3j2n

The X-ray structure of the gp15 hexamer and the model of the gp18 protein fitted into the cryo-EM reconstruction of the contracted T4 tailThe X-ray structure of the gp15 hexamer and the model of the gp18 protein fitted into the cryo-EM reconstruction of the contracted T4 tail

FunctionFunction

[VG15_BPT4] Stabilizes the tail sheath structure and produces the "connector" structure required for T4 head attachment. [VG18_BPT4] The contractile tail of bacteriophage T4 consists of a contractile sheath, a tube and a baseplate. 144 protomers of Gp18, arranged in 24 annuli, form the contractile tail sheath which participates in viral DNA injection into host cytoplasm.

About this StructureAbout this Structure

3j2n is a 12 chain structure with sequence from Enterobacteria phage t4. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

ReferenceReference

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↑ Leiman PG, Chipman PR, Kostyuchenko VA, Mesyanzhinov VV, Rossmann MG. Three-dimensional rearrangement of proteins in the tail of bacteriophage T4 on infection of its host. Cell. 2004 Aug 20;118(4):419-29. PMID:15315755 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2004.07.022

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[1] Leiman PG, Chipman PR, Kostyuchenko VA, Mesyanzhinov VV, Rossmann MG. Three-dimensional rearrangement of proteins in the tail of bacteriophage T4 on infection of its host. Cell. 2004 Aug 20;118(4):419-29. PMID:15315755 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2004.07.022

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