Structural highlights
Function
TRP_BPMU May stop tail tube polymerization by capping the rapidly polymerizing tail tube once it has reached its requisite length and prevent its depolymerization.[1]
References
- ↑ Pell LG, Liu A, Edmonds L, Donaldson LW, Howell PL, Davidson AR. The X-ray crystal structure of the phage lambda tail terminator protein reveals the biologically relevant hexameric ring structure and demonstrates a conserved mechanism of tail termination among diverse long-tailed phages. J Mol Biol. 2009 Jun 26;389(5):938-51. Epub 2009 May 6. PMID:19426744 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2009.04.072