The P2 bacteriophage J protein lies at the edge of the baseplate. This family also includes a number of bacterial homologues, which are thought to have been horizontally transferred. This entry represents a six stranded beta barrel domain found in va ...
The P2 bacteriophage J protein lies at the edge of the baseplate. This family also includes a number of bacterial homologues, which are thought to have been horizontally transferred. This entry represents a six stranded beta barrel domain found in various baseplate J-like proteins.
This family represents T4 phage gp25 protein and gp25-like proteins, found in several systems, including contractile tail bacteriophages, the type VI secretion system (T6SS) and R-type pyocins, which constitute a multiprotein tubular apparatus to att ...
This family represents T4 phage gp25 protein and gp25-like proteins, found in several systems, including contractile tail bacteriophages, the type VI secretion system (T6SS) and R-type pyocins, which constitute a multiprotein tubular apparatus to attach to and penetrate host cell membranes. Gp25 is a component of the conserved wedge in the inner part of the baseplate and serves as a nucleus for sheath polymerisation, playing a critical role in sheath assembly and contraction [1,2]. The EPR motif (Glu-Pro-Arg, residues 85-87 of gp25) is conserved across all members of the family including orthologues from the RpoS-mediated general stress response system (called IraD) [3,4]. This motif interacts with the 'core bundle' composed of orthologues of T4 gp6 and gp7 proteins in contractile injection systems.
The LysM (lysin motif) domain is about 40 residues long. It is found in a variety of enzymes involved in bacterial cell wall degradation [1]. This domain may have a general peptidoglycan binding function. The structure of this domain is known [2].
