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Electron Microscopy
12Å resolution

Fitting of the gp6 crystal structure into 3D cryo-EM reconstruction of bacteriophage T4 dome-shaped baseplate

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3h3w/pdb
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Source organism: Escherichia virus T4
Primary publication:
The structure of gene product 6 of bacteriophage T4, the hinge-pin of the baseplate.
Aksyuk AA, Leiman PG, Shneider MM, Mesyanzhinov VV, Rossmann MG
Structure 17 800-8 (2009)
PMID: 19523898
Related structures: EMD-1048

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dodecamer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-148485 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Baseplate wedge protein gp6 Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L
Length: 335 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 38.3 KDa
Source organism: Escherichia virus T4
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P19060 (Residues: 334-660; Coverage: 50%)
Gene name: 6
Sequence domains:

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 12Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-1048
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

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Citations

4 review citations

Morphogenesis of the T4 tail and tail fibers.
Leiman et al. (2010)
3 more

2 mentions without citation

TssA forms a gp6-like ring attached to the type VI secretion sheath.
Planamente et al. (2016)
1 more