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3foi
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3foi is a 6 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.
TSP_BPT4 Structural component of the bacteriophage tail which consists of a contractile sheath, a tube and a baseplate. The central cylindrical segment of the tail consists of a rigid tube, composed of multiple copies of gp19, surrounded by the outer contractile sheath assembled from gp18 subunits. A total of 138 copies of gp18 arranged into 23 hexameric rings constitutes the sheath. During infection, contraction of the sheath drives the central tube through the host outer membrane, creating a channel for DNA ejection from the capsid into the host cell.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
↑ Leiman PG, Kanamaru S, Mesyanzhinov VV, Arisaka F, Rossmann MG. Structure and morphogenesis of bacteriophage T4. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2003 Nov;60(11):2356-70. PMID:14625682 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-003-3072-1
