T4 structure - T4 Tail - table
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Table 2. The protein structure of the T4 phage tail and fibres (modified from Mesyanzhinov et al. 2004 and Leimann et al. 2003)
|
Gene |
Mass (kDa) |
Size (number of amino-acid residues) |
Number of copies |
Location |
|
3 |
19.7 |
176 |
6 |
tail tube terminator |
|
5 |
63.7 |
575 |
3 |
central hub |
|
6 |
74.4 |
660 |
12 |
baseplate wedge |
|
7 |
119.2 |
1032 |
6 |
baseplate wedge |
|
8 |
38.0 |
334 |
12 |
baseplate wedge |
|
9 |
31.0 |
288 |
18 |
wedge - vertex |
|
10 |
66.2 |
602 |
18 |
wedge � pin |
|
11 |
23.7 |
219 |
18 |
wedge � pin |
|
12 |
55.3 |
527 |
3* |
baseplate |
|
15 |
31.4 |
272 |
6 |
tail terminator |
|
18 |
71.2 |
659 |
144 |
tail sheath |
|
19 |
18.5 |
163 |
144 |
tail tube |
|
25 |
15.1 |
132 |
6 |
baseplate wedge |
|
26 |
23.4 |
208 |
n.d. |
chaperone |
|
27 |
44.4 |
208 |
3 |
central hub |
|
28 |
24.0 |
177 |
n.d. |
central hub |
|
29 |
64.4 |
391 |
6 |
tail tube |
|
34 |
140.0 |
1289 |
3* |
proximal part, connected to the baseplate |
|
35 |
30.0 |
372 |
1* |
hinge region |
|
36 |
23.0 |
221 |
3* |
distal part, hinge connection |
|
37 |
109.0 |
1026 |
3* |
distal part, receptor recognition tip |
|
48 |
39.7 |
177 |
6 |
baseplate wedge |
|
53 |
23.0 |
196 |
6 |
baseplate wedge |
|
54 |
35.0 |
590 |
6 |
baseplate wedge |
|
Frd |
21.7 |
320 |
6 |
baseplate wedge? |
|
Td |
33.1 |
364 |
3 |
central hub ? |
|
wac |
51.9 |
89 |
3* |
head-tail joining region |
italics - name of the gene
n.d. - not determined
* the number of copies of fibre proteins is given per fibre. There are six fibres of each type per T4 virion"
Molecular modification of T4 bacteriophage proteins and its potential application: Kurzepa A., Dabrowska K., Switala-Jelen K., Gorski A.