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==Crystal Structure of a C-terminal domain of the bacteriophage P2 tail spike protein, gpV==
<StructureSection load='3aqj' size='340' side='right'caption='[[3aqj]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.27&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3aqj]] is a 6 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_virus_P2 Escherichia virus P2]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3AQJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3AQJ FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.27&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CL:CHLORIDE+ION'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FE2:FE+(II)+ION'>FE2</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3aqj FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3aqj OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3aqj PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3aqj RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3aqj PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3aqj ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
</table>
== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/SPIKE_BPP2 SPIKE_BPP2] Forms the small spikes on the baseplate that plug the end of the tube before DNA ejection and form a channel perforating the host membrane during ejection. Involved in baseplate assembly.<ref>PMID:21821878</ref> <ref>PMID:22325780</ref> 

==See Also==
*[[Sandbox 3001|Sandbox 3001]]
*[[Spike protein 3D structures|Spike protein 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia virus P2]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Nakagawa A]]
[[Category: Takeda S]]
[[Category: Yamashita E]]