This entry represents the head completion protein (gp16) found in Siphoviridae bacteriophages. This protein functions as a stopper in the portal-tail connector complex, locking the viral DNA inside the capsid. During infection, it undergoes a conform ...
This entry represents the head completion protein (gp16) found in Siphoviridae bacteriophages. This protein functions as a stopper in the portal-tail connector complex, locking the viral DNA inside the capsid. During infection, it undergoes a conformational change, opening by a diaphragm-like motion to allow the genome to exit the capsid through the tail tube to the host cell. The protein also functions as a docking platform for the preassembled tail. The connector complex is essential for stable viral particle assembly and controlled genome release during host infection.
This entry includes Tail completion protein gp17 from Siphoviridae bacteriophage SPP1 Swiss:O48448, a tail completion protein which caps the tail and interacts with the connector gp16, thereby attaching the tail to the capsid [1,2].