Colicin: Difference between revisions
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New page: ==Introduction== Colicins are a type of bacteriocin - peptide and protein antibiotics released by bacteria to kill other bacteria of the same species. Bacteriocins are named after their s... |
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The structure of all colicins, of which over 20 have been identified, follows a 3 domain design: | The structure of all colicins, of which over 20 have been identified, follows a 3 domain design: | ||
At the N terminus is the Translocation domain (T-) | <br>At the N terminus is the Translocation domain (T-) | ||
The Receptor binding domain is at the centre of the peptide (R-) | <br>The Receptor binding domain is at the centre of the peptide (R-) | ||
The C terminus contains the Cytotoxic domain (C-). | <br>The C terminus contains the Cytotoxic domain (C-). | ||
{{STRUCTURE_2k5x | PDB=2k5x | SCENE= }} | {{STRUCTURE_2k5x | PDB=2k5x | SCENE= }} | ||
