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== '''Adsorption and penetration phases''' == | == '''Adsorption and penetration phases''' == | ||
[[Image:chgm form.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Deployement of short tails | [[Image:chgm form.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Deployement of short tails | ||
A: Hexagonal conformation, B: Star conformation | |||
A: Hexagonal conformation, B: Star conformation | |||
gp12 in manganta and gp10 in yellow]] | |||
First, the viral particles recognize and bind reversibly to the outer membrane protein C (OmpC) or the cell-surface lipopolysaccharide receptors thanks to six long tail fibers which are connected to the baseplate. After at least three long tail fibers have bound, the baseplate conformation changes: from a hexagon shape, it becomes a six-pointed star. This change can be the result of changing the interactions between proteins. It has two consequences. | First, the viral particles recognize and bind reversibly to the outer membrane protein C (OmpC) or the cell-surface lipopolysaccharide receptors thanks to six long tail fibers which are connected to the baseplate. After at least three long tail fibers have bound, the baseplate conformation changes: from a hexagon shape, it becomes a six-pointed star. This change can be the result of changing the interactions between proteins. It has two consequences. | ||
