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Electron Microscopy
34Å resolution

Bacteriophage T4 gp17 motor assembly based on crystal structures and cryo-EM reconstructions

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3ezk/pdb
PDB entry 3ezk coloured by chain, front view.
PDB entry 3ezk coloured by chain, side view.
PDB entry 3ezk coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Escherichia virus T4
Primary publication:
The structure of the phage T4 DNA packaging motor suggests a mechanism dependent on electrostatic forces.
Sun S, Kondabagil K, Draper B, Alam TI, Bowman VD, Zhang Z, Hegde S, Fokine A, Rossmann MG, Rao VB
Cell 135 1251-62 (2008)
PMID: 19109896
Related structures: EMD-1572

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
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Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo pentamer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-148034 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Terminase, large subunit Chains: A, B, C, D, E
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C, D, E
Length: 577 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 66.2 KDa
Source organism: Escherichia virus T4
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P17312 (Residues: 1-577; Coverage: 95%)
Gene name: 17
Sequence domains:

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 34Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-1572
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

31 review citations

The DNA-packaging nanomotor of tailed bacteriophages.
Casjens SR. (2011)
30 more

9 mentions without citation

Bacteriophage T4 Head: Structure, Assembly, and Genome Packaging.
Rao et al. (2023)
8 more