Article
Structure of bacteriophage T4 fibritin: a segmented coiled coil and the role of the C-terminal domain.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 15 Jun 1997
Tao Y, Strelkov S V, Mesyanzhinov V V, Rossmann M G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oligomeric coiled-coil motifs are found in numerous protein structures; among them is fibritin, a structural protein of bacteriophage T4, which belongs to a class of chaperones that catalyze a specific phage-assembly process. Fibritin promotes the assembly of the long tail fibers and their subsequent attachment to the tail baseplate; it is also a sensing device that controls the retraction of the long...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.