Structural highlights
Function
TIPM_LAMBD Part of the distal tail tip which plays a role in DNA ejection during entry, and in tail assembly initiation during exit. May bind tail tip complex associated with tape measure protein and allow tail tube protein polymerization on top of tail tip.[1]
References
- ↑ Katsura I. Morphogenesis of bacteriophage lambda tail. Polymorphism in the assembly of the major tail protein. J Mol Biol. 1976 Nov 5;107(3):307-26. PMID:1003470 doi:10.1016/s0022-2836(76)80007-1
