The long tail fibers of bacteriophage T4 consist of rigid proximal and distal parts, connected by a hinge region. The proximal half- fiber is formed by a parallel homo-trimer of the Long-tail fiber proximal subunit Gp34. This entry represents the C-t ...
The long tail fibers of bacteriophage T4 consist of rigid proximal and distal parts, connected by a hinge region. The proximal half- fiber is formed by a parallel homo-trimer of the Long-tail fiber proximal subunit Gp34. This entry represents the C-terminal domain, which forms a long triple beta-helix made up of parallel beta-strands [1,2].