Enterobacteria phage T4 gp5.4 PAAR repeat protein in complex with T4 gp5 beta-helix fragmentEnterobacteria phage T4 gp5.4 PAAR repeat protein in complex with T4 gp5 beta-helix fragment

Structural highlights

4ku0 is a 4 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:, , , , , ,
Activity:Lysozyme, with EC number 3.2.1.17
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum

Function

[VG05_BPT4] Tail-associated lysozyme 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.

4ku0, resolution 1.15Å

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