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2fl9 is a 18 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.
BP10_BPT4 Baseplate protein that is part of the baseplate wedge and that connects the short tail fibers to the baseplate (PubMed:16554069). During infection, the baseplate undergoes a conformational change from a dome-shaped to a star-shaped structure. At this point, gp10 rotates and acts as a lever that unfolds the short tail fibers, which then interact with host cell surface receptors. Involved in the tail assembly.[1][2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
↑ Leiman PG, Shneider MM, Mesyanzhinov VV, Rossmann MG. Evolution of bacteriophage tails: Structure of T4 gene product 10. J Mol Biol. 2006 May 5;358(3):912-21. Epub 2006 Mar 9. PMID:16554069 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2006.02.058
↑ 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
