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4jiw
From Proteopedia
c1882 PAAR-repeat protein from Escherichia coli in complex with a VgrG-like beta-helix that is based on a fragment of T4 gp5
Function
[VG05_BPT4] Tail-associated lysozyme 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.
About this Structure
4jiw is a 16 chain structure with sequence from Enterobacteria phage t4 and Escherichia coli cft073. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Categories: Enterobacteria phage t4 | Escherichia coli cft073 | Lysozyme | Buth, S A. | Leiman, P G. | Shneider, M M. | Beta-helix | Cell puncturing device | Cft073 | Hydrolase-protein binding complex | Membrane piercing | Paar-repeat motif | T4 gp5 | T6ss spike | Type vi secretion system | Vgrg protein | Vgrg tip
