3qc7

Structural highlights

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

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