fibers has a supercoiled triple repeating helix-turn-helix motif

Structural highlights

3qc7 is a 1 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 1.52Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CAPSF_BPPH2 Protein that forms the 55 capsid fibers. These fibers are not always present and may have been lost in some lab strains. They may enhance the attachment of the virions onto the host cell wall.^[1]

References

↑ Reilly BE, Nelson RA, Anderson DL. Morphogenesis of bacteriophage phi 29 of Bacillus subtilis: mapping and functional analysis of the head fiber gene. J Virol. 1977 Oct;24(1):363-77. PMID:409854

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OCA

[1] Reilly BE, Nelson RA, Anderson DL. Morphogenesis of bacteriophage phi 29 of Bacillus subtilis: mapping and functional analysis of the head fiber gene. J Virol. 1977 Oct;24(1):363-77. PMID:409854

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