9sik
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Phage epsilon15 tailspike gp20 esterase domain
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Structural highlights
FunctionFIBER_BPE15 Structural component of the short non-contractile tail (PubMed:16452981). The tail comprises six spikes that mediate primary attachment to the host cell lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and display endorhamnosidase enzymatic activity, hydrolyzing the linkage between rhamnose and galactose of the O-antigen polysaccharide. Digestion of the LPS brings the capsid near the cell outer membrane (PubMed:20709082, PubMed:4633001).[1] [2] [3] References
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