Structural highlights
Function
DECO_LAMBD Stabilizes the expansion of the capsid head shell after genome packaging. The packaging of viral genome in the procapsid triggers a dramatic reconfiguration of the capsid shell, expanding from roughly 50nm to 60nm while the capsid thickness decreases. 415 capsid decoration protein molecules cooperatively bind the expanded capsid, thereby stabilizing the mature capsid shell.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Lander GC, Evilevitch A, Jeembaeva M, Potter CS, Carragher B, Johnson JE. Bacteriophage lambda stabilization by auxiliary protein gpD: timing, location, and mechanism of attachment determined by cryo-EM. Structure. 2008 Sep 10;16(9):1399-406. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2008.05.016. PMID:18786402 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2008.05.016
- ↑ Medina EM, Andrews BT, Nakatani E, Catalano CE. The bacteriophage lambda gpNu3 scaffolding protein is an intrinsically disordered and biologically functional procapsid assembly catalyst. J Mol Biol. 2011 Sep 30;412(4):723-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.07.045. Epub 2011 , Jul 29. PMID:21821043 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2011.07.045
- ↑ Dokland T, Murialdo H. Structural transitions during maturation of bacteriophage lambda capsids. J Mol Biol. 1993 Oct 20;233(4):682-94. PMID:8411174 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.1993.1545
