Structure and location of gene product 8 in the bacteriophage T4 baseplateStructure and location of gene product 8 in the bacteriophage T4 baseplate
Structural highlights
1n7z is a 4 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.
BP08_BPT4 Baseplate protein that is part of the baseplate wedge. Involved in the tail assembly.[1][2]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
↑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
↑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
