4jiv
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VCA0105 PAAR-repeat protein from Vibrio cholerae in complex with a VgrG-like beta-helix that is based on a fragment of T4 gp5
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Structural highlights
FunctionNEEDL_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] See AlsoReferences
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