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[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NEED5_BPT4 NEED5_BPT4] Baseplate central spike complex-associated protein. Makes the tip of the central spike which probably punctures the host outer membrane, a necessary step for viral DNA ejection into the host cell.<ref>PMID:27193680</ref> [REFERENCE:2]
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[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NEEDL_BPT4 NEEDL_BPT4] Tail-associated lysozyme of the baseplate hub that is essential for localized hydrolysis of bacterial cell wall necessary for viral DNA injection. The needle-like gp5 protein punctures the outer cell membrane and then digests the peptidoglycan cell wall in the periplasmic space. Involved in the tail assembly.<ref>PMID:12837775</ref> <ref>PMID:21129200</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==
Current revision
Enterobacteria phage T4 gp5.4 PAAR repeat protein in complex with T4 gp5 beta-helix fragment
4ku0 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.
NEEDL_BPT4 Tail-associated lysozyme of the baseplate hub that is essential for localized hydrolysis of bacterial cell wall necessary for viral DNA injection. The needle-like gp5 protein punctures the outer cell membrane and then digests the peptidoglycan cell wall in the periplasmic space. Involved in the tail assembly.[1][2]
↑ Weigele PR, Scanlon E, King J. Homotrimeric, beta-stranded viral adhesins and tail proteins. J Bacteriol. 2003 Jul;185(14):4022-30. PMID:12837775
↑ 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
