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The interdigitated beta-helix domain of the P22 tailspike protein acts as a molecular clamp in trimer stabilization.
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society - 1 Apr 2002
Kreisberg Jason F, Betts Scott D, Haase-Pettingell Cameron, King Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
The P22 tailspike adhesin is an elongated thermostable trimer resistant to protease digestion and to denaturation in sodium dodecyl sulfate. Monomeric, dimeric, and protrimeric folding and assembly intermediates lack this stability and are thermolabile. In the native trimer, three right-handed parallel beta-helices (residues 143-540), pack side-by-side around the three-fold axis. After residue 540, these single...
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