| Structural highlights
Function
TUBE_BPSPP Forms the 160 nm long, sixfold helical, rigid tail tube. Binding to the entry receptor triggers structural rearrangements of the tail tube leading to ejection of the phage DNA into the host.[1] [2] [3] [4]
References
- ↑ Plisson C, White HE, Auzat I, Zafarani A, São-José C, Lhuillier S, Tavares P, Orlova EV. Structure of bacteriophage SPP1 tail reveals trigger for DNA ejection. EMBO J. 2007 Aug 8;26(15):3720-8. PMID:17611601 doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7601786
- ↑ Auzat I, Dröge A, Weise F, Lurz R, Tavares P. Origin and function of the two major tail proteins of bacteriophage SPP1. Mol Microbiol. 2008 Nov;70(3):557-69. PMID:18786146 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06435.x
- ↑ Langlois C, Ramboarina S, Cukkemane A, Auzat I, Chagot B, Gilquin B, Ignatiou A, Petitpas I, Kasotakis E, Paternostre M, White HE, Orlova EV, Baldus M, Tavares P, Zinn-Justin S. Bacteriophage SPP1 tail tube protein self-assembles into β-structure-rich tubes. J Biol Chem. 2015 Feb 6;290(6):3836-49. PMID:25525268 doi:10.1074/jbc.M114.613166
- ↑ Chaban Y, Lurz R, Brasiles S, Cornilleau C, Karreman M, Zinn-Justin S, Tavares P, Orlova EV. Structural rearrangements in the phage head-to-tail interface during assembly and infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 May 19. pii: 201504039. PMID:25991862 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504039112
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